PG Dip Community Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing) at Anglia Ruskin University

Build on your skills and experience as a registered nurse, and learn to deliver high-quality care in the community. This postgraduate diploma combines university study with practical experience. You’ll spend half your time in practice with a qualified district nurse as your Practice Assessor, enhancing your knowledge of caring for people in the community.

Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: January 2027, May 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Focus on the essential aspects of district nursing, including assessing patients and managing complex healthcare needs. You’ll consider the impact of changing demographics on healthcare and look at ways to deliver high-quality and cost-effective care in the community. Year 1: Assessment Skills for Community Practitioners, Fundamentals of District Nursing, Advanced Non-Medical Prescribing, Autonomous Specialist Practice and Leadership in the Community, Consolidated Practice for District Nurses; options include Integrated Care in the Community (Level 7), Advancing Decision-Making for Healthcare Professionals (3o credits), Law and Ethics in Health and Social Care, Research Methodology.

Career pathways

Graduate qualified to work as a Community Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse). District nursing is vital to the sustainability of the NHS, now and in the future.

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