Course Overview

This blended learning apprenticeship course provides the opportunity for those who have studied for an undergraduate degree to undertake a two-year full-time Master's. It has been designed to provide a flexible way to study whilst being employed in adult healthcare services. During this apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to learn in a supportive, forward-thinking, and well-connected environment, where you will explore all aspects of adult nursing, from the fundamentals of providing care to more advanced topics such as complex needs, and leadership and management. Supported by a team who really understands what it is like to be an adult nurse, you will learn through lectures, workshops, seminars, group work, simulation, and role-play. In our fully equipped simulated ward, you will have the opportunity to put what you have learned into practice in a safe environment using our patient simulators. You will undertake clinical placements throughout the course in a variety of settings including hospitals, nursing homes, in the community, as well as voluntary and private sectors. You will have the opportunity to hear the experiences and viewpoints from service users and carers, who are part of the Public Partnership Group. You will also learn how to respond to the physical, cognitive, and mental health care needs of all patients and service users across their lifespans. The course is mainly delivered through digital technologies and also involves practical, hands-on experience. Although the theoretical component is predominantly delivered online, you will attend the campus in Huddersfield (or a similar venue close to your home) for a maximum total of four one-week blocks for simulation and skills training. You will do this in each stage of the course, providing the opportunity for you to practice skills in a safe and controlled environment. You will also undertake practice placements across the NHS and healthcare organizations in a setting close to home.

General Eligibility

You must have the following:

• An Honours degree (2:2 or above) and work experience relevant to the programme to be followed. Applicants with an Honours degree and considerable relevant experience may also be considered if they can demonstrate their ability to study at Master’s Level.

• Completed 12 years of general education.

• Applicants are required to successfully demonstrate that they have completed 550 hours of theory through studying/reading and a minimum of 325 hours of practice before they start the course using Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) (Nursing and Midwifery Council [NMC] requirement). Students may choose to have either 325 or 700 hours of practice verified in the Pre-Entry Portfolio. A broad range of experience can be used for this including observations and reading. Your experience and learning may have occurred outside a typical ‘practice’ area but is still applicable, for example you may have worked in a public facing professional role in which you will have demonstrated values relating to nursing. If you are successful at interview support will be provided on how to complete this document face-to-face, by phone or online.

You must have access to a computer with a reliable internet connection and the ability to access and use online study guidance and support as this course is delivered through distance learning.

Offers will be subject to an interview and references. Please note all the information provided in support of your application may be checked and must be verifiable as a true record.

You also need satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, occupational health clearances and RPL (NMC) evidence prior to registration on the course. We arrange these as part of the application process. You will be required to sign a self-declaration at the start of each year and at the end of the course. All police contact during the course must be reported to the course leader as a matter of urgency and may lead to suspension or termination. We will request an Overseas Police Check if you have lived in a country outside of the UK for 6 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years before applying to us and whilst aged 18 or over.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The minimum of IELTS 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.