Exploring and Developing Palliative and End of Life Care CPD Award

What is special about this course?

This CPD Award in palliative and end of life care has been designed to meet the continuous professional development needs of health and social care staff. The content will help to provide and strengthen the knowledge and skills required by staff to provide high-quality care and support to people with palliative and end of life care needs, their families and carers.

The content of the course is based on the NHS Education for Scotland Palliative and End of Life Care Framework at Skilled Level.

The course will be delivered through online learning using the university's virtual learning environment. This type of delivery gives flexible access to study and can, therefore, fit around work and personal commitments.

Special features

• Valuable CPD for health and social care staff
• Enhances your knowledge and skills in palliative and end of life care
• Developed in collaboration with Highland Hospice
• Online delivery to give you the flexibility to fit study around your life and commitments

Entry requirements

• Applicants should have the ability to study at SCQF level 7 (first-year undergraduate level) evidenced either through school qualifications or work-based qualifications such as SVQ2 or SVQ3.
• Applicants without the above, but with appropriate experience will be considered on an individual basis.

SCQF 7

The content of the course covers the following areas:

• Fundamentals of palliative care
• Communication and conversations 
• Loss, grief, and bereavement
• Care planning and delivery
• Care in the last days of life

Fees

For students normally domiciled in Scotland, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes

• EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status in the UK,
• EEA/Swiss nationals with settled status in the UK
• EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Rest of UK students

For students normally domiciled in the rest of the UK (England, Wales and N. Ireland, including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man), or assessed as rest of the UK for fee status, the following fees apply:

Fees are payable in advance each academic year unless otherwise agreed.

International students

This course is not available for international students, including EU/EEA and Swiss nationals without settled status in the UK, requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study here, and cannot be studied outside of the UK. For students living in the UK and assessed as international fee status, the following fees will apply:

This includes EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are not self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Funding

UHI has a number of scholarships, bursaries, awards, and discretionary fund opportunities available to new and current students. Please use the A-Z of funds or use the filter to see which ones may be relevant to you. All students are welcome to apply.

Further information on funding your studies is also available, please see the attached link or contact the relevant UHI partner.