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PG Cert Critical Care Nursing (Adult) at University of Derby

University of Derby, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Designed for registered nurses working in adult critical care, this online Postgraduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (Adult) supports you to develop advanced clinical knowledge, professional confidence and leadership capability while continuing to work in practice. This innovative programme reimagines traditional critical care education for a flexible online environment.

Faculty: College of Health and Humanities  |  Department: Nursing  |  Duration: Part-time: 1 year  |  Study mode: online (part-time)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Postgraduate Certificate core modules: Developing Professionalism in the Critical Care Setting, Caring for Individuals in the Critical Care Setting, Quality Improvements in the Critical Care Setting.

Career pathways

This course is designed to support your ongoing development as a critical care nurse, strengthening your clinical expertise, professional confidence and leadership capability within adult critical care settings.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To apply, you are required to: have completed step 1 of the CC3N framework in practice; be registered with the NMC as a registered nurse (or equivalent body in home country); be working in a critical care environment; have evidence of level 6 study. If you cannot evidence level 6 study, we can also consider applicants with evidence of level 5 study – in this case, we may ask you to complete an assessment or interview prior to being offered a place on the programme; have a Supervisor in Practice to complete the competencies mapped to steps two and three of the CC3N competencies. Please provide written confirmation from your employer that they can be provide you with the opportunity to meet the competencies of the CC3N framework and that a suitably qualified practice supervisor can be provided for the duration of the programme; Interviews; To ensure the Postgraduate Certificate Nursing (Adult) is right for you, applicants will be invited to an interview (to be held via Microsoft Teams) with the programme leader.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,240 for the whole programme (2026/27). Total course fee for online study; same fee for UK/EU/international students Source

International applicants: GBP 3,240 for the whole programme (2026/27). Total course fee for online study; same fee for UK/EU/international students Source

Intake: September

Duration: Part-time: 1 year

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