STUDY
Postgraduate Diploma Specialist Practitioner - District Nursing
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Institution code: | S82 |
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UCAS code: | N/A |
Start date: | September 2023 |
Duration: | Full time, one year |
Location: | Ipswich |
Typical Offer: | Please see entry requirements |
Institution code: | S82 |
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UCAS code: | N/A |
Start date: | September 2023 |
Duration: | Full time, one year |
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Location: | Ipswich |
Typical Offer: | Please see entry requirements |
Institution code: | S82 |
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UCAS code: | N/A |
Start date: | September 2024 |
Duration: | Full-time one year |
Location: | Ipswich |
Typical Offer: | Please see entry requirements |
Institution code: | S82 |
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UCAS code: | N/A |
Start date: | September 2024 |
Duration: | Full-time one year |
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Location: | Ipswich |
Typical Offer: | Please see entry requirements |
Overview
This program is grounded in three core values:
- The delivery of patient and family-centered care.
- Student-centered learning.
- Practice-focused development.
Additional contributory values include collaboration, partnership, professional expertise, and innovation. These values shape and inform both the theory and practice to ensure the delivery of high-quality care in a rapidly changing and diverse primary care environment.
Practitioners who enroll in this program will be highly motivated and demonstrate a strong commitment to developing District/Home Nursing practice through the integration of critically appraised evidence with professional expertise. It is expected that students will bring a wealth of previous experience that will be utilized, challenged, and built upon. The program adopts a facilitative approach to learning, with a focus on supporting the practice element at the core of the program.
The curriculum of this program has been developed to prepare practitioners to meet the demands of advanced practice in the contemporary context of primary health care. All modules are mandatory and align with the Standards for Specialist Education and Practice (District Nursing), endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. They are also mapped against the education and practice standards developed for District Nursing by the Queen's Nursing Institute (2015).
The core learning outcomes specified by the NMC SPQ standards encompass:
- Clinical nursing practice.
- Care and program management.
- Clinical practice leadership.
- Clinical practice development.
The 4 Domains of the QNI/QNIS standards for District Nursing are:
- Clinical Care.
- Leadership and Operational Management.
- Facilitation of Learning.
- Evidence, Research, and Development.
Course Modules
Downloadable information regarding all University of Suffolk courses, including Key Facts, Course Aims, Course Structure and Assessment, is available in the Definitive Course Records.
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This module is 20 credits.
This module is 20 credits.
This module is 40 credits.
This module is 40 credits.
There are also three practice elements assessed at three set points during the programme. These practice elements are non-credited.
Course Modules 2024
Downloadable information regarding all University of Suffolk courses, including Key Facts, Course Aims, Course Structure and Assessment, is available in the Definitive Course Records.
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This module is 20 credits.
This module is 20 credits.
This module is 40 credits.
This module is 40 credits.
There are also three practice elements assessed at three set points during the programme. These practice elements are non-credited.
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WHY SUFFOLK
16th place in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards for Best Facilities 2023
WUSCA 20235th place in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards for Career Prospects 2023
WUSCA 202314th place in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards for Student Support 2023
WUSCA 2023Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements 2024/25
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Career Opportunities
On successful completion of the programme students will be eligible to have their specialist practice qualification and prescribing qualification recorded with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Here are some potential career paths:
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District Nurse Specialist
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Clinical Nurse Manager
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Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)
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Healthcare Manager/Administrator
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Educator/Trainer
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Clinical Researcher
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Policy Advocate/Analyst
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Quality Improvement Specialist
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Home Health Agency Manager
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Health Consultant
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Clinical Supervisor
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Telehealth Nurse
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Global Health Nurse
Facilities and Resources
The Health and Wellbeing building provides students with a variety of state-of-the-art clinical simulation facilities, including two simulated hospital wards, a midwifery birthing unit, physiotherapy teaching spaces, a sports and exercise facility and a working radiography imaging suite. The building also hosts the Institute of Health and Wellbeing Research and the Integrated Care Academy.
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