Postgraduate CPD units in nursing, midwifery and social work

We offer a wide range of Level 7 units for health professionals looking to improve their skills and further their careers through CPD.

Our CPD units are available to both those working in nursing, midwifery and social work and other health practitioners. 

You can study individual units as standalone short courses, or build up the credits earned through individual units to contribute towards a postgraduate award.

Our CPD units

A list of available units can be found further down this page.

Course schedule

Please see the course schedule for 2022/23 availability, fees and provisional study dates: Course schedule 2022/23 (PDF, 452KB).

Application deadline

The deadline for Semester 2 courses is Friday 13 January 2023.

How to apply

You will need to apply via the online application form for the academic year you wish to study in.

You will apply for the PGT Stand Alone Units – Part time programme, rather than the specific course unit. This programme includes all the Level 7 Nursing CPD units and you will be asked to specify your chosen unit(s) towards the end of the application form.

• Courses starting between September 2022 and August 2023 – 22/23 Application Form 
• Newborn Infant Physical Examination Clinical Practice Only – NIPE-CP Application Form
• Courses starting between September 2023 and August 2024 – 23/24 Application Form

As part of your application, you will be required to submit a 300-500 word personal statement. This should explain why you are applying to study this course unit/programme and how you expect to use the ideas, information, skills gained during the course units in your work. Please also include a brief description of your current work-related duties.

You may also be required to submit copies of relevant academic certificates.

You do not need to provide confirmation of funding with your application. However, if you are being sponsored, you will be able to submit a copy of your sponsorship letter in your MyManchester account once you submitted your application and created your IT account.

If you are interested in studying at Level 6, please visit the undergraduate CPD page.

Units available in Semester 1

• Academic Accreditation of Continued Professional Development (15 credits)
• Advanced Clinical Decision Making (15 credits) 
• Advanced Evidence-Based Practice (30 credits) [September start]
• Critical Appraisal and Evidence Synthesis (15 credits) [September start]
• Enhancing Neonatal Nursing Practice (30 credits) [November start]
• Foundations in Cancer Care (15 credits) [September start]
• The Nature of Ophthalmic Nursing (15 credits) [September start]
• Independent Prescribing* (30 credits)
• Intensive Care of the Neonate (15 credits) [September start]
• Reflective Teaching and Learning Practice (15 credits)
• Leadership in Professional Practice (15 credits) [September start]
• Perinatal Parent and Infant Mental Health (15 credits)
• Principles and Practice of Burn Care (15 credits)
• Principles of Haematology Oncology (15 credits) [October start]
• Research Design (15 credits) [September start]

Units available in Semester 2

• Academic Accreditation of Continued Professional Development (15 credits)
• Acute Oncology (15 credits) 
• Adult Safeguarding (15 credits) [February start]
• Burns Rehabilitation (15 credits)
• Concepts of Ophthalmic Nursing (15 credits) [start date TBC]
• Dementia: A Person-Centred Approach to Enhancing Care, Support and Wellbeing (15 credits) [February start]
• Developing Practice, Managing Change (15 credits) [February start]
• Digital Health and Technology Enabled Care (15 credits) [January start]
• Effective Strategies for Advanced Communication (15 credits) [January start]
• Independent Prescribing* (30 credits)
• Independent Study (15 credits) [February start]
• Infection Prevention and Control in Clinical Practice (15 credits)
• Lung Cancer (15 credits) [January start]
• Personalised Care and Survivorship (15 credits) [January start]
• Pain Management (15 credits) 
• Principles and Practice of Breast Care Nursing (30 credits) [January start]
• Qualitative Research Design and Analysis (15 credits) [January start]
• Quantitative Research Design and Analysis (15 credits) [January start]
• Promoting Effective Practice and Support in Palliative Care (15 credits) [January start]
• Renal Nursing (15 credits) [January start]
• Safe Delivery of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies (SACT) (15 credits)
• Statistics (15 credits) [January start]

Please note that dates are provisional and may be subject to change. Detailed timetables will be available once you have registered for a unit.

Fees

Standalone units for CPD (2022/23)

• UK students: £1,300 per 15-credit unit (£2,500 dissertation)
• International students: £2,900 per 15-credit unit (£5,600 dissertation)

Home (UK) fees are offered to applicants whose fees are employed on an NHS contract, even if the fee assessment confirms that you are an international applicant.

* For the Independent Prescribing short course, please refer to the course entry for fees and funding information.

Contact us

For more information about our CPD courses, please contact us by emailing cpd.nursing@manchester.ac.uk or calling +44 (0)161 543 4705.