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Ellisse Vernon | BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing
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University of Bolton, why we are the right choice
Location - Bolton, Greater Manchester
Are you a Registered Nurse, Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner working in a nursing or care home in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset or Dorset who wants to improve their knowledge and clinical practice? Offered in partnership with Southern Healthcare, this University of Bolton short course focuses on developing your understanding of the unique characteristics of nursing home settings, holistic person-centred care and the person's care journey.
Award:
AdvDip(CPD)
Mode of Study:
Part-time
Duration:
32 weeks
Location:
University of Bolton
Start date:
29/04/2024, 19/08/2024, 09/12/2024
This stand-alone advanced professional development course is offered by the University of Bolton through an innovative partnership with Southern Healthcare. Through a combination of online learning (70%), face-to-face teaching sessions with University of Bolton staff at Eden House in Dawlish, East Devon (30%), and supervised learning in your own place of work, this exciting course aims to build on your pre-existing knowledge of adult social care nursing and healthcare practice. We'll support you in advancing your contemporary knowledge and understanding of adult social care nursing in care home settings via the complex construction of self and utilising a Socratic Ethos directed towards thoughtful, high-quality and dynamic practice.
Our dedicated team will guide you as you explore the concepts of advanced communication skills, emotional intelligence, autonomous working, holistic assessment, reflective practice and leadership and management skills whilst developing a sound working knowledge of the relevant legislation, regulation and policy which underpins nursing and care home practice. We'll help you develop practice confidence and clinical skills linked to all stages of the person's care journey.
This digitally orientated short course offers in-depth knowledge of long-term conditions associated with ageing, managing complex multiple morbidities and frailty, and recognising and caring for the deteriorating person. You'll have the opportunity to develop your knowledge, understanding and competency-based workplace and clinical skills in supporting the team, residents and their families whilst effectively collaborating with and understanding other agencies, multidisciplinary teams and services involved in enabling people to remain safe and happy within their care environment.
This course is mapped to the Queens Nursing Institute's 2021 Standards of Education and Practice for Nurses New to Care Home Nursing.
This course is endorsed and supported by NHS England (Southwest) Workforce Training and Education Directorate.
Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.
This course offers academic progression in the specialist field of adult social care nursing. It provides a trajectory of learning which enhances your existing knowledge and supports you in developing a portfolio of work-based and clinical skill competencies. These enhance your nursing practice and help you lead your team towards outstanding care.
As a recognised and approved programme of study, this course offers evidence of your continuing professional development and demonstrates you are an autonomous, confident and highly employable practitioner in the field of adult social care nursing.
Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £1,200 for the academic year 2024/25.
Overseas students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Overseas fee of £1,200 for the academic year 2024/25.
Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2023-2024 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.
The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.
For details of how to apply for this course, please choose your status from the options below:
You may apply directly to the University using the University's online application form. Please select your chosen start date from the list below:
You should have to hand:
Details of the educational establishments you attended and dates
Your certificates for the qualifications you are using to gain entry to the course – you will need to enter the completion date and upload copies
Details of any employment history including name, address, dates and role
Personal statement – this can be either input into the relevant field or uploaded separately
Details including e-mail addresses of two referees, at least one of which should be someone who can provide an academic reference
Please make sure any documents you wish to upload in support of your application are in pdf or jpeg format. Personal statements may be word documents.
Please ensure your data is correct at each stage of the application before you proceed to the next page. If you use the back button at any time during the application, you should check the validity of the data you have already input.
If you experience difficulties during the application process, contact the Admissions Team on 01204 903394 or admissions@bolton.ac.uk
Apply online: University of Bolton at Petroc Advanced Diploma Professional Development Adult Social Care Nursing - 29 April 2024
Apply online: University of Bolton at Petroc Advanced Diploma Professional Development Adult Social Care Nursing - 19 August 2024
Apply online: University of Bolton at Petroc Advanced Diploma Professional Development Adult Social Care Nursing - 09 December 2024
As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.
We offer a wide range of full-time courses in lots of different subjects, many of our courses start in September and January. If you would like to see what courses are available please visit our Course Search.
We use a blended style of teaching and learning that includes lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials and online delivery. As well as face-to-face sessions at Eden House in Dawlish, East Devon, online discussions and activities posted on the virtual learning environment and Ed App lessons will support your learning. We'll expect you to attend all scheduled sessions and prepare for these in advance by undertaking relevant research and background reading.
Formative assessment will support your learning but does not contribute to your final mark. You'll receive feedback from your tutors and peers, allowing you to reflect on your progress and identify what you are doing well and where you may need extra help. