Advanced Nursing Practice

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a degree with at least 2:1 Honours or equivalent or demonstrate their ability to undertake the programme through the accreditation of prior experiential learning.

Be commissioned by a Health and Social Care Trust, GP Federation, or similar organisation.

Be working in a clinical area which will facilitate their achievement of the ANP competencies.

Have live registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in a relevant field of practice.

Have successfully completed a non-medical prescribing / nurse and midwife prescribing (v300) course.

Provide confirmation of an Access NI check within the last three years.

Have agreement of their employing organisation to ensure that appropriate governance arrangements are in place.

Provide confirmation of the availability of an appropriately qualified clinical practice supervisor.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice is undertaken over two academic years. Via the commissioning process, students are appointed to full-time ANP trainee posts within the HSCTs or GP Federations in Northern Ireland and undertake the course on a part time basis. To achieve the academic award of MSc Advanced Nursing Practice, students must complete 180 credits of academic study at level 7, plus a practice learning component and portfolio.