University Advanced Diploma General Practice Nursing

Module: 6NH039

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence required for new GP nurses to practice and manage their role in primary care. The module focuses on treating a diverse range of patients with an ethical approach to practice. Preventative child health and care of those with long term conditions such as mental ill health, epilepsy, arthritic issues and asthma will be explored. Ear care and tissue viability skills and knowledge will form further essential general practice nursing.

Module: 6NH040

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to advance the fundamental skills, knowledge and confidence required for new GP nurses to practice and lead and manage teams in primary care. The module focuses on treating the breadth of patient conditions with a safe, competent and ethical approach to practice. Sexual health and more complex long term conditions such as cancer care and ‘End of Life Care’ will be explored in the context of the practice population and primary care. Competent medicine management and prescribing review skills and knowledge will support advancing fundamentals of practice nursing.

Module: 6NH038

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to introduce the fundamental knowledge and skills required general practice nurses and includes working towards the framework of core competencies identified in national frameworks. The emphasis will be on the introduction to safe communication, accountability and practice with patients and General Practice population. Key skills in monitoring some long term conditions and anticoagulant therapies will be a key focus.

This role requires consolidation of registrant standards of competence and developing confidence to work alone without direct supervision, undertaking and reporting on autonomous decisions made in practice. It is expected that all newly NMC qualified staff or those moving to a community or general practice setting will have a period of preceptorship within their new clinical setting. Depending on the organisational structures of local areas this role may work within a general practice setting.

This role requires a developing knowledge of community and practice nursing in the broadest sense, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills to support patients with a wide range of conditions to understand and, where possible, take on self-management of their condition.

The role requires resilience and the ability to be flexible and adaptable whilst working in general practice, people’s homes and other community settings. You will be working as part of a primary care nursing team and will have some responsibility for supervising less experienced or qualified staff including students in community placements. You will be expected to actively contribute to quality assurance processes and service development.

The application link for Advanced University Diploma Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing - January 2019 - will be available from 1 October 2018.

• Applicants should hold registrant status as an adult, child nurse / specialist community public health nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Applicants should have access to clinical opportunities to practice within general practice for a minimum of two hours supervised practice per week in each module.

Work-based Mentor

All applicants must have access to a General Practice Nurse who meets the NMC mentor outcomes and can support and assess the applicant’s development in their nursing practice across all modules.

To meet the NMC mentor outcomes registrants must:

• Hold a Mentor qualification
• Have undertaken a mentor update or mentor reactivation study day within the last twelve months
• Have had a triennial review (if appropriate)
• Be recorded on the organisations / University ‘live’ mentor register

Self-funding:

If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: see How to pay.

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Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.

Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.

Bursaries and Scholarships:

In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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