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If you would like to speak to one of our team about which course might be best for you please email hsspostregadmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk.

Please click here for our Frequently Asked Questions.

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Workforce development- Practice Partner arrangements

Our units and pathways are designed and implemented in collaboration with practice colleagues, supporting the development of a workforce that is not only fit for the here and now, but will be able to lead and innovate into the future.

We also run bespoke provision tailored to your specific personal and organisation needs, which can be requested upon demand from the CPD team.

We take pride in our approach which facilitates flexible partnerships with employers, and meets the needs and requirements of candidates, workforce development managers and agencies. Delivering tangible and measurable results in our courses is rooted in all that we do!

Flexibility - Your personal learning journey

No career pathway is the same and at BU we understand the challenges that come from duality of being a student and practitioner.

Bournemouth University has long history of delivering CPD across industries. Our large portfolio of workforce development and CPD opportunities reflects practice transformations across health, social care and public sector. It is constantly updated to ensure that it meets the needs of our stakeholder organisations and students.

 

We understand that fitting study in and around your busy working life can be a challenge, so we have a number of flexible courses that allow you to study bite-sized units at your convenience, while working towards a final qualification, such as a Masters award. You may wish to complete one unit at a time or more, or enrol on a full pathway – the choice is yours. Please feel free to reach out to our academic staff to discuss your options.

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Welcome to the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Welcome to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at BU. We are proud to teach across Health and Social Sciences with the focus to advance practice by linking the educational offer to our research activities. As academics we are keen to include the voice of the people we serve in practice through close collaboration with the PIER partnership.

Whilst some of our units are specific to some professions, others are relevant for advanced practice across Health, Social Sciences and the Public Sector.

Our leadership pathway thrives on multi professional input to break down the barriers of siloed practice and drive forward public facing, accountable strategy.

Our CPD pathways seek to meet the needs of professionals who are occupying complex and busy workspaces. We appreciate the need to be flexible education whilst driving up teaching standards though practice and research informed resources.

Return to Nursing Practice

2025/26

FHSS6206

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Non Medical Prescribing Update Day

2025/26

NCB-NMP

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Professional Reasoning and Judgement in Health and Social Care

2025/26

PRJHSC

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

PG Cert Primary Care

2025/26

GPN PGCert

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Locating & Evaluating Evidence for Professional Practice

2025/26

HCPD6051

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Clinical Practice Profile

2025/26

HCPD6057

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Professional Supervision in Health & Social Care

2025/26

HCPD7034

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice- Year 2 Re-enrolment

2025/26

MSADCANPY2

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Advanced Legal Literacy for Social Workers

2025/26

ALLSW

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Public Health Management Strategies

2025/26

PHMS

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Leading Integrated Services

2025/26

LIS

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Evidencing Professional Learning: 2 Managing and Leading Organisational Change (Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway)

2025/26

EPL2DHealthCare7

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Introduction to Leadership (Improving Personal and Organisational Performance-IPOP)

2025/26

HCPD6002

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma/MA Professional Practice

2025/26

MAAVPP

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Patient Care in Surgery

2025/26

PCIS

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Blood Test Analysis

2025/26

NCB-BTA

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Evidencing Professional Learning 1: Leading Self - (Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway)

2025/26

EPL1DHealthCare7

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Resilience, Advocacy and Wellbeing

2025/26

RAW7

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Post Graduate Certificate Critical Care

2025/26

FHSS7408

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Independent & Supplementary Prescribing

2025/26

FHSS7403

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma/MA Leading and Developing Services

2025/26

MALDSP

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

MA/PG Dip Advanced Mental Health Practice

2025/26

AMHP

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Evidencing Professional Learning: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway

2025/26

DHCUFTLP

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Critical Thinking and Academic Writing - CPD Workshop

2025/26

NCB-CTAW

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Leading and Managing Teams

2025/26

LMT7

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Strategic Leadership

2025/26

FHSS7350

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Managing Mental Health in Non-Mental Health Settings

2025/26

HCPD7043

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Independent & Supplementary Prescribing

2025/26

FHSS6396

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Managing Mental Health 3 Day Course

2025/26

NCB-MPH

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Preparation for the Practice Assessor

2025/26

NCB-PPA

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Developing Professional Specialist Practice

2025/26

HCPD7036

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Evidencing Professional Learning 3: Leading and Managing Teams (Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway)

