Minor Injury Management
Introduction
This module will provide the student with the knowledge and skills to assess and treat patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor injury conditions.
Benefits of taking the course to the individual, the organisation and the patient
This module will prepare the student to undertake an autonomous/advanced practitioner role and is aimed at nurses and allied health professionals working within acute and unscheduled care settings.
Patients will receive a safe, high standard of holistic and evidence based care from a practitioner who is skilled and competent to assess and treat patients or refer them on to definitive care.
This module will enable the supporting organisation achieve performance targets e.g. 4 hour Emergency Department quality standard.
This module will benefit supporting organisations with Staff that can competently and efficiently assess and manage patients with minor injury conditions. Staff will have improved confidence with managing patients with minor injuries across a range of settings.
What you learn
On completion of the module the student will be able to assess patients with a variety of presenting complaints and will be competent to undertake assessment and treatment of patients with minor injury conditions including; joint examinations, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, back and hip examination, knee, lower leg and ankle/foot. Practical skills including suturing, digital nerve blocks and Xray interpretation are included.
This module can be linked to the MSc Advancing Clinical Practice award.
Fees and Funding for 2025/26
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £1,770 EU / International students: £2,955 - this is part-time study and therefore cannot provide sponsorship for Tier 4. |
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| How to apply |
To apply for a self-funded place, please complete and return the application form below: To apply for a Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF funded place, please complete and return the relevant application form below Further information and Workforce Development Funding / CPD Funding online application form |
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Entry requirements
The student should be on the relevant professional register and have the ability to work at Masters level 7. This module would be suitable for Health Care Professionals working in an unscheduled care setting. It is expected that the student will have 100% attendance.
Relevant workplace opportunities and organisational support should be in place to enable the student to achieve successful completion of the module.
The above must be evidenced in the applicant's application form
International students must have reliable internet access and supply IELTS scores.
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Attendance
Delivery Method:
This module is delivered at our Collegiate Crescent Campus
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Provisional timetable
There are 2 intakes per year, October and January. Teaching is delivered face to face in an initial 8 day block with supplementary study days across the semester.
October 2025
Tuesday 7/10/25
Wednesday 8/10/25
Thursday 9/10/25
Friday 10/10/25
Monday 13/10/25
Tuesday 14/10/25
Wednesday 15/10/25
Thursday 16/10/25
Study day 1. 4/12/25
Study day 2. 26/2/26
OSCE day Thursday 26/3/26
January 2026
Tuesday 20/1/26
Wednesday 21/1/26
Thursday 22/1/26
Friday 23/1/26
Monday 26/1/26
Tuesday 27/1/26
Wednesday 28/1/26
Thursday 29/1/26
Study day 1 Thursday 16/4/26Study day 2 Thursday 25/6/26 OSCE prep.
OSCE day Thursday 16/7/26
Attendance is face to face at Collegiate crescent campus in Sheffield. 100% attendance is expected.
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Assessment
Module assessment is made up of one or more assessment tasks. The assessment task(s) for this module are: Case Study Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Completed clinical portfolio, including evidence of 35 (210 hours) days supervised practice in your workplace. Successful completion of this module will earn you 30 level 7 credits
- Case Study
- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
Successful completion of this module will earn you 30 level 7 credits
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Dan Clark - dan.clark@shu.ac.uk