Course Overview - Nursing (Child Health)
Caring for children and young people with a wide range of needs is a challenging and fulfilling career. From newborns to adolescents and beyond, you’ll gain experience of supporting children and their families during periods of great change and stress. Early placement opportunities across the South West will develop your clinical and communication skills and your understanding of caring in hospital and community settings. You will graduate ready to start shaping the future of nursing.
* Achieve a bachelors honours degree and register as a nurse with the Nursing and Mi...
Caring for children and young people with a wide range of needs is a challenging and fulfilling career. From newborns to adolescents and beyond, you’ll gain experience of supporting children and their families during periods of great change and stress. Early placement opportunities across the South West will develop your clinical and communication skills and your understanding of caring in hospital and community settings. You will graduate ready to start shaping the future of nursing. <br/><br/><br/>* Achieve a bachelors honours degree and register as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in child health enabling you to progress on to a rewarding career and work in a range of healthcare settings nationally or internationally.<br/><br/><br/>* Access a range of child specific placements across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset spanning the health, social and educational sector working across an interprofessional hub.<br/><br/><br/>* Engage with a curriculum focusing on the acute and community care of children, young people and families.<br/><br/><br/>* Get involved in national and international research around sustainability, breastfeeding and urban and community family projects.<br/><br/><br/>* Create a professional digital footprint allowing collaboration with the nursing and interprofessional communities. <br/><br/><br/>* Be assessed by a range of innovative methods including essays, case work analysis, seminar presentation, practice portfolio and video role-play.<br/><br/><br/>* Train and practice your professional healthcare skills in an inspiring purpose-built environment, InterCity Place.<br/><br/><br/>* Once graduated you are eligible to apply for registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse – Child Health.<br/><br/><br/>* Learn from experienced Doctors and Professors in their field.<br/>