PGDip Community Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification - District Nursing

• Students must be NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) registered nurse (level 1) with at least one year’s post registration experience with relevant professional registration, capable of safe and effective practice at the level of proficiency appropriate to the NMC approved Community Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification (SPQ) programme.

• Applicants must possess level 2/GCSE at grade C+/4 in an English based subject and maths or equivalent.

• Applicants that do not meet this entry criteria will be signposted to the university’s GCSE equivalency tests. The minimum academic entry requirement is a first degree or the ability to study at academic level 7.

• Applicants must provide an employer reference and evidence of either a full-time or part-time post (minimum 30 hours) with an appropriate primary care placement for the duration of the programme with support of the employer to provide the protected learning time to complete the programme.

As specialists in community nursing District Nursing (DN) and General Practice Nursing (GPN) hold similar generalist skills and support the delivery of healthcare within the same practice population in primary care and it is therefore important that they learn and share ideas together within modules. This is important as their roles support the shift of care from secondary to primary care and hence there is a crossover within certain field specific modules.

In clinical practice students will have the opportunity to experience a minimum of 5 alternative placement experiences in order to enable them to experience the breadth of health care services relating to their field of practice. This provides an opportunity for collaborative working across multi-professionals that enhance the understanding of differing roles within the primary healthcare arena.

You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate on-site programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.

Self-funded:

If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.

Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.

Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.

Charitable Funding:

You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts; please see the following websites Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Action. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.