Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship - Child
University of HertfordshireUniversity of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Course overview
Apprenticeship Standard: Registered Nurse Final Award: BSc (Hons) Nursing Children’s Nursing is a highly skilled, rewarding and caring profession where you can make a real difference to people’s lives. Through child nursing apprenticeships, you’ll promote health and deliver whole-person care to children and young people in hospitals, community settings and at home. This pre-registration programme provides the specialist knowledge and skills required to support children and their families, as well as to educate and empower them throughout their healthcare journey.
Half the Child Nursing Degree Apprenticeship course is delivered at the University, where you will gain a strong theoretical foundation in nursing practice. The other half takes place in a variety of clinical environments, where y
Key highlights
- Pre-registration programme leading to BSc (Hons) Nursing as a Registered Nurse
- Degree apprenticeship following the Registered Nurse apprenticeship standard
- Half of the course is spent in varied clinical environments
- Half delivered at university, building a strong theoretical foundation
- Care for children in hospitals, community settings and at home
- Specialist skills to support, educate and empower children and families
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 (Children's)
- Paediatric Staff Nurse
- Community Children's Nurse
- Neonatal Nurse
- School 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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