Community Nursing Specialist Practice (District Nursing) PGDip
Oxford Brookes University
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Postgraduate Diploma

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Headington Campus (admin campus)

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-26

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1 Year

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Postgraduate Diploma

Location

Headington Campus (admin campus)

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Full Time

Start date

SEP-26

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1 Year

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Our PG Dip in Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse) programme facilitates the development and progression of experienced registered nurses within the context of the community setting. The programme explores fundamental community nursing practice in relation to the role of the contemporary district nurse to support the development of a resilient and competent practitioner and leader. This programme incorporates the independent prescribing module.On successful completion of ...Read more

Our PG Dip in Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse) programme facilitates the development and progression of experienced registered nurses within the context of the community setting. The programme explores fundamental community nursing practice in relation to the role of the contemporary district nurse to support the development of a resilient and competent practitioner and leader. This programme incorporates the independent prescribing module.

On successful completion of the programme students are eligible to apply to the NMC to have their NMC record annotated for:

  • Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse)
  • Independent Prescriber (V300)

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48th

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Entry requirements

You must:

  • Have achieved an undergraduate degree or completion of a recent level 6 module.
  • Be registered on Part One (Adult/ RN1/ RNA) of the NMC register as an adult nurse.
  • Have one year of experience working as an RN.
  • Be employed in clinical / healthcare practice, in the UK, in a role with consistent patient contact that facilitates development of knowledge and clinical skills to meet the programme learning outcomes.

And either have:

  • secured NHS Trust sponsorship via the Values Based Recruitment Process in place between the university and the NHS Trust or healthcare organisation.
  • Or as a self-funding candidate, have achieved a place on the programme via the Values Based Recruitment Process in place between the University and the Sponsoring Trust.

This course is not available to students classed as International for fees purposes.

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FREE

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This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

NHS funded - You should not apply for this course at Oxford Brookes until funding has been secured with an NHS Trust and you have a conditional offer in writing from an NHS Trust to commence the course.

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Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University , Oxford

Based in the historic student city of Oxford, Oxford Brookes is one of the UK’s leading modern universities....

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Oxford Brookes University
Marston Road Site, Jack Straws Lane, Marston Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0FL United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Oxford  1.1 miles away

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