PgD Specialist Community Practitioner (District Nursing) at University of Suffolk

Programme overview

Additional contributory values include collaboration, partnership, professional expertise, and innovation. These values shape and inform both the theory and practice to ensure the delivery of high-quality care in a rapidly changing and diverse primary care environment. Practitioners who enroll in this program will be highly motivated and demonstrate a strong commitment to developing District/Home Nursing practice through the integration of critically appraised evidence with professional expertise.

Faculty: School of Health Sciences and Society | Duration: One year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: February 2027 | Location: Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Principles of Care Coordination in Community Settings (District Nursing), Holistic Assessment of Adults in Specific Care Settings, Leading the Implementation of Evidence Based Therapeutic Interventions in District Nursing, Independent and Supplementary Non – medical Prescribing V300, Practice Elements.

Career pathways

On successful completion of the programme students will be eligible to have their specialist practice qualification and prescribing qualification recorded with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Here are some potential career paths: District Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nurse Manager, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Healthcare Manager/Administrator, Educator/Trainer, Clinical Researcher, Policy Advocate/Analyst, Quality Improvement Specialist, Home Health Agency Manager, Health Consultant.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants for District Nursing must have; Part 1 of the NMC register Adult Nursing. One year post registration experience, the year immediately preceding application to the programme must have been in the primary care setting. Have a degree or evidence of your ability to work at master’s level (to be discussed with Course Lead). Access to practice placement and Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor. This is the responsibility of the sponsoring practice partner to arrange prior to commencement of the course. Nursing student; Nursing students in the Health and Wellbeing Building; Nursing lecturer and students; Nursing students in the Health and Wellbeing building; Transcript; Close; Transcript; Close modal video

Intake: February 2027

Duration: One year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://oasis.uos.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=APPLY_ONLINE&code2=0001

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