Middlesbrough,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc/PgDip Specialist Practice in District Nursing in Sheffield United Kingdom | Teesside University
Teesside University
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Sheffield United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
15,000
(c. USD20,088.15)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
10 months
District nurses must address these evolving challenges, and the Queen's Nursing Institute/Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNI/QNIS) Voluntary Standards for District Nurse Education and Practice (2015) offer a robust framework for their role in today's NHS. These standards equip nurses with the necessary skills and knowledge to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of community nursing. Two master's-level programs are available: a postgraduate diploma and a full master's degree (with the diploma constituting Year 1 of the master's). Completing either program fulfills the QNI/QNIS Voluntary Standards as well as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for Specialist Practice in Nursing in the Home/District Nursing, a qualification recorded on the NMC register. The program also incorporates the Community Practitioner Prescribing (V100) qualification (NMC 2006), granting prescribing authority from the community practitioner's formulary. Additionally, graduates will meet Level 3 competency in brief interventions as outlined by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, a key requirement in Health Education England's District Nursing and General Practice Education and Career Framework (2015). These programs were developed in collaboration with local employers, professional regulatory bodies, current and former students, service users, caregivers, and district nurse educators nationwide. The result is a curriculum that is rigorous, relevant, motivating, and engaging. Upon completion, graduates will be fully prepared to thrive in the fast-paced and rewarding field of community nursing, with strong qualifications for district nurse and team leadership roles.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
You should have a first degree at a 2.2 (or above) or equivalent. If you don't have a first degree at this level, you must demonstrate that you can successfully study at master's level.
You must have an NMC-valid registration as a registered adult nurse and be successful at interview where value-based recruitment is embedded, and subject to gaining support from an employing organisation who will be responsible for the following essential elements:
- enabling access to the appropriate learning opportunities normally you have supernumerary status throughout the learning programme
- providing a nominated sign-off mentor or practice teacher who contributes to your teaching and assessment process, is a practicing community prescriber and provides you with practice learning opportunities
- completing a satisfactory work-based risk assessment
- ensuring you have a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check issued within three years of the proposed completion date of your programme,and as the employer, having a policy which requires you to immediately inform them of any changes which may affect the status of your DBS record any issues which may have implications for your progression on the programme must be communicated to the programme leader immediately.
IELTS - 7.0
PTE (Academic) - 66
Cambridge English scale - 185
Trinity Integrated Skills in English - ISE III Pass
You must have an NMC-valid registration as a registered adult nurse and be successful at interview where value-based recruitment is embedded, and subject to gaining support from an employing organisation who will be responsible for the following essential elements:
- enabling access to the appropriate learning opportunities normally you have supernumerary status throughout the learning programme
- providing a nominated sign-off mentor or practice teacher who contributes to your teaching and assessment process, is a practicing community prescriber and provides you with practice learning opportunities
- completing a satisfactory work-based risk assessment
- ensuring you have a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check issued within three years of the proposed completion date of your programme,and as the employer, having a policy which requires you to immediately inform them of any changes which may affect the status of your DBS record any issues which may have implications for your progression on the programme must be communicated to the programme leader immediately.
IELTS - 7.0
PTE (Academic) - 66
Cambridge English scale - 185
Trinity Integrated Skills in English - ISE III Pass
Tuition
GBP
15,000