The MSc Clinical Skin Integrity & Wound Management has been developed to meet the needs of practitioners with a special interest in skin integrity and wound management while benefiting from shared, inter-professional learning. This skin integrity programme is unique in that it recruits both UK/EU and International allied health professionals to this specialist master’s degree.

The MSc Clinical Skin Integrity & Wound Management is a taught postgraduate programme aimed at practitioners wanting to undertake further specialist training and develop career aspirations in skin integrity and wound management. This unique postgraduate programme combines the closely related specialties of wound management and dermatology and offers wound and skin integrity modules that appeal to healthcare professionals who want to develop a deeper understanding of chronic wound healing and conditions affecting skin integrity.

This programme has an emphasis on developing practical competencies; good diagnostic skills, appropriate and timely management of common wounds and skin integrity problems and allows flexibility to study related specialist content to broaden student’s clinical expertise which is invaluable in today’s competitive workplace.

The MSc Clinical Skin Integrity & Wound Management tailors knowledge, skills and assessment to the needs of NHS employers and the global healthcare sector to provide a highly relevant curriculum that facilitates the development of specialist practitioners and increases student’s employability.

The course is designed to provide clinicians with a better understanding of core clinical skin integrity and wound management. Some students have pursued a career pathway as academic lecturers and specialist wound care practitioners while some international graduates have gone on to work in private practice and specialist government positions in their own countries. On graduating, you will benefit from increased employability as clinical specialists and graduates are often promoted to senior leadership positions.

This programme offers excellent opportunities for continuing professional development for practicing health professionals. Home / EU clinicians can choose to study specific modules relevant to their professional practice as standalone modules.

International students should note that completion of this master’s programme does not lead to registration to practice in the UK. This programme may be sufficient for clinician’s to work as specialist practitioners in their country of origin, but local requirements should be checked prior to commencing the programme.  

Professional Accreditations

The principles outlined in Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body codes of conduct are integrated throughout the MSc Clinical Skin integrity and Wound Management but there are no specific accreditation requirements for this programme in the UK. However, the General Medical Council (GMC) sets the standards and requirements for the delivery of all stages of medical education and training in the UK, and this resonates well with other Health and Social Care regulatory bodies both in the UK and overseas. The MSc Clinical Skin Integrity and Wound Management is designed to ensure graduates meet the principles of professional practice as set out in the GMC document Good Medical Practice (GMC, 2013) and the Professional Standards for Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives (NMC 2015).  Whilst not all clinicians on this programme are doctors or nurses practicing in the UK, it is essential that all keep up to date with developments in their field and maintain their professional skills and check local requirements to practice.

The MSc Clinical Skin integrity and Wound Management was successfully revalidated at a Periodic Review event in February 2016. During this curriculum review the panel commented that the teaching and learning strategies were student focused and encouraged independent learning and continuing professional development so that students would be equipped with the necessary core skills and attributes to practice competently and professionally in their practice environments. 

The review panel made the following commendations:

1. Passion and enthusiasm of the clinical/academic staff and their very effective collaborative working arrangements
2. The specialist knowledge, expertise and clinical credibility of all staff delivering the curriculum.
3. Shared interactive learning experience involving engagement of students from a number of professions and from a range of different backgrounds;
4. Innovative and interactive curriculum used to promote professional networking, multicultural learning, and personal development of students on the programme;
5. Value placed on service user engagement to enrich student learning.
6. The evidence of transformation in the clinical practice of a range of professional groups.

This website contains current information about the MSc Clinical Skin integrity and Wound Management following this successful curriculum review.