Specialist Practitioner Qualification (District Nursing) ft MSc
Master
In High Wycombe
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Type
Master
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Location
High wycombe
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Duration
1 Year
Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next stage? This master’s level course will build on your skills and experience in district nursing, to deepen your practice, and give you the leadership capabilities you need to excel in this field.
Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the course covers all the key areas of contemporary district nursing practice, from mental health across the lifespan and long-term conditions, to effective caseload management and self care.
Honing your critical thinking and leadership skills, you will learn to make better decisions, and be well equipped to lead large teams of nurses effectively in caring for patients in their own homes.
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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 district nursing. Your specialist skills and knowledge will also be sought after in areas such as managing community services, other management roles and teaching.
By the end of the course, you will have developed the higher level of skills and knowledge you need to become a leader in this specialist field of nursing. Your e-portfolio will provide evidence of this, to validate your learning with the NMC.
This course is for qualified nurses with a postgraduate diploma in nursing. You will be sponsored by a health organisation or trust and achieve a master’s, 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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Subjects
- Mental Health
- Leadership
- Mental capacity
- Mental Health Nurse
- Health
- Mental Health Treatment
- Healthcare
- Health Practice
- Healthy Eating
- Health Visitor
- Health Care
Course programme
Year 1 Modules
- Enhancing Specialist Community Practice (district nursing)
- Innovation and Philosophical Enquiry in Practice
- Critical Perspectives in Managing Complex Health Needs in the Community Setting. (optional)
- Leading Innovative Healthcare in the Community Setting (optional)
- Critical Issues in Mental Health Across the Lifespan. (optional)
- Contemporary Issues in Community Palliative Care (optional)
- Nurse Prescribing or Post Graduate certificate Non-medical prescribing (optional)
- Clinical Decision Making for Non - Medical Prescribing
- Applied Pharmacology for NonMedical Prescribing
Specialist Practitioner Qualification (District Nursing) ft MSc