PGCert Advanced Palliative and End of Life Care Management and Prescribing at Solent University

Programme overview

Gain advanced skills, independent and supplementary prescribing rights and lead compassionate, personalised end-of-life care. This postgraduate programme is designed for registered nurses to enhance their expertise in providing compassionate, evidence-based care for patients approaching the end of life. In line with the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan's focus on developing specialist roles, this programme prepares professionals to deliver exceptional end-of-life care, ensuring dignity, comfort, and clinical excellence.

Faculty: Health and medical sciences | Duration: 2 years part-time (March start); 2 years part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: Full-time September start; Part-time September start (2027 entry) | Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Palliative and End of Life Care, Independent and Supplementary Prescribing.

Career pathways

You'll develop skills needed to make safe clinical decisions when assessing service users with diverse health needs across all healthcare settings. Suitable roles for graduates include:

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Application information

Entry requirements

You must be a Level 1 Registered Nurse with a minimum of one year’s post-registration experience [or the part-time equivalent] before starting the course, with no restrictions on your practice. You will need an enhanced DBS Disclosure with no declarations. You must have a named practice assessor and supervisor who both meet our quality assurance standards. They must be practitioners in palliative care and qualified as independent and supplementary prescribers. English language: IELTS minimum 6.5 overall with no component score below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,225 for the whole programme (2026/27). UK and Channel Island part-time fee; period not stated (amount shown without a per-year basis) Source

Intake: Full-time September start; Part-time September start (2027 entry)

Duration: 2 years part-time (March start); 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.solent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/advanced-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-management-and-prescribing-pgcert

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