About the course

Gain hands-on skills and experience on a course where 50 per cent of your learning is practice based and course completion leads to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a children's nurse.

A nurse needs to be able to assess care needs then plan, implement and evaluate care for children and young people with a range of illnesses and conditions. This calls for excellent communication skills and compassion as well as specialist knowledge and nursing skills, all of which you acquire from this degree.

Areas of study include health and primary care in the community; assessment and interventions; complex care; public health; multi-professional care for mental-health problems; and advocacy, empowerment and protection.

Why choose this course?

• Develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours required of a children’s nurse who can meet the demands of the role with confidence
• Work in close partnership with a multi-professional team to deliver holistic care to children, young people and their families in a variety of healthcare settings
• Study with a team of lecturers who are also experienced registered nurses. In practice settings, you are supervised by practitioners trained to support your learning
• Learn how to prioritise the wellbeing and safety of children and young people as well as their families, carers and educators through critical self-reflection and safe practice in accordance with The Code (NMC 2018)
• On completion of the course, you will have met the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018) and can apply for registration as a children’s nurse

I am a Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner with experience in caring for children with a wide variety of conditions.

I have worked in general paediatric care since I qualified in 1995 – I have worked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Northampton General and Bedford Hospital.