Clinical Community Nursing

Entry requirements

For entry requirements, please visit the PGCert Clinical Community Nurse course page.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Our PGCert Clinical Community Nursing combines Non-medical Prescribing (NMP) and Advanced Clinical Examination (ACE). This will enable you to develop clinical examination skills which will complement your NMP qualification.

Community nurses work with adults of all ages and communities. They work across many different organisations and settings. These include:

• Primary care
• Social care
• Third sector organisations
• Hospitals (including mental health)
• Hospices
• Prisons
• Other community services

Community nurses ensure that patients receive the right care, at the right time, every time. On our course, you'll develop skills that promote autonomous practice. You'll also develop critical thinking and evidence-based practice. Community nurses work independently, and with others, to deliver care in line with agreed plans. They will have a wide breadth of knowledge and a flexible, portable skill set to serve local health populations.

The two modules that make up the PG Certificate are the NMP and ACE modules. The NMP module consists of 13 taught days, 13 directed study days and 90 clinical hours. The ACE module consists of 8 taught days. You'll have a variety of learning opportunities including live lectures, group seminars, practical clinical skills work and directed study.

Why study with us?

• This course has been designed by combining two complementary modules and is unique to UCLan for community nurses.

• We recently invested £200m in new buildings and facilities, including a dedicated Student Centre at the heart of the Preston Campus

• UCLan was ranked third in the UK for the mental health support we give to our students. (2022, HUMEN University Mental Health League Table)

Future careers in Clinical Community Nursing:

The PGCert Clinical Community Nursing will support community nurses in being highly trained to deliver safe and responsive nursing care in and across a wide range of health and care settings.

Community Nurses will be further empowered to work independently, and with others within defined parameters. This will enable them to diagnose and prescribe care in line with agreed plans.

Community Nurses work with adults of all ages in organisations including primary care, social care, third sector organisations, hospitals. These include mental health, hospices, prisons, and other community services. This qualification will ensure that patients receive the right care, at the right time, every time.

Fees and funding

For fees and funding, please visit the PGCert Clinical Community Nurse course page.