Overview

Community Specialist Practitioner (Children's Nursing) (Full-Time) at Northumbria University is an exciting opportunity to develop yourself into a community specialist practitioner to further develop and improve services for babies, children, young people, and their families.

Key facts

As a Children’s Community Nurse (CCN) your role is pivotal in supporting babies, children, young people, and their families through their early years, very often with life limiting, life threatening, complex, and acute health needs. We know there has been a steep rise in the complexity of the care needed in recent years and with this comes complex ethical decision making, enhanced technology and working across multiple agencies including health, education, social care, private and voluntary agencies. This programme will enhance your current skills and knowledge, developing your autonomy, decision making and leadership skills and critical approach in further developing services to meet the growing needs of babies, children, young people, and their families. We hope that you will enjoy learning in a stimulating environment with other passionate practitioners where you can learn from others experience as well as through activity and work-based learning.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills for Community Specialist Practice
Advancing Community Specialist Practice Through Leadership
Non-Medical Prescribing
Enhancing Care for Adults Living with Frailty and Multimorbidity across the life course
Transforming Community Specialist Practice through Research, Policy, Evidence and Evaluation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-06 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Nursing View 234 other Masters in Nursing in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

They are a NMC registered Nurse (level 1).
A previous BSc Degree at 2:2 or above OR Demonstrate the ability to study at level 7 through previous academic achievement, such as accredited module completion.
Please note that RPEL (Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning) can be used by applicants without the required academic accreditation, to demonstrate their suitability to undertake the course, in the form of a portfolio submission as part of the application to the University.
Applicants must additionally evidence:
A valid UK driving license with appropriate insurance for business use (if required by role).
Employer support to practice learning, including protected learning time and be appropriately supported throughout the programme.
A DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) enhanced certificate issued within 2 years of applying to the programme.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

13232 GBP / year

≈ 13232 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

6633 GBP / year

≈ 6633 GBP / year

Living costs

Newcastle upon Tyne

United Kingdom

560 - 991 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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