Caring for Children and Young People with Cancer
2025-26 Year of entry
Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy (GLA), this 15-credit module will increase the knowledge and expertise of healthcare practitioners specialising in paediatric oncology.
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Focused on the speciality of paediatric oncology, this module will deepen practitioners’ understanding, providing them with enhanced tools and insights, crucial for navigating more complex oncological scenarios. This module will be a catalyst for career advancement with the ultimate goal of enhancing the care of children with cancer and their families, in primary treatment centres, paediatric oncology shared units, and community areas.
This module can be taken as standalone Continuing Professional Development (CPD), or as part of a Master’s of Science (MSc), Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) or Graduate Certificate (GradCert) in Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice. See our MSc Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice page for more information about these programmes. If you wish to discuss how this module could fit into one of our programmes, please contact academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.
Learners interested in completing a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) or Graduate Certificate (GradCert) in Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice in Oncology are advised to complete this module and the following modules:
- Caring for Children and Young People undergoing Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
- Paediatric Palliative Care
- Systemic Anti-Cancer (SACT) in Children and Young People
To be awarded the Graduate Certificate, learners must complete all 4 modules at Level 6. To be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate, learners must complete all 4 modules at Level 7.
Learners considering a programme will need to attend a pre-entry meeting with the programme leader to review the requirements and expectations of the programme. To set up a programme planning meeting, please contact the Academic Programmes Team at the GOSH Learning Academy: academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.
Teaching
Active learning will allow practitioners to learn via collaboration, cooperation, and peer-based learning. Activities may include interactive lectures, clinical skills demonstration and supervised practice, small group activities, case-based discussions, workshops, practice simulations and tutorials.
Synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching activities are delivered via a combination of study days and digital strategies at local sites or online using the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Clinical skills development and simulation are delivered in fully equipped, state of the art skills labs using a range of low and high-fidelity learning modalities.
Assessment
The formative assessment will be a peer presentation selecting a competency of their choice from the Cancer Nurse Career Framework
The summative assessment will require learners to complete a Practice Assessment Document (PAD) based on the CCLG Career/Competency framework and an Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCA) based on an oncological emergency.
Teaching dates
Cohort 1
| Type | Date | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Day 1 | 30/09/2025 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 2 | 01/10/2025 | Virtual |
| Teaching Day 3 | 14/10/2025 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 4 | 29/10/2025 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 5 | 04/11/2025 | Virtual |
| Teaching Day 6 | 05/11/2025 | Face-to-Face |
| Tutorial | 19/11/2025 | Face-to-Face |
| Tutorial | 15/11/2025 | Face-to-Face |
| Assessment Day 1 | 16/12/2025 | Face-to-Face |
| Assessment Day 2 | 17/12/2025 | Face-to-Face |
| Assessment Day 3 | 18/12/2025 | Face-to-Face |
Cohort 2
| Type | Date | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Day 1 | 07/04/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 2 | 08/04/2026 | Virtual |
| Teaching Day 3 | 21/04/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 4 | 28/04/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 5 | 12/05/2026 | Virtual |
| Teaching Day 6 | 13/05/2026 | Virtual |
| Tutorial | 26/05/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Tutorial | 02/06/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Assessment Day 1 | 23/06/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Assessment Day 2 | 24/06/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Assessment Day 3 | 25/06/2026 | Face-to-Face |
Teaching will take place over a whole day. Face-to-Face teaching will take place either on or around the Great Ormond Street Hospital campus or at the Middlesex University West Stand at StoneX stadium. Exact locations for teaching days will be advised closer to the start date.
Learners are only expected to attend one of the available assessment and tutorial dates. Tutorial dates are provided as these will be held face to face as an opportunity to attend a mock OSCA.
To undertake this module, you must hold a current healthcare-specific professional registration and have at least six months’ experience (post-qualifying) of caring for children or young people with haematology and oncology conditions.
How to apply
Applications will close two weeks before the module start date. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they have arranged the necessary study leave to attend the module.
Candidates whose fees are being paid by their organisation will need to obtain a letter of sponsorship from their organisation and upload this as part of the application. You will not be able to save your application form once you begin, so please have the letter of sponsorship ready. You may wish to use this template: GOSH SPONSOR LETTER PDF.
If you have any questions about the module, please contact academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.
Fees and funding
The fees below refer to the 2025/26 academic year unless otherwise stated.
Part-time learners: £67 per credit*
*Course fees are subject to annual inflation so the total costs for part time study are shown here as a guide.
Learners who withdraw on or after the start date of the module will be liable for the full tuition fees.
If you have any questions about the module, please contact academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.