Emergency Nursing Practice
PGCert
Key facts
Start dates
January 2020 / September 2020
Location
Course length
Part time: 12 months
Department
Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery
This course is not available to students classed as International for fees purposes.
Overview
Our Postgraduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing Practice enables UK registered healthcare professionals to achieve professional development and gain experience in this specialist area.
Our course covers the management of patients in an emergency department with differing care needs. You will have the opportunity to develop your:
- knowledge
- skills and understanding of assessment
- planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
You will undertake learning assessments based around practice and the workplace. There is an emphasis on practice focused learning. You will be able to develop as a practitioner, transferring course skills to direct service provision.
We place importance on your experience within the educational process, from both a personal and professional perspective.
Relevant national and international research and evidence based literature informs course content. This helps you expand the breadth of your studies and develop a depth of critical analysis and evaluation of practice.
How to apply
Entry requirements
Specific entry requirements
You should have a UK or overseas degree from a recognised institution or equivalent professional or other qualification.
You must hold professional registration with the relevant Nursing and Allied Health Professional Body in the UK.
You should have a minimum of 12 months post-registration experience in an emergency care environment.
You should be working in a relevant clinical environment in which you can achieve the clinical skills required, including access to a children's emergency department setting.
You should have access to an appropriate practice supervisor within that area.
You will need to have secured the support of your line manager.
You will need British Council IELTS: overall score of level 7 or above if English is not your first language.
Please also see the University's general entry requirements.
English language requirements
In addition to the academic entry qualifications, if your first language is not English you must demonstrate that your level of English is appropriate for study at postgraduate level. An IELTS overall score of 7.0 is required for this course.
Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.
Pathways courses for EU students
We offer a range of courses to help you meet the entry requirements for your postgraduate course and also familiarise you with university life in the UK.
Take a Pre-Master's course to develop your subject knowledge, study skills and academic language level in preparation for your master's course.
If you need to improve your English language, we offer pre-sessional English language courses to help you meet the English language requirements of your chosen master’s course.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Application process
Apply through our Moodle Portal.
Applications are dealt with on a first come, first served basis, so please act early to avoid disappointment.
If you only wish to take one module as a stand alone module (rather than as part of the PGCert), then you can apply to be a postgraduate associate student.
Tuition fees
Questions about fees?
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Tuition fees
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year your fees will increase each year.
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course, if any, are detailed below.
Financial support and scholarships
Learning and assessment
You will study three single, 20 credit compulsory modules as part of our postgraduate certificate.
Successful completion of this course allows you to graduate with the Postgraduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing worth 60 CATS credits at Level 7.
Study modules
Please note: As our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, the modules you can choose from may vary from that shown here. The structure of the course may also mean some modules are not available to you.
Learning and teaching
There are a variety of teaching and learning strategies employed. These will enable you to make the most of the range of experience, skills and knowledge within your group. They reflect the programme's student-centered, patient-centred and practice-focused approach.
You will have opportunities to share your existing and developing skills, knowledge and experience.
Research
After you graduate
Career prospects
Students who have completed similar vocational health and life sciences postgraduate certificate courses have been employed within their speciality both locally and nationally. This course enables you as a practitioner to work through the Agenda for Change grading bands to further your career progression.
Programme Changes: On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website.
For more information, please visit our Changes to programmes page.