PgDip Nursing Specialist Practitioner (District, Learning Disabilities, General Practice, Children's Community, Adult Social Care) at University of Salford

Programme overview

A full-time 120-credit level 7 programme for registered nurses developing advanced skills in specialist community practice in one of five fields: adult social care, children's community, district, general practice or learning disability nursing. It leads to an NMC-registered qualification, with an optional route including non-medical prescribing (V300).

Faculty: School of Health and Society | Duration: One year (full-time) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Evidence Based Community Practice and Research, Integrated and Inclusive Community Practice, Essentials of Assessment and Management, and a Specialist Practice module for the chosen field. Optional modules include Compassionate Digital Care, Education in Practice, Mental Health in Non-Mental Health Settings, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Specialist Safeguarding.

Career pathways

Specialist Community Practitioner roles as District Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, General Practice Nurse, Children's Community Nurse or Adult Social Care Nurse, with routes into safeguarding, education, management or research. The PgDip can be topped up to an MSc.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Specialist community nursing: applicants must be employed (more than 30 hours a week) in an appropriate nursing post with a Salford partner organisation, hold active NMC registration as a nurse (level 1), and be able to demonstrate safe and effective practice at the proficiency level of the NMC-approved qualification. V300 non-medical prescribing routes require at least one year of NMC registration and experience in an environment where independent supplementary prescribing is regularly needed. Academic requirement: a bachelor degree in a related discipline, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification (study comparable to 120 credits at honours level), or an equivalent professional qualification with relevant work experience. English and Maths GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent). Right to work in England and meeting residency criteria. DBS and health checks are completed before the start. Applications are managed through the employer's education lead, who must confirm funding and support.

GBP 6,360 for the whole programme (2027/28). Full PgDip; also published as GBP 795 per 15 credits and GBP 1,590 per 30 credits. Source

Intake: September 2027

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