The adult critical care course is attended by health care professional staff working in critical care unit across the Midlands region, this course provides students with the opportunity to gain further knowledge and understanding of different specialities and practice techniques. Allowing students to network within the community of practice and learn from one another. Students will have a foundation knowledge when starting the course, having completed step 1 of the CC3N competencies, this course will further enhance students theoretical knowledge and clinical skills.

Students work in a variety of critical care units, from speciality critical care units to general critical care. This allows the opportunity for placements, where possible. These are arranged by the local critical care staff and not monitored by the University of Wolverhampton. The core academic team have a varied and expert knowledge and experience providing care to the critically ill and specialist environments.

Having this varied experience, provides students with a platform to participate in group activities and discussions on best practice and local variances to patient care. Students completing the PGc in Adult Critical Care will be able to work independently to provide clinical care and demonstrate leadership within the critical care environment, disseminating knowledge within the critical care environment.

The course continues to build and maintain close working relationships between the university and the critical care units within the local region and beyond. This is maintained through yearly review meetings with the course team and unit practice development nurses (PDNs), PDN input to course developments and regular contact by the course leader with the practice areas. This relationship ensures that the content of the course remains responsive to the reality of practice in the clinical environment.

This course aims to facilitate the registered healthcare professional (HCP) to continue to develop their theoretical knowledge and practical skills to provide a patient-centred approach to the care of the critically ill adult. The course will provide learners with the ability to apply up to date and research-based learning into the clinical setting enabling health care professionals to deliver high quality patient care safely. Students will be able to demonstrate leadership skills to enable them to educate and train their peers, disseminating their newly acquired knowledge.