Specialist Practice District Nursing PG Dip

The District Nursing and Community Public Health Nursing Specialist Practice programmes are somewhat different to traditional Degree/Post Graduate awards as they require you to be seconded by a sponsoring Trust and you will be/remain a Trust employee for the duration of these courses. The NMC require the programmes to be a blend of academic and practical learning. Trust involvement and support is essential in facilitating this and it is the Trust who allocate you a Community Practice Educator; these are the individuals who will co-ordinate and manage the clinical component of the programme. This practice based learning constitutes 50% of the programmes and both this, and the academic element, must be passed for you to complete the awards and be eligible to record your qualification with the NMC. The programmes are carefully planned so that your practical and academic pathways are clear to you at the start of your learning journey. Unfortunately, without Trust sponsorship students cannot be enrolled onto these programmes. You should make contact with your Trust to investigate the possibility of funding/secondment. If you have any further questions, please contact the programme leads for the specific route you are interested – For District Nursing please contact : Shelley Howles email shelley.howles@staffs.ac.uk

The award has a flexible structure, comprising 50 percent theory and 50 percent practice; both components are equally weighted for assessment purposes. There is a strong focus throughout the programme to ensure the integration of theory and practice.
There are four core modules - Professional Practice, Leadership, Health Promotion and Research. The V100 Nurse Prescribing module is also compulsory component. Students are then able to select two modules from a defined range to complete their credit requirement.