Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship - Learning Disability
University of HertfordshireUniversity of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Course overview
Apprenticeship Standard: Registered Nurse Final Award: BSc (Hons) Nursing As a Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities) apprentice, you’ll have the challenging yet rewarding job of caring for people with a range of special needs. This pre-registration course gives you the knowledge, skills and attitudes to enhance a person’s health and wellbeing, and improve or maintain a range of complex developmental, physical, psychological and mental health needs. You’ll work in partnership with people with learning disabilities, their families, carers and other health and social care professionals.
Ultimately, you’ll help people with learning disabilities to live a life that’s as fulfilling as possible. As with our other nursing courses, you’ll take a variety of clinical work placements. Registered Nu
Key highlights
- Degree apprenticeship leading to a BSc (Hons) Nursing award
- Pre-registration route to becoming a Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities)
- Follows the Registered Nurse apprenticeship standard
- Variety of clinical work placements throughout the course
- Covers complex developmental, physical, psychological and mental health needs
- Work alongside families, carers and health and social care professionals
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 96-168 — 96-168 UCAS Points A Levels Must achieve a minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points to include at least 2 'A' levels.
- UCAS tariff points: 96 — 96-168 UCAS Points A Levels Must achieve a minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points to include at least 2 'A' levels.
- GCSE: C/4 or above — to include Mathematics, English
- Access to HE Diploma — normally 6 level 2 credits in numeracy and 6 in literacy
- Additional condition: interview — …demonstration of the NHS constitution’s “Values and Behaviours”, satisfactory interviews, numeracy and literacy test, health screening and the Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) checks.
- Additional condition: dbs_check — …satisfactory interviews, numeracy and literacy test, health screening and the Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) checks.
Scholarships
Dannenberg Scholarship (BEng)
£1,000 (or share of)
Jarvis Centenary Scholarship
£5,000 (over three years of study: £1,000 in the first year, £2,000 each in the second and third years) with at least one site visit or period of work experience with Jarvis Homes
Up to £5,000Kurt Dannenberg Bursary
£1,000 (or share of)
Up to £1,000Professor Peter Lines Scholarship
Value: £1,000
Up to £1,000The Janice Ann McNaughton Bursary
£3,000 (paid in the first year of study)
Up to £3,000The Judges' and High Sheriffs' Scholarship
two students will be awarded £1,500 each
Up to £1,500
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities)
- Community Learning Disability Nurse
- Learning Disability Liaison Nurse
- Specialist Learning Disability Nurse
- Forensic Learning Disability Nurse
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 University of Hertfordshire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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