Specialist Practice (Health and Justice Nursing) PgDip course
Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, UK
Course overview
Become an independent prescriber within your scope of practice, gaining an academic award and two professional awards (SPQ Specialist Practice in Health and Justice Nursing and Non-medical Prescribing (V300)).
Key highlights
- Become an independent prescriber within your scope of practice
- Leads to an academic award plus two professional awards
- Includes the SPQ Specialist Practice in Health and Justice Nursing
- Includes the Non-medical Prescribing (V300) qualification
Entry requirements
- Additional condition: professional_registration — You must: have an NMC-valid registration as a registered first-level nurse and at least one year's experience post-registration in the field in which you intend to practice (to meet the NMP entry crit…
- Additional condition: work_experience — …intend to practice (to meet the NMP entry criteria, you must have 3 years' experience post-qualifying at the point of commencing the NMP module which starts in January of Year 1 if studying full-time…
- Additional condition: interview — …full-time or January of year 2 if studying part-time) be successful at interview have a degree or RPL equivalent be professionally practising in a role where there is an identified need to prescribe be app…
Scholarships
Academic Excellence Award
You may be able to benefit from a 20% discount towards your course fees for postgraduate degrees (on campus and online).
Up to 20% of feesAlumni Scholarship
You are eligible for a £1,000 alumni scholarship.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Specialist practitioner in health and justice nursing
- Nurse independent prescriber
- Prison healthcare nurse
- Custody nurse
- Forensic mental health nurse
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,130 per year | International: £16,150 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Teesside University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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