Study PgD Specialist Practitioner – District Nursing (Degree Apprenticeship) at University of Suffolk in the UK, University of Suffolk

PgD Specialist Practitioner – District Nursing (Degree Apprenticeship)

UK

What will I learn?

This cse has been newly developed in response to the NMC (2022) Standards for specialist practiceand the growing need for practitioners to respond to both the community and public health policy agenda.This programme enables any nurse registered on part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)professional register, to qualify and practice as a Specialist Practitioner within the identified field ofDistrict Nursing.Within this context of practice is for health care professionals to develop a comprehensiverange of skills develop and lead population and individual based community health services, tackleinequalities in health, prevent ill health and work in partnership with individuals and communitiesCareer OpportunitiesOn successful completion of the programme students will be eligible to have their specialist practice qualification and prescribing qualification recorded with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.Here are some potential career paths:District Nurse SpecialistClinical Nurse ManagerAdvanced Practice Nurse (APN)Healthcare Manager/AdministratorEducator/TrainerClinical ResearcherPolicy Advocate/AnalystQuality Improvement SpecialistHome Health Agency ManagerHealth ConsultantClinical SupervisorTelehealth NurseGlobal Health Nurse

Which department am I in?

University of Suffolk

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£10,140.00 (US$ 13,095) per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date

March 2027

Venue

Ipswich Main Campus

Waterfront Building, 19 Neptune Quay,

Ipswich,

Suffolk,

IP4 1QJ, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Registration on Part One of the NMC RegisterAn honours degree normally at 2:2 or above Three years post registration experience, of these three years, the year immediately preceding application to the programme must have been in the primary care settingOr:Registration on Part One of the NMC RegisterEvidence of your ability to work at masters level (to be discussed with Programme Lead)Three years post registration experience, of these three years, the year immediately preceding application to the programme must have been in the primary care settingCambridge Assessment English C1 Advanced: Minimum overall score of 180, no less than 162 in each componentIELTS (Academic or UKVI), including IELTS One Skill Retake (OSR): 6.5 overall, and a minimum of 5.5 in each componentLanguageCert Academic: 70 overall with no component lower than 60 LanguageCert IESOL/SELT: IESOL B2 Communicator or SELT B2 with a score of 38/50 across all skillsOxford International English Language Level Test: Level 7 with no component lower than 5 Use our link and code SUFF75 for £45 off your testOxford Test of English: 140 overall, with a minimum of 111 per componentPassword Skills Plus: 6.5/7.0 overall, and a minimum of 5.5 in each componentPearson Test of English (PTE Academic): 62 overall, and a minimum of 59 in each componentPSI Skills for EnglishB2 Pass with MeritTOEFL iBT (including TOEFL iBT Home Edition): Overall score of 82 (with a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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