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Community Specialist Practitioner Community Learning Disability Nursing

University of Cumbria, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

The University of Cumbria and your NHS Health Trust are offering secondments to Registered Nurses who wish to advance their academic knowledge and professional skills to expert specialist level within Community Learning Disability Nursing.

The degree programme aims to enable Registered Nurses to attain the competency and expertise as Specialist Practitioners defined by the NMC 2001 Standards for Specialist Education and Practice. Emphasis is placed upon the development of critical and analytical skills with a reflective approach to professional practice.

The CSP Programme has been planned and developed in conjunction with Managers, Professional Educational Facilitators, Practice Teachers and previous students.

General Eligibility

1st or 2nd class honours degree.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
  • Leading and Advancing Community Learning Disability Nursing

  • Approaches and Fundamental Principles of Safeguarding across the Lifespan

  • Contemporary leadership and management of change for Community Specialist Practitioner's

  • GDip University Award Independent/Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses and Midwives (V300)

  • Negotiated Learning for Community Specialist Practitioners

2 Year 2

You can choose to study the CSP Programme part time over 104 weeks either attending University for 1 or 2 days a week and clinical placement 1 or 2 days a week with a study day.

Language Requirement

  • IELTS7.0
  • TOEFL109
  • PTE79
  • Duolingo100

At least 7.0 in the listening and reading, writing and speaking sections and at least an overall score of 7.0 out of a possible 9.

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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