Minor Injuries Management (SCQF level 9) CPD Award
Course code B703
What is special about this course?
This CPD module in Minor Injuries Management (SCQF Level 9) enables you to build upon existing clinical knowledge and skills, thereby enhancing practice. Once you have successfully completed the module, you will be equipped to contribute to the management of minor injuries in a general practice or appropriate alternative setting.
The module supports safe and competent practice within the context of General Practice or an appropriate alternative setting. Successful completion requires that you demonstrate understanding of clinical examination, assessment and management of common minor injuries.
You will be required to evidence 30 hours of supervised practice learning during the module. Practice assessors support, assess and verify supervised hours of practice.
Assessment comprises of a single case study and a log of supervised practice learning.
Special features
- The course is delivered online so you can fit your study around your personal and professional commitments
- Joint working with clinical stakeholders
- Informed contemporary practice
Entry requirements
- You are required to be a first level nurse or an allied health professional, working full-time or part-time in a general practice or appropriate alternative setting.
- You should have previously attained a first degree and will normally have at least three years post-registration experience
- Consideration will be given to applicants with HND level qualifications when this is supported by relevant professional experience
- All applicants need to evidence current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) or the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and confirm that suitable supervision arrangements are in place to meet the supervised practice learning requirement of 30 hours
- The application deadline for September 2025 starts is 20th June 2025
- The application deadline for January 2026 starts is 14th November 2025
CPD Award
Minor injuries management (SCQF level 9) (20 credits)
The module combines in-depth pathophysiology of minor injuries with person-centred management. Five learning units are included:
- Person centred approaches; history taking; child protection; child consent; the older adult; psycho-social aspects; and non-accidental harm
- Musculoskeletal injuries: upper and lower limb injuries
- Wounds and bleeding, bites and burns
- Midline injuries: head, face, eyes, spine and chest
- X-ray and the non-medical referrer: ionising radiation medical exposure
How will I study my course?
- Part-time (structured)
- You will learn through a combination of video-conference lectures and online study via the university's virtual learning environment (VLE), with support from your tutors
- A blended, part-time approach supports online module delivery over a 15-week period. The module incorporates a series of five learning units provided via Brightspace (the University Virtual Learning Environment). Two mandatory virtual study days (weeks 2 and 9) and two optional case-based discussions (week 10) are hosted online. You will be required to evidence 30 hours of supervised practice learning as an integral component of the module
How long will my course last?
- Part-time (structured): 200 hours across 15 weeks
The number of hours indicates the total number of hours you should dedicate to the course, which includes time spent in lectures and your own time spent on individual study and research.
Where can I study my course?
- Centre for Rural Health Sciences, Inverness
Start date
- September
- January
Fees
For all students normally domiciled in the UK, and assessed as such for fee status, 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.
| 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
| Per module (20 credits) | £750 | £750 |
This course is not available for international students requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK 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.
| 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
| Per module (20 credits) | £1,010 | £1,010 |
A no fee increase guarantee is available for self-funding full-time and structured part-time rest of the UK, EU and international postgraduate students for continuous study for the same award, up to the permitted standard time limit for the relevant award.
What can I do on completion of my course?
Once you have successfully completed this course, you might like to consider careers in:
- General practice nursing
- Unscheduled care
- Primary care
- Remote and rural healthcare
- Emergency department nursing
Can I progress into further study?
You may wish to progress from CPD Award Minor Injuries Management (SCQF level 9) to the following course:
Is there more information available online?
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