Course Overview

This course is designed to support healthcare professionals with a flexible way of studying that includes online learning, as well as face-to-face lectures, clinical skills training in physical assessment and advanced decision-making, inter-agency and inter-professional working, education and development, and research.

Featuring a case-based approach to teaching, this programme will allow students to gain an understanding of the relationships between health-disease transitions with an overview of the needs in the community. This includes areas such as disease prevention, alcohol and substance abuse, coordination of care for patients with comorbidities/long-term conditions, and considerations when caring for children and the elderly as well as those with learning disabilities and mental health problems.

You can engage in your personal journey of self-directed learning and on completion of the programme, gain a range of enhanced competencies in clinical skills, leadership and management, and research. You will also acquire Independent and Supplementary Prescribing qualifications once you complete the respective module on the programme and your registration can be updated on your professional register (NMC).

General Eligibility

• Subjects required: nursing or paramedic science.

• Registered Nurse (level 1) or HCPC registrant and have a minimum of 1-year experience post registration (or part-time equivalent) prior to course entry with no restrictions to practice.

• Appropriate enhanced DBS Disclosure is in place with nothing to declare.

• Acknowledgement of the programme rules whilst undertaking training (stated in the application form).

Part Time Work Details

n/a

Language Requirement

• • IELTS minimum 6.5 overall with no component score below 5.5

  • TOEFL IBT 92 with a minimum of 22 in writing and a minimum of 20 in reading, listening and speaking

  • Duolingo English Language Test - 115 overall with a minimum of 100 in each component