Community Specialist Practice (District Nursing) PgDip

Broaden your understanding and develop a critical awareness of the role and responsibility of key aspects of district nursing, including the coherent an detailed knowledge at the forefront of care.<br/><br/><br/>- Our course is designed for qualified nurses who hold a current registration as a nurse (part 1) with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council Register (equivalent to parts 1 or 12 of the NMC Register). The programme enables the student to qualify as a District Nurse and record the qualification with the NMC.<br/><br/><br/>- An attractive feature of the programme is that the Postgraduate Diploma element of the courses can be taken full-time for 1 year (self-funded) or part-time over 2 years (possibility of Welsh government funding if you work in Wales) or flexibly by a module by module approach (over 4 years).<br/><br/><br/>- The Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7) is open to students who hold a minimum of 120 credits at level 6. On successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma (Postgraduate Diploma in Health & Social Care (District Nursing), students can continue their studies and achieve a full masters, titled MSc Health and Social Care (Community Specialist Practice).<br/><br/><br/>Key Course Features<br/>- Utilise contemporary research and advanced scholarship to critically analyse and evaluate key aspects and developments in District Nursing.<br/><br/><br/>- You will be taught by a dedicated team of professional nurses who have backgrounds in District Nursing and Community Nursing Roles.<br/><br/><br/>- On successful completion of the Community Specialist Practice Programme, the District Nursing qualification will be recordable with the NMC.<br/><br/><br/>- The course includes the Community Nurse Prescribing (V100) programme, which you will be able to record with the NMC.<br/><br/><br/>- The programme consists of 50% theory and 50% practice (minimum of 600 hours practice) within a district nursing team, and has a 6 week period of practice consolidation at the end of the programme, ensuring that you feel fully prepared for your new role as a District Nurse.<br/><br/><br/>- On successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma, students who have accrued the required credits at level 7 can be offered the opportunity to undertake a 60 credit dissertation, leading to a full masters qualification titled MSc Health and Social Care (Community Specialist Practice). <br/>