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Post Registration Clinical Management Education

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Buyer Address: Woodland House, Maes-Y-Coed Rd, Heath, Cardiff, UKL22, CF14 4HH, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Lowri Crossman

Contact Email: lowri.crossman@wales.nhs.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
180000.0 GBP
Published
04 Sep 2025, 14:05
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
05 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
05 Oct 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80430000 - Adult-education services at university level
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Cardiff University
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Health Board is committed to supporting the development of a highly skilled workforce capable of delivering safe, effective, and advanced patient care. As part of this commitment, the Health Board is seeking to secure high-quality post-registration academic education that aligns with clinical service needs and supports staff progression into enhanced, advanced practice and consultant level practice. The programme includes tailored clinical assessment modules such as generic, paediatric-specific, advanced assessment, and minor illness and incorporates non-medical prescribing. Learners on the Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) route can complete a 60-credit advanced practice portfolio as a dissertation, aligning academic learning with clinical competencies. For those pursuing alternative professional pathways, a work-based project dissertation provides a relevant and practical alternative, broadening the programme’s applicability across the wider workforce.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: Postgraduate Clinical Management Education Courses

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