This blended learning apprenticeship course is designed for those interested in becoming a nurse in child healthcare services. It offers a flexible learning approach, combining digital technologies and practical experience. The course is progressively demanding, with 30 hours of week spent on clinical practice or university. The course is progressively demanding, and once qualified, students can apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and work as a Registered Nurse for Children.
University of Huddersfield
Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Blended Learning Child BSc Hons
Entry Requirements
- Designed for those interested in becoming a nurse in North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Cheshire and Merseyside, North West, Cumbria or North Lincolnshire.
- Offers a flexible learning approach while working in child healthcare services.
- Develops essential skills, values, and confidence for caring for children, young people, and their families.
- Supports a training in practice approach, with one day of work for the host organization and 30 hours of week on clinical practice or university placement.
- Eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and work as a Registered Nurse for Children.
- Provides a flexible study method using digital technologies and practical, hands-on experience.
- Allows practical placements in acute settings close to home and in community settings.
- Includes borrowing a clinical skills kit and first-hand experiences from service users and carers.
- Online learning through seminars, group work, and an online community.
- Encourages independent, self-directed study to develop confidence in self-discipline and organisational skills
- The University’s new Daphne Steele Building will open in 2024, enhancing child nursing students' learning.
Career Prospects
Potential employment prospects include working in local and national hospitals, the community, and children's hospices. Child nurses work in newborn and paediatric critical care units, children's community nursing teams, and regional children's specialist centers.
Following qualification, there is a wide range of professional development opportunities available, which may lead to positions as a health visitor, school nurse, or nurse specialty post.
Course Details
Year 1
Becoming a Professional - Child Nursing (Blended Learning)
Introduction to Child Nursing (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 1 (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 2 (Blended Learning)
Understanding Knowledge and Evidence for Nursing (Blended Learning)
Year 2
Developing as a Professional (Blended Learning)
Developing Critical Knowledge and Skills in Child Nursing (Blended Learning)
Developing Research Knowledge and Evidence for Child Nursing Practice (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 3 (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 4 (Blended Learning)
Year 3
Being a Professional (Blended Learning)
Enhancing Knowledge and Skills in Child Nursing (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 5 (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 6 (Blended Learning)
Using Evidence and Research to Enhance Child Nursing Practice (Blended Learning)
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