School of Nursing

PGDip Community Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification (General Practice Nursing)

PGDip Full-time 1 year, Part-time 2 years

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PGDip
Start date(s)
September 2024, September 2025
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Course length
Full-time (1 year),Part-time (2 years)
Campus location
University: City Campus
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Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

Students must be NMC 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 math 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. Self-funding and self-employed applicants must provide evidence of a suitable primary care placement for the duration of the programme. Applicants will be required to provide a signed declaration of good health and character signed by applicant and employer, in line with NMC Guidance (NMC 2019), this will be verified by the course lead and the admissions team during admission and recruitment process. Self-employed / self-funding applicants will be given the opportunity of applying for enhanced DBS through the university DBS team (nominal fee applies). As part of the SPQ programme you will be undertaking the NMC approved independent/supplementary (V300) prescribing programme, for this, applicants must have been registered with the NMC for a minimum of one year prior to application for entry onto the SPQ programme. You will also require an experienced prescriber with suitable equivalent qualifications for the programme who is willing to assess you for 90 hours of prescribing practice. Upon application you are requested to complete a Prescribing Entry Requirements form (PER) to verify eligibility. You will also require a practice assessor who is an experienced registered nurse with SPQ qualification to support you throughout the programme (in accordance with Standards for Supervision and Assessment, NMC 2018). You will need to provide the details of the practice assessor which will be verified by the course lead. • Recognition of prior learning (RPL) will be considered on an individual basis as per the University’s RPL guidance and professional regulation Standards for Post Registration Programmes (NMC, 2022).

Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

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.

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