Awards
Target Award
Accreditation
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Programme Offerings
Full-Time
F2F-JMU-JAN
F2F-JMU-SEP
Educational Aims of the Course
In partnership with NHS stakeholders, the PG Diploma programme aims to provide: A contemporary approach to the development of the specialist community practitioner in District Nursing, who will be fit for practice, fit for purpose, fit for award and fit for professional standing. A programme of academic rigour that meets the requirements of: Liverpool John Moores University; the Nursing and Midwifery Council; the Quality Assurance Agency. Students with behaviours, values and beliefs, resources, skills and knowledge to change their own practice, develop their own roles and to enable them to work as a specialist practitioner who is a member of a multidisciplinary team with a district nursing focus, who can contribute to the development of the future workforce. Students, who on completion of the programme, can contribute to integrated health care provision within a community setting. An insight into the application of specialist practitioner and public health competences for the assessment of health needs, and the planning and provision of services to address inequalities, improve health and related services in their broadest sense. Clinical practice experiences that are relevant, and underpinned by the themes of the programme. Opportunities to meet the competences of the specialist pathway, as defined by the NMC and the QNI. An underpinning ethos of preparation for work beyond initial registration. A dynamic, responsive educational experience relevant to the Specialist Practitioner in District Nursing. Opportunities for graduates to work in a critical, analytical and reflective manner and to provide them with the opportunity to acquire life-long learning skills. This will enable them to gain relevant knowledge, expertise and the individual qualities necessary to further develop as an autonomous, competent practitioner. Enhanced clinical skills for complex assessment across the life span. Students with the potential to be cognisant of the holistic nature of the community context of primary care for adults, children, young people and their families. Skills and knowledge to lead, innovate and contribute to the evidence base underpinning practice and the development of adult community nursing services. Scope to develop the ability to work towards public protection, using a continuum of public health practice within their role. Opportunities to enable the development of leadership qualities and abilities which can be applied to a range of settings and contexts. Facilitation to enable the student to have the cognitive and practical abilities to continue to develop and communicate a level of critical thinking which will enable them to recognise and manage risk, and therefore work positively and safely in challenging environments. Exposure to a range of opportunities to enable development of the professional role with an emphasis on advancement of practice within the organisation and the services they provide. Development of the students ability to be creative and visionary based on a comprehensive, systematic and evaluative understanding of knowledge related to their role and its application to practice. Opportunities to explore the impact of theory on practice within complex and multifaceted working environments. Challenges to enable the student to demonstrate originality and sound judgement to become accomplished and highly effective leaders when working professionally in unpredictable environments. The opportunity to develop the high level of knowledge, skills and critical thinking required to be innovators and leaders of change working in teams and across a broad range of health and social services.