PG Dip Community Nursing Specialist Practice (District Nursing)
Introduction
Build on the knowledge, skills and experience you have gained as a qualified nurse, with this Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved course.
District nursing is central in the delivery of quality integrated healthcare, with district nurses leading teams of community nurses and support workers and providing vital care for people in their own homes and community settings.
As a graduate, you'll have a community nursing specialist practice qualification in the field of district nursing, and the nurse independent/supplementary prescribing qualification (V300).
Key facts
Facilities
Outstanding student support
As a postgraduate student at ARU you’ll benefit from:
- award-winning learning facilities
- expert staff who will guide your research interests and career development
- full use of our IT and library facilities, with library resources accessible 24/7 online
- support, should you need it, with study skills, careers advice, health and wellbeing, and more.
Nurse Education Provider of the Year
We’re proud to have been shortlisted for the Nurse Education Provider of the Year award in 2023.
Accreditation
Nursing & Midwifery Council
This is a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved course giving a community nursing specialist practice qualification in the field of district nursing, and the nurse independent/supplementary prescribing qualification (V300).
Careers
Successful completion of our postgraduate diploma enables you to register with the NMC as a community nursing SPQ in district nursing.
As a graduate, you’ll have advanced skills and will be able to undertake the role of a district nurse, or develop your role further in community practice..
We're here Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm (please note we close at 3.30pm on the first and third Thursday of the month for staff training), and Friday 9am-4.30pm.
Vibrant campuses
Choose where you study: we offer this degree course in the heart of Cambridge and Chelmsford.