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Course Overview

This framework is for graduates and practitioners who wish to develop their careers in the broad field of health and care systems. You can personalize your learning to your own situation, for example, mental health, social care, infection control, acute care, or community health. You can also sign up to study single modules.

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registered nurses already working in, or wishing to work in, the community can undertake a specified group of modules that allows them to achieve a community qualification or registration recognised by the NMC in District Nursing, Health Visiting or School Nursing.

There are two core modules that you undertake to enable you to work towards a PgCert. You then have the option to study modules that are appropriate to your desired option or professional background.

The routes in the Person-Centred Practice Framework seek to influence and enable the transformative processes of personal and professional development through engagement, facilitation, and evaluation of person-centered teaching and learning approaches. It is designed to meet the professional needs of practitioners from all disciplines working in a variety of different health and care system settings. The framework is innovative and interactive, emphasizing the application of theory to your practice context. It will enable you to critically engage with, evaluate and synthesize the evidence and research to promote the development and enhancement of person-centred culture and practice. This develops a pro-active, transformative and reflective approach to meeting the health and social needs of individuals, families, groups and populations.

We are proud of the varied and progressive approaches to learning which we offer and international students are particularly welcome to apply.

Entry Requirement 

Standard entry: Graduate Diploma Integrated Community Nursing: All applicants must be Registered Nurses (Part 1- adult, mental health or learning disabilities) with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). A degree is not required. Normally be employed as a Band 5 nurse (Level 5 of the NES Career Framework for Health), working within a community or primary care context. Have access to a Clinical Guide to support their learning and development.

Non-standard entry: Graduate Diploma Integrated Community Nursing: In line with the university policy of seeking to offer opportunities to candidates regardless of their personal background and level of educational attainment, the programme team will promote entry to the programme for all learners. Practically this means that the programme team will consider: 

  • Candidates who have no formal degree level qualification but can demonstrate substantive professional experience and suitable CPD outcomes.
  • Applications for non-standard entry will be assessed by the Programme Team and will be based on the following criteria:
  • Evidence of appropriate work experience and supporting CPD activity which maps against the SCQF level descriptors for level 9; 
  • A statement of what the applicant has learnt from the above activity, showing how the learning has been at the equivalent of SCQF level 9;
  • Supporting statement from your employer.

It may be appropriate for applicants without academic qualifications to be admitted initially as an associate learner. Should they be successful in their first module as an associate learner, they may then transfer to the full programme.

International: Where your honours degree has not been studied in English, you will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 6.5 and no individual component score below 6.0

Fees

SCOT/UK/EU/International Student fee:

Part-time: £885 per 20 credit module
Dissertation: £1320


This information was accurate on : 16/04/2021
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