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PgDip Specialist Community Nursing - District Nursing Pathway at Keele University

Keele University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

## Specialist Community Nursing - District Nursing Pathway PgDip, MSc ## Specialist Community Nursing - District Nursing Pathway - PgDip, MSc Would you like to specialise in District Nursing? Our School of Nursing and Midwifery has developed an NMC-approved programme. This programme is available for Home students who are employed in a community nursing role and are seconded by their employer or funded to undertake the apprenticeship route .

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences  |  Department: School of Nursing and Midwifery  |  Duration: 1 year full time, 2 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme is an approved NMC programme for the proficiency for community nursing specialist practice qualifications (NMC, 2022). The programme has been redeveloped and approved to reflect the new NMC (2022) Standards of Proficiency for Community Nursing Specialist Practice Qualifications and the new Apprenticeship standard (ST1419 Community nurse specialist practitioner (NMC 2022) commencing from September 2024 and is available as a full-time, part-time and apprenticeship route.

Career pathways

The aim of this programme is to support you in the development and enhancement of essential knowledge and skills as a registered practitioner and equip you for a career in specialist community District Nursing. This will be actualised through building upon the theoretical and clinical basis of your specialised area of practice and developing your intellectual, personal and professional capabilities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: Successful completion of an undergraduate degree and current first level Professional Registration on Part 1 of the NMC Register and sponsorship from an NHS Trust / Organisation. Successful completion of an undergraduate degree. English language: IELTS 7.0 overall with 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing (English Group E).

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full time, 2 years part time

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