Community Specialist Practice (District Nursing)

Entry requirements

All applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Hold current registration as a nurse (part 1) with the UK NMC.
• Provide a satisfactory reference from a current employer/line manager.
• Provide a self-declaration of health and good character and where required, undertake a satisfactory occupational health assessment.
• Hold a current full UK driving licence.
• Before you are offered a place on this programme, you will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance (previously known as CRB) so that a check can be made on your suitability for working with children and/or vulnerable adults.
• All candidates who meet the entry criteria will be offered an interview.

Graduate entry

• An honours degree in nursing or related subject awarded by an approved degree awarding body within the previous 5 years.
• Evidence of successful level six or seven academic within the previous 5 years.

Non-graduate entry

• A qualification or pass degree in nursing or midwifery or related subject
• Evidence of successful level six or seven academic study undertaken within the previous two years.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Broaden your understanding and develop a critical awareness of the role and responsibility of key aspects of district nursing, including the coherent and detailed knowledge at the forefront of care.

• Our course is designed for qualified nurses who hold a current registration as a nurse (part 1) with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council Register (equivalent to parts 1 or 12 of the NMC Register). The programme enables the student to qualify as a District Nurse and record the qualification with the NMC.
• The Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7) is open to students who hold a minimum of 120 credits at level 6. On successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma (Postgraduate Diploma in Health & Social Care (District Nursing), students can continue their studies and achieve a full masters, titled MSc Health and Social Care (Community Specialist Practice).

Key course features:

• You will be taught by a dedicated team of professional nurses who have backgrounds in District Nursing and Community Nursing Roles.
• On successful completion of the Community Specialist Practice Programme, the District Nursing qualification will be recordable with the NMC.
• The programme provides a balance of theory and practice, delivered through blended online and campus learning.
• On successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma, students who have accrued the required credits at level 7 can be offered the opportunity to undertake a 60 credit dissertation, leading to a full masters qualification titled MSc Community Nursing Specialist Practice.

Information for international students

If you are applying to any of our courses as an European / International Student, and live outside of the UK, you should make your application through our online application system, Centurus.

For information about the university’s entry requirements for EU/international students and to see if this course is open to international students, please visit our international section.

Fees and funding

You do not have to pay your tuition fees upfront.

The fees you pay and the support available will depend on a number of different factors. Full information can be found on our fees & finance pages. You will also find information about what your fees include in the fee FAQs.

All fees are subject to any changes in government policy, view our postgraduate fees.