Overview

If you’re a registered adult nurse, this Community Specialist Practitioner - District Nursing qualification at Leeds Beckett University will enable you to specialise as a district nurse. You'll be able to record the qualifications of specialist practitioner in district nursing and independent and supplementary prescriber with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC).

Career

Upon graduation, you will be able to record your qualification with the NMC as a specialist practitioner, district nurse. You will also be qualified to work in specialist community nursing roles, such as palliative care nursing. After graduating, you could also work towards our MSc Health & Community Care by completing a dissertation.

District Nurse

Community Nurse

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Compassionate Leadership
Public Health in Practice
Understanding Social Research & Evaluation
Non-Medical Prescribing
Becoming an Autonomous Specialist Practitioner - District Nurse

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-20 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

79

OR

4

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PTE Academic

48

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OTE

120

IELTS

6

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Medicine Nursing Community Development View 210 other Masters in Nursing in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

79

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4

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48

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OTE

120

IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should have NMC first level registration (Adult), at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subject of Health and be able to evidence recent professional development. Applicants who do not meet this academic requirement are advised to undertake the Professional Profile Development module in order to apply for recognition of prior (experiential) learning.
Applicants will also need to secure a suitable practice placement in order to undertake the course. Applicants need to have consolidated their pre-registration nursing outcomes and to have gained a deeper understanding in relevant professional practice.
All places are subject to pre-employment checks which include references, DBS check and health clearance. These checks will be undertaken by your employer and you will receive further communication from them regarding this

Tuition Fees

Additional Details

Fees for this course are not yet confirmed.

Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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