PgCert Neonatal Care: Qualified in Speciality
Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Course overview
The programme is designed as multiprofessional mode of study, to enrich your knowledge of different aspects of neonatal care provision across the various professions involved in delivery of holistic neonatal and family centred care. We aim to provide you with a teaching, learning and assessment experience that allows you to develop as a reflective practitioner who is in possession of in-depth knowledge of neonatal physiology and pathophysiology. This understanding will also incorporate the application of global evidence-based care strategies which will support you in becoming a knowledgeable, competent, and skilled professional in your field of practice.
It also aims to develop you as a critical thinker. We aim to provide you with teaching and learning experiences that will support your growth and development as a reflective and critical thinker who can apply research skills to neonatal care and contribute positively to neonatal practice. This learning opportunity will not only focus on training for the demands of professional practice, but it will also explore the moral responsibilities that come with local, national and global citizenship.
Key highlights
- Multiprofessional study across professions delivering neonatal and family-centred care
- In-depth study of neonatal physiology and pathophysiology
- Applies global evidence-based care strategies to neonatal practice
- Develops research skills and critical, reflective thinking for neonatal care
- Explores moral responsibilities of local, national and global citizenship
Entry requirements
- Additional condition: professional_registration — …Profession and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or country specific professional registration body is required.
Scholarships
Harilela Scholarship
Successful applicants will be awarded £2,500 towards the cost of their fees, paid directly to the University’s fees office.
Up to £2,500June Scholarship
We have partial scholarships available for self-funded international applicants starting a course at Edinburgh Napier in June.
Careers this course leads to
- Neonatal Nurse (Qualified in Speciality)
- Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse
- Neonatal Midwife
- Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- Neonatal Transport Nurse
Cost of study
UK/Home: £1,835
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 Edinburgh Napier University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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