PGDip Specialist Practitioner Qualification (Community Children's Nursing) pt
Postgraduate
In High Wycombe
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
High wycombe
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Duration
2 Years
Community children’s nurses provide a vital role assessing, and reacting to, the health needs of children in the community – including those with very complex needs.
Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), this postgraduate diploma gives you the in-depth grounding to take your career forward in this dynamic area of nursing.
You can also top up to a full master’s , either straight away or later.Community children’s nursing is rewarding and challenging work that requires different skills and knowledge to those needed in a hospital. Studying at specialist practitioner level will hone your critical thinking and leadership capabilities, so that you become highly skilled at caring for children in their own homes, and leading large teams of nurses in this area of practice.
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About this course
As a graduate of this course, you will be well equipped to advance your career as a team leader in community children’s nursing. Your specialist skills and knowledge will also be sought after in areas such as managing community services, other management roles and teaching.
This course is for qualified nurses with a degree. You will be sponsored by a health organisation or trust and achieve a postgraduate diploma, while gaining advanced skills and knowledge in an area of community nursing you want to specialise in.
You need to be registered as a level 1 nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC register.
You also need to be working in UK clinical practice, so this course is just available to UK students.
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- Medical
- Medical training
- Medical Trials
- Medical Tourism
- Medical Ethics
- Medical Science
- Medical terminology
- Medical insurance
- Medical Sociology
- Health
Course programme
Year 1 Modules
- Enhancing Specialist Community Practice (CCN)
- Critical Perspectives in Managing Complex Health Needs in the Community Setting (optional)
- Critical Perspectives in Child and Adolescent Development (optional)
- Contemporary Issues in Community Palliative Care (optional)
- Critical Aspects of Safeguarding Vulnerable Children and Adolescents (optional)
- Clinical Decision Making for Non-Medical Prescribing
- Philosophical Enquiry in Practice
- Leading Innovative Healthcare in the Community Setting (optional)
- Critical Issues in Mental Health Across the Lifespan (optional)
- Nurse Prescribing or Post Graduate Certificate Non-Medical Prescribing
- Applied Pharmacology for Non-Medical Prescribing
PGDip Specialist Practitioner Qualification (Community Children's Nursing) pt