PGCert Critical Care Nursing

• Applicants must be currently employed within a UK critical care environment and remain in that employment throughout the duration of the course.
• Applicants can only do this course with the permission and support of their employers. Applicants must hold a professional registration in nursing and be active on the NMC register.
• Applicants will normally have 18 months critical care experience. Applicants with a minimum of 12 months experience will be considered if appropriate evidence of professional development is provided (e.g. completion of CC3N Step Competencies).
• Students will be required to attend 150 hours of placements in clinical practice and undertake clinical competency assessments⁵.
• The Course Director will use discretion to accept applications based on previous experience.

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Funding opportunities including scholarships available

Completion of the course may allow you to apply for senior positions within critical care. The clinically relevant nature of the course, which aims to directly develop professional practice skills, enhances potential for gaining advanced positions within the field of critical care nursing. Graduate employability is designed to be increased not only through the enhancement of advanced skills but also by the development of leadership, entrepreneurial and communication skills which allow graduates to contribute to service development and facilitate the professional development of colleagues within the multidisciplinary team.

• Advanced Health Assessment Practice – 20 credits
• Fundamental Principles of Critical Care Nursing – 20 credits
• Applied Practice of Critical Care Nursing – 20 credits