Advanced Practice - Community Children’s Nursing

PgDip | MSc
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Postgraduate

If you are a registered nurse looking to develop a specialised, higher level of knowledge and skills required for specialist and advanced practice within community children nursing role then this course is for you.

The PgDip/MSc Advanced Practice course will equip you with contemporary knowledge to take forward the rapidly changing healthcare agenda and make a positive difference when delivering family and child centred, high-quality care with children and young people in the community.

This route is for nurses to gain the contemporary theoretical expertise required when delivering complex holistic care for children and young people (CYP) within community children's services. Practitioners will develop critical perspectives and specialist knowledge when leading and delivering high quality, safe effective care when managing complex situations and clinical needs across an evolving CYP community landscape.  

The Community Children Nurse (CCN) programme will enhance your autonomous practice when delivering complex care to CYP within community settings and when working across various organisations within health, education, social care and other agencies. Successful completion of this course will provide you with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Specialist Practice Qualification (SPQ) annotation, for Community Children’s Nursing.

If you are considering a postgraduate study option starting in September 2025 or January 2026, then please be aware application deadlines are in place which may affect your first choice of start date or course selection.

Currently, we are the only provider of this NMC approved award in Scotland.

Mode of Study

  • Online Learning

Mode of Attendance

  • Part Time

Start Date

September

Course Length

36 months

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