Community Nursing Specialist Practice (District Nursing) PGDip

Overview

Our PG Dip in Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse) programme comprises core modules of study that facilitate the development and progression of experienced registered nurses within the context of the community setting. The programme will explore 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)

Careers

It is anticipated that students who complete this programme of study will be well-prepared to function in a Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse) role and to achieve career progression. The programme has been designed to prepare students for employment and career development e.g. the focus on leadership throughout the programme. Previous District Nurse students have gained employment as District Nurse Team Leaders, Clinical Development Leads and within education. Several former District Nurse students have achieved the Queen's Nurse title.

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. For each of the above, the necessary arrangements and governance structures must be in place to support practice learning, including: provision of practice assessor and supervisor, employer support and protected learning time.