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This course is 'Subject to Approval' and has not yet completed the University’s approvals process. Whilst we are confident that the course will be approved, there is the possibility that the course may not run or may be subject to alterations. This course is due to be validated by July 2024 after which we will write to all applicants who have applied for the course to let them know the outcome and of any changes. In the event that a course is not approved the University will make reasonable efforts to offer an alternative course at the University.
Our PgDip Community Nurse Specialist Practitioner (General Practice Nursing) course will prepare you to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for specialist practice. We'll support you in developing the skills to make high-level clinical decisions in the practice setting and influence the provision of quality care through your own development, increased self-awareness and compassionate leadership.
Award:
PgDip
Mode of Study:
Full-time
Duration:
53 weeks
Location:
ӣƵapp
Start date:
To be confirmed
If you want to make a difference in community healthcare, apply for the ӣƵapp's Postgraduate Diploma in Community Specialist Practice (General Practice Nursing). Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)* and developed in line with the NMC's Standards of Specialist Education, this course aims to equip you with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to develop and influence community healthcare practice.
You'll work collaboratively with students on other specialist pathways to complete the programme's core content, including modules covering public health, leadership, evidence-based practice, and the underpinning principles of specialist practice. You'll also select option modules from the ӣƵapp's extensive continuing professional development (CPD) provision.
Course content is designed to be relevant to your current and future roles. You'll have the opportunity to explore policy and legal frameworks, learn more about collaborative and proactive working, and use self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems. We'll expect you to apply your knowledge in practice through clinical, educational and public health interventions that demonstrate the relevant skills and sensitivity.
*Subject to approval
Upon successfully completing the PgDip, your name will be recorded on the NMC's professional register as a Specialist Practitioner (General Practice Nurse)*.
*Subject to approval
Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.
This PgDip supports you in developing critical reflection skills and learning to adopt a rigorous approach to planning and evaluation of care and care programmes. After completing this course and registering as a General Practice Nurse with the NMC, you'll be able to employ a range of clinical, educational and public health interventions in a skilled and sensitive manner. You'll be able to undertake care and programme management, provide leadership in a variety of settings, and identify factors that promote or inhibit effective collaborative working.
Throughout your studies, we'll support you in developing the values required in modern healthcare, such as compassion, advocacy, good communication and teamwork skills, and respect for patients' privacy, dignity and individuality.
This course provides training for community specialist practitioners in general practice nursing. Upon successful completion of the PgDip, you'll be recorded on the NMC's professional register as a Specialist Practitioner (General Practice Nursing)*.
Opportunities arising from this qualification include professional posts in community health care settings, advancing practice and supporting the management of general practice care.
With this postgraduate qualification, you can pursue several career paths, such as leading a team and progressing to specialise in your chosen field as an advancing practitioner. Alternatively, you may decide to go into management or clinical academic research.
After completing the postgraduate diploma, you can top up your qualification by undertaking a dissertation year and accomplishing an MSc in specialist practice.
*Subject to approval
Graduates can also use the qualification to enter a range of other careers. Some of these roles may require relevant experience and/or postgraduate study. Some possible careers include:
Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2023-2024 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the web page on www.gov.uk for information.
The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.
There may be some additional or optional costs associated with this course. These will be published after approval of the programme.
For details of how to apply for this course, please choose your status from the options below:
Please contact the programme leader for details of the application procedure. You can find their name, email address and phone number in the Programme Contacts section of this page.
Please contact the programme leader for details of the application procedure. You can find their name, email address and phone number in the Programme Contacts section of this page.
Teaching staff on the PgDip Community Specialist Practice (General Practice Nursing) course use blended approaches to learning that combine direct and online techniques. These combined methods aim to extend your previous professional practice education so that you can develop, contribute to and improve the quality of nursing in the general practice setting.
To reflect the NMC's Standards for Specialist Education and Practice, this course splits theory (40%) and practice learning (60%). Lectures will introduce relevant theory, and your understanding will be developed and extended through seminar discussions, presentations, simulations delivered by tutors, group workshops and tutorials. In the practice setting, an appropriately qualified and experienced practitioner (Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor) will develop a programme of learning and experience for you. They will also be responsible for monitoring and assessing your competence.
As well as attending face-to-face sessions, you'll need to use our virtual learning environment, Moodle, to access learning resources like podcasts and video presentations. Additionally, to succeed in this course, you'll also need to engage in self-directed study regularly, for instance, by preparing for seminars and reading around your subject.
Assessment takes various forms, including essays, reports, portfolios, critical reflection, presentations and exams, including objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE). We use different assessment strategies depending on the module's intended learning outcomes.
Disclaimer
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.
The academic staff detailed above teach across a range of courses in this subject area and may not teach on this course specifically.
nursing@bolton.ac.uk
N.Kendall@bolton.ac.uk
enquiries@bolton.ac.uk
+44 (0)1204 903903
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