Liverpool John Moores University: Child Nursing with Registered Nurse Status

Name: Child Nursing with Registered Nurse Status
Author: Liverpool John Moores University

Institution	Liverpool John Moores University View institution profile
Department	School of Nursing and Allied Health
Web	https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/
Email	courses@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone	0151 231 5090
Study type	Taught

Summary

Join our accelerated two-year degree programme to qualify as a Registered Child Nurse. You must hold an undergraduate degree (Level 6) in any field and have health or social care experience to apply.

Join a multi award winning school: 'Nurse Education Provider of the Year (pre-registration)' 2021 Winner and 'Best Student Experience' 2020 Winner. Student Nursing Times Awards
Clinical work experience with four placements guaranteed per year in a wide variety of healthcare settings
£4m invested in the Faculty's teaching and learning environment, including £1.6m developing professional-standard clinical practice suites
While on placement, you will have a dedicated study day each week giving you the opportunity for contact and support at all times
£5,000 per year grant as standard for Child Nursing students living in England, Wales and Northern Ireland plus another £2,000 for students with dependent children (eligibility criteria apply)
Start month: September
Campus location: City Campus
UCAS course code: PCN1

This professionally-accredited, pre-registration degree will give you the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to deliver safe and effective nursing practice while working with children and young people and their families in a range of environments, from acute settings and within patient's homes to schools and specialist centres. Children's and young people's nursing is also called paediatric nursing.

This course is also available as degree apprenticeship with selected partners, open to their current employees only. If you work for an NHS Trust or organisation and would like to learn more about our nursing degree apprenticeships, please contact our Admissions Team: health@ljmu.ac.uk

You may also be interested in MSc Mental Health Nursing. If you don't hold an undergraduate degree, please visit our BSc (Hons) Nursing pages: Adult, Child, Mental Health.

This course is currently undergoing its scheduled programme review, which may impact the advertised modules. Programme review is a standard part of the University’s approach to quality assurance and enhancement, enabling us to ensure that our courses remain up to date and maintain their high standard and relevancy.

Once the review is completed, this course website page will be updated to reflect any approved changes to the advertised course. These approved changes will also be communicated to those who apply for the course to ensure they wish to proceed with their application. Developed in response to the current Advanced Health Care Practice agenda, this well-established Advanced Healthcare programme enables you to specialise in your area of expertise.

MSc

Full-Time, 2 years starts Sep 2024

Level

RQF Level 7

Entry requirements

Undergraduate degree:
-A first honours degree (normally 2:2 or above) in any subject - it does not need to be related to allied health
-Any overseas qualifications should be equivalent to UK qualifications which meet our entry requirements. If you have completed your degree outside the UK, we will require a clear copy of your degree documentation to ensure UK ENIC comparability. Please note that all applicants who are invited to interview will be required to present their original degree documentation

GCSEs and equivalents:
-English and Maths GCSE at grade A* - C / 4-9 (please contact our Admissions team if you have equivalent qualifications)

Relevant work experience:
-Applicants must be able to demonstrate a minimum of 770 hours healthcare experience (approximately six months full-time work) in their chosen field within the past 5 years. This can be through either paid or voluntary work, but must be verifiable by a supervisor or line manager.
-We are looking for evidence of voluntary, paid or life experiences of caring for children and young people and their families and carers. Experience of caring for children and young people of various ages as well as those children and young people who have a range of physical and intellectual ability is an advantage for those candidates applying for the child nursing programme.

International requirements:
-If English is not your first language, IELTS (Academic) with an overall score of 7.0, including at least 6.5 in the writing section and at least 7.0 in the reading, listening and speaking sections. The university may be able to accept alternative English Language qualifications from applicants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) on a case by case basis in line with the appropriate Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines

Extra Requirements:
-Please be advised that Maths, English (including IELTS if required) and 770 hours of experience is required at the point of application
-International applicants who require a student visa are not eligible to apply for the course.

Occupational English Test (OET):
We’ll accept an OET examination certificate that confirms you achieved
-at least a grade C+ in the writing section
-at least a grade B in the reading, listening and speaking sections

Location

Liverpool John Moores University
Student Recruitment and Admissions
Exchange Station
Tithebarn Street
Liverpool
L2 2QP

Fees

England	9250 GBP for Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250 GBP for Year 1
Scotland	9250 GBP for Year 1
Wales	9250 GBP for Year 1

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