Postgraduate Diploma Community Specialist Practice: District Nursing (Independent and Supplementary Prescribing Route)
University of GreenwichAvery Hill Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Develop your knowledge, skills and confidence to autonomously manage services, complex patients within the context of integrated care Equip you with the knowledge to promote health and well-being and prevent ill health Equip you to safely assess people’s abilities and needs using clinical and diagnostic reasoning to inform differential diagnosis Enable you to lead support and manage teams at local and system level Enable you to critically evaluate evidence and lead on improvements in safety and
Key highlights
- Independent and supplementary prescribing route built into the programme
- Builds autonomy to manage services and complex patients in integrated care
- Clinical and diagnostic reasoning to inform differential diagnosis
- Prepares you to lead and manage teams at local and system level
- Focus on health promotion, well-being and preventing ill health
- Critically evaluate evidence and lead improvements in safety
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
Scholarships
Mister Gees Foundation Bursary
We are grateful to the Mister Gees Foundation, who are sponsoring a bursary worth £5,000 to a student enrolled on MSc Water, Waste and Environmental Engineering.
Up to £5,000
Careers this course leads to
- District Nurse
- Community Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing)
- Community Nursing Team Leader
- Nurse Independent Prescriber
- Community Matron
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 Greenwich, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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