
Tissue Viability
Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom
Course overview
This Postgraduate Certificate provides an in-depth understanding of the scientific, clinical and person-centred foundations of wound healing and tissue viability. Students develop expertise in wound assessment, prevention, complex wound management, infection control, nutrition, risk assessment, ethical decision-making and evaluation of evidence-based interventions. The programme integrates scientific knowledge with holistic, patient-centred approaches to optimise outcomes across acute and chronic wounds.
It is designed for nurses working in acute, community, primary care or specialist tissue viability services who wish to enhance clinical leadership and deliver high-quality wound care.
Key highlights
- Covers scientific, clinical and person-centred foundations of wound healing
- Builds expertise in wound assessment, prevention and complex wound management
- Includes infection control, nutrition, risk assessment and ethical decision-making
- Trains evaluation of evidence-based interventions for acute and chronic wounds
- Designed for nurses in acute, community, primary or specialist services
- Develops clinical leadership for delivering high-quality wound care
Scholarships
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary
Approximately £1500 depending on funding available.
Early Confirmation Award
Funding Amount - £1500
Up to £1,500International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
Year one award of between £2000 and £5000.
Up to £2,000International Undergraduate Scholarships
This award is £3500 (fee rate 1) for first year of study; £4000 (fee rate 2) for first year of study.
INTO Progressors Scholarship
£1500 reduction in tuition fees for first year of study.
Up to £1,500LLB Senior Status International Scholarship
Scholarships Value - £4000
Up to £4,000Queen's Loyalty Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesQueen’s Family Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesRoyal Academy of Engineering: Engineering Leaders Scholarship Programme
Funding Amount: £5000 - £10,000
Up to £5,000The Burdett Trust MSc Nursing Scholarships
For Home Students: Tuition fees £7,665 Stipend £10,250. For International Students: Tuition fees £24,295 Stipend £17,000
Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Postgraduate Taught
Value: 50% of tuition fees paid for up to a maximum of two years.
Up to 50% of feesVice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Undergraduate
50% reduction on full tuition fees paid for all years of a programme, up to a maximum of four years (including advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3).
Up to 50% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist
- Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Lead
- Community Nurse
- Wound Care Nurse Practitioner
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 Queen's University Belfast, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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