District Nurse

Apprentices do not pay any course fees – costs are covered by the government and/or employer

Funding models for employers

We can support employers in accessing funding via the apprenticeship levy or provide alternative funding options to minimise or eradicate any up-front cost to the organisation.

There are currently two funding models:

Fully-funded

If the annual pay bill of your organisation exceeds £3 million you will pay for your apprenticeship training through your levy account. If you have exceeded your levy contribution you will fund apprenticeship training through the co-funded model – to better understand how this will work please contact us.

• Employer contribution: Employee salary only
• Apprentices contribution: £0.

Co-funded

Entry requirements

• Entrants must be registered nurse (Level 1) and have a minimum of one years post –registration experience
• Entrants must possess the competence, experience and academic ability to study at the required level of the programme
• Entrants should have completed study at Level 6 or higher within the last 5 years*
• All applicants must preferably hold Level 2 Maths and English at entry – if evidence of Maths and English is not in place at entry the apprentice will be required to undertake Functional Skills. Functional Skills will be scheduled to be undertaken in the first year of the apprenticeship programme. The CAH will liaise with the apprentice to co-ordinate and facilitate FS training and tests to successful completion
  
• Students will be required to be working in a community setting that will facilitate the successful completion of the programme learning outcomes and achievement of a minimum of 600 hours district nursing and community practice.
• Applicants where English is not the first language must also provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English in accordance with the University’s Admissions Code of Practice, that is, IELTS of 7 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each part.

In order to commence the programme, the student must meet the University’s entry requirements for study at postgraduate level. Applicants will normally have a first degree, BSc (Hons) at 2.2 or above; or European first cycle equivalent plus a professional qualification in health or social care. Those individuals without a degree but with appropriate practice related experience relevant to the programme may be eligible to apply. Candidates without a first degree at 2.2 or above (or European first cycle equivalent) will normally be required to submit a short piece of writing as part of the admissions process. It is necessary to assess the potential student’s ability to study at Masters Level and therefore an interview will be necessary

Claims for credit for prior learning, whether certificated or experiential are considered and if suitable accepted for Recognition of Prior learning, following University regulations and Faculty procedures.

Offers are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) report.