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MSc General Practice Nursing

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    MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

The course has been specifically designed to advance the skills of registered nurses who work within a general practice setting.

The curriculum reflects the changing nature of the health and social care systems and supports the development of skills in interprofessional and multi-organisational working. This course will equip you with the complex and specialised knowledge and skills required to plan, deliver and evaluate excellent person-centered care within the community setting. With a number of pathways and optional modules to choose from, the course offers you the flexibility to adapt your learning based upon your own individual needs. Studying with students from other pathways will help develop your skills in multidisciplinary team working.

You will:

  • Gain specialist knowledge and skills required within a Practice Nurse role, underpinned by the RCGP framework (RCGP 2012) General Practice Nurse competencies
  • Enhance your professional role within a General Practice Nursing setting
  • Develop advanced leadership skills to help support service improvements
  • Develop skills in interprofessional and multi-organisational working

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a second-class honours degree (2:2) in a related discipline area.

Essential registration and professional experience

  • Registration of an adult nurse on part one of the Nursing and Midwifery Council register (NMC)
  • Employment of an appropriate nursing position with an appropriate organisation (working within community/primary care/ general practice)
  • Have at least one years of experience to comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for the V300 – Non-medical prescribing qualification (NMC 2018)
  • Be practicing in, and have appropriate experience of, an environment where there is an identified need for the individual to regularly use independent, and/or supplementary prescribing (for example General Practice)

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Fees

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Student Destinations

On successful completion of this course, you will have the opportunity to apply for Senior Practice Nurse and leadership roles, become a Nurse Practitioner, a Nurse Prescriber. You could also move into education/teaching, management or research.

Module Details

Core modules

Principles and Foundations of Integrated Care

Developing Healthy Communities and Integrated Practice

Specialist Practice – General Practice Nursing

Plus 45 credits from the following 15 credit modules

Compassionate Digital Integrated Care

Leading, Developing and Designing Integrated Systems

Non-medical Prescribing – Independent Prescribing Practice

Non-medical Prescribing – Independent Prescribing Theory

Quality Improvement in Integrated Care

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

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