2025/26

EPL3DHealthCareLMT7

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Examination of the Newborn

2025/26

HCPD6014

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Patient Care in Anaesthesia

2025/26

HCPD6055

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Living Well With Dementia

2025/26

NCB-LWWD

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Preparation for the Practice Supervisor

2025/26

NCB-PPS

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Supplementary Prescribing

2025/26

FHSS7402

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Evidencing Professional Learning

2025/26

HCPD7026

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Mental Capacity Act 2005 in Practice

2025/26

HCPD6038

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

BSc (Hons) Professional Practice

2025/26

BSPPP

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Surgical First Assistant

2025/26

SFA

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Dissertation (based on a public health issue)

2025/26

DUPH

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Policy-making and Public Health and Wellbeing

2025/26

PMHW

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

History Taking and Physical Examination for Advancing Practice

2025/26

HCPD7078

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Self Leadership

2025/26

HCPD7064

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Context & Scope of Public Health

2025/26

CSPH

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Supervising and Assessing a Learner In Social Work Practice (Unit 2 of the social work practice education course)

2025/26

HCPD7029

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

2025/26

IPVA

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Improving Personal and Organisational Performance (IPOP)

2025/26

HCPD7052

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Evidencing Professional Learning

2025/26

HCPD6052

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Enhanced Assessment Skills for Clinical Practice

2025/26

HCPD7096

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Clinical Practice Profile

2025/26

HCPD7067

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Managing Physical Health in Mental Health Care

2025/26

HCPD6066

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Paediatric Presenting Conditions in Urgent and Primary Care

2025/26

FHSS6400

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Managing Physical Health in Mental Health Care

2025/26

HCPD7072

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Supporting Practice Learning in Social Work (Unit 1 of the social work practice education course)

2025/26

HCPD6049

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Risk Assessment & Decision Making in Practice

2025/26

HCPD7002

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Deteriorating Adult Patient Recognition and Management

2025/26

HCPD7090

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Service Improvement Project units

2025/26

FHSS7322

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Exploring & Evaluating Evidence

2025/26

EEE

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Mental Capacity Act 2005 in Practice

2025/26

HCPD7037

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Care of Clients with Minor Illness

2025/26

HCPD6042

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Enhanced Assessment Skills for Clinical Practice

2025/26

HCPD6089

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

ECG Interpretation Workshop

2025/26

NCB-ECG

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Supervising and Assessing a Learner In Social Work Practice (Unit 2 of the social work practice education course)

2025/26

HCPD6048

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Developing Professional Practice

2025/26

HCPD7035

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Graduate Certificate Critical Care

2025/26

FHSS6398

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Care of Clients with Long Term Conditions

2025/26

HCPD6044

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Practice Observation

2025/26

HCPD7065

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Examination of the Newborn

2025/26

HCPD7059

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

ECG Interpretation Workshop for SWAST

2025/26

NCB-ECGSWAST

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Resilience, Advocacy and Wellbeing

2025/26

RAW6

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Epidemiology and Infection

2025/26

EI

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Health Promotion & Partnership Working

2025/26

HPPW

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

2025/26

MSADCP

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

General Practice Nursing Foundations Course

2025/26

HCPD6054

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

General Practice Nursing Foundations Course

2025/26

HCPD7058

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Assessment of Older People with Frailty

2025/26

NCB-AOPF

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Care of Clients with Minor Illness

2025/26

HCPD7045

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Managing Mental Health in Non-Mental Health Settings

2025/26

HCPD6040

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Spinal Injury Day

2025/26

NCB-SID

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Deteriorating Adult Patient Recognition and Management

2025/26

HCPD6084

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Care of Clients with Long Term Conditions

2025/26

HCPD7046

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Supporting Practice Learning in Social Work (Unit 1 of the social work practice education course)

2025/26

HCPD7028

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Paediatric Presenting Conditions in Urgent and Primary Care

2025/26

FHSS7410

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Leading for Change

2025/26

HCPD7049

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Risk Assessment & Decision Making in Practice

2025/26

HCPD6001

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

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Health & Social Sciences CPD Application Portal

To learn is to change

Our motto at BU is Discere Mutari Est – to learn is to change. It’s a principle that runs through everything we do across education, research, professional practice and public engagement. When you join BU, you become a part of a learning community that strives to make an impact on the world around us – aiming for a more sustainable, inclusive and healthy society.

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