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Postgraduate Certificate
Singleton Park Campus 1
Part Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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Postgraduate Certificate
Singleton Park Campus 1
Part Time
SEP-27
1 Year
Postgraduate Certificate
Singleton Park Campus 1
Part Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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This Adult Critical Care Nursing programme will prepare you for a role as a critical care nurse, ensuring you are educated to the highest level, to guarantee quality care for critically ill patients. This one-year, part-time postgraduate certificate (PGCert) is commissioned by HEIW, and delivered in collaboration with partner health boards, Swansea Bay University Health Board and Hywel Dda University Health Board. The course has been supported by national critical care organisations including the British Association of Critical Care Nurses and the All Wales Critical Care Nursing Committee. By the end of this programme, you will be able to demonstrate skilled performance and provide enhanced theoretical knowledge as a registered critical care nurse. Upon completion of the course, you will hold a nationally recognised postgraduate certificate in critical care nursing as stipulated by the Guideline of Provision for Intensive Care Services (GPICs).
You should be a registered critical care nurse, employed within either a critical care unit or cardiac intensive care unit and have employer consent before applying to the programme. Prior to entry, you will have completed Step One Competencies of the National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care and completed an introductory critical care course. You should also hold a BSc in Nursing (level 6) and a GCSE grade C or above in English and Welsh.
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Domestic
£2,750 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Located on the stunning Swansea Bay coastline, this Welsh university provides easy access to the city centre, as well as to the beaches...