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Postgraduate Credit Advanced Clinical Skills in Tongue Tie (Ankyloglossia) Management

  • DeadlineStudy Details: Postgraduate Credit 1 year part-time

Course Description

This highly specialised course will enable you to demonstrate to employers and potential employers your knowledge and skills relevant to working in lactation, breastfeeding support and frenulotomy services. It will provide the theoretical and evidence-based theory which underpins contemporary practice and helps you to develop advanced techniques in tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) management.

This one-year programme prepares you to practise safely and effectively as a tongue-tie practitioner and is suitable for professionals from settings including midwifery, health visiting, advanced neonatal nursing practice, dentistry and paediatrics.

Entry Requirements

  • You must be a qualified midwife, nurse or health visitor on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register or a medical practitioner on the General Medical Council register with significant experience in breastfeeding support, lactation services and an interest in ankyloglossia and frenulotomy.
  • You must have had a least three years’ post-qualifying experience.
  • If seeking financial support from an employer you must have agreed this in advance of the application. You must be able to achieve the practice competencies associated with this course. The University can arrange this on your behalf via our partner organisation The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust or you can arrange your own clinical placements for supervision by an ankyloglossia/frenulotomy practitioner.
  • Within the personal statement section applicants should identify their professional registration number, their experience of breastfeeding support and lactation services and whether they would prefer to have their placement organised by the University at our partner organisation (The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust) or if they will be arranging their own placement.
  • You will also be asked to confirm that you have a valid Disclosure and Barring Service check (from your employer within the last three years) and proof of occupational health clearance (from your employer).

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