Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing), PGDip

University of Greenwich

Postgraduate

In Eltham

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Eltham

  • Duration

    2 Years

This one-year qualification is for nurses who wish to pursue a career as a specialist practitioner in district nursing. We combine the study of health, policy, research and evidence-based practice to focus your career. You will explore and debate policy, theory and research related to district nursing.

Our expert tutors help you develop the required knowledge and skills to deliver patient care in district nursing services. You will learn essential leadership skills and how to head up your own team of staff responsible for this provision. Nursing skills theory is taught and assessed in our four laboratories on campus, which provide a safe and protected environment for your learning.

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Location

Start date

Eltham (London)
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Start date

JanuaryEnrolment now closed

About this course

Half of your learning time will be spent in practical work placements, where you will be assessed by qualified practitioners. We are proud to report that all our work placements have resulted in employment, with our students being recruited through the trusts they are seconded/sponsored by.

Applicants should have:

A first level nursing qualification
Current registration with the NMC
A relevant degree, normally with an Upper Second Class Honours classification or higher

What you should know about this course
Nursing and Midwifery at Greenwich is number one in London for satisfaction with teaching (Guardian League Tables 2021).
Graduates of the course can record with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing) and Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber.
Benefit from 50:50 theory and practice. We provide on-the-job training as well as theoretical learning in our state-of-the-art laboratories.
All our placements have resulted in employment. Students are usually recruited by the trusts to which they are seconded/sponsored.

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Subjects

  • Leadership
  • Community
  • Practitioner Nurse
  • Clinical
  • Care
  • Management
  • Foundations
  • Professional
  • Developing
  • Health Care
  • Skills
  • Research

Course programme

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
  • V100: Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber (10 credits)
  • Assessment for Clinical Care (20 credits)
  • Clinical Care Management (Level 7) (20 credits)
  • Foundations for Professional Practice (Level 7) (20 credits)
  • Developing Leadership for Professional Practice (Level 7) (30 credits)
  • Enquiry Skills for Research in Health Care Practice (20 credits)

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Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing), PGDip

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