Plymouth University provides Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved Return to Practice courses.
We are proud to offer a course that has been designed together with our Practice Placement Providers, patient / service users, and students. The course is generic for all fields of nursing and midwifery, but tailored for registrants who have worked in a diverse range of practice settings. Individual profiling is used to underpin your personalised learning journey, tailored to meet your particular needs and the opportunity to achieve graduate skills.
This 20 credit module is available at:
Diploma Level 5
For Nursing Associates.
Degree Level 6
For Nursing Associates, Nurses, Midwives or Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN).
Masters Level 7
For Nursing Associates, Midwives or Specialist Community Public Health Nurses who hold a Health Care related degree at level 6 or 7.
The NMC require all Return to
Practice students to undertake 450 hours (900 for dual registration) of
clinical practice in your chosen sphere of practice with placement provider in
Devon and Cornwall. Individual profiling
is used to underpin your personalised learning journey which is tailored to
meet your particular needs and the opportunity to achieve graduate skills.
The theoretical aspect of the
module will run alongside your practice placement over 16 weeks and will
include:
**COVID 19**
This module is planned for face to face delivery, however the University is following government guidelines around COVID 19 and delivery may be moved online if required.
Module code
Credits
FHEQ Level
Location
Level 5
At the end of the module you will be able to:
At the end of the module you will be able to:
Level 7
At the end of the module you will be able to:
Delivery 1
29 September, 13, 27 October, 10, 24 November, 6, 8 December 2021 and 5, 19 January 2022.
Delivery 2
16 February, 2, 16, 30 March, 13, 27 April and 4, 18 May 2022.
Dates are provisional and may be subject to change.
*Occasionally delivery dates might be subject to change - please check with the module lead or Professional Development Unit.
The University is adhering to
government guidance relating to COVID-secure operation. For this
reason, modules are being delivered in a variety of formats, with much content
delivered online, either in an interactive manner (i.e. requiring participation
at the allotted times), or sometimes in a passive manner (i.e. you may be able
to conduct some of the study outside of the typical taught hours of 09:00–17:00).
Some sessions, particularly clinical assessments, will continue to be delivered face-to-face with appropriate risk-mitigating measures in place. Others may allow you the option of attending face-to-face or synchronously engaging on-line with peers who attend face-to-face.
When you receive confirmation of your enrolment on a module, you will be granted access to our Digital Learning Environment (DLE or Moodle). You should access this prior to the start of your module to determine the teaching format of the module’s sessions.
The module is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
In addition, the module is mapped against learning outcomes across Southern England Consortium (SEEC) descriptors, NMC criteria and Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) benchmark statements.
Health Education England (HEE) will fund the return to practice module including tuition fee, stipend and placement fee via your employer. Please liaise with your prospective employer.
Adele Kane RN RNT MScEd FHEA
If you are considering returning to practice, you will first need to find and secure a return to practice vacancy with a southwest employer. To find a suitable vacancy please visit the NHS Jobs website and in the keywords/job reference section search for ‘Return to practice’ roles. Only once you have secured this position will your employer be able to book you a place on the course at the University. Unfortunately, you are unable to do this directly as places commissioned by Health Education England (HEE) with Healthcare organisations such as NHS Trusts, general practices and independent providers will be supporting returnees to return to practice with the intention of employment on successful completion of the module.
*For GP Practice Nurses via their training hubs in Cornwall, Devon or Somerset.
*For SCPHN via Somerset, Devon or Cornwall County Councils
Once you have secured this position your prospective employer will be able to book you a place on the course.
If English is not your first language you must have evidence of a minimum overall IELTS 7.0 (6.5 in writing and 7.0 for speaking, listening and reading) or equivalent and level 2 numeracy. For further information about English language requirement please view our English language requirements page.
Disclosure and barring service (DBS) certificate and occupational health assessment
You are required to undergo an occupational health and DBS assessment which forms a condition of acceptance. This will be a part of the recruitment process and undertaken by your employer.
For further information regarding this module, please contact:
Professional Development Unit
Phone: +44 (0)1752 586951
External links
"The written assessment design is to be commended; it equips students with skills and confidence to complete the NMC revalidation requirements, given the alignment between the students’ portfolio, and the NMC revalidation requirements."
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Additional information and documentation required for the application process.
Access to:
Visit our admissions homepage for full details.
Email: pdu@plymouth.ac.uk
Professional Development Unit, Level 4 Rolle Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom.
Monday–Thursday 8:30–17:00 and Friday 8:30–16:30.
