About your course

Qualify as a Registered Child Nurse with the support of your current employer, with LJMU's BSc (Hons) Child Nursing Apprenticeship.

Child nurses care for children and young people and their families across a wide range of settings including hospitals, clinics and home environments. On the BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child) apprenticeship degree, you will gain the skills, experience and confidence to be an effective healthcare professional whilst you are in employment.

The programme is delivered over 37 months and is full time. It consists of two days a week theory delivery with six, week-long blocks of theory per year. You will learn in your place of work and have some additional weeks each year in alternative placements where you will be supervised and assessed with supernumerary status. This range of experience will give you vital skills in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patient care and needs.

In each academic year you will have five theory assessments: one for each theory module, and one practice module. You will be assessed utilising a variety of authentic assessment methods such as presentations, essays, professional conversations, exams and be assessed in clinical practice. This will enable you to achieve across a range of assessment styles. You will have access to a variety of digital resources to support your learning and wider experience.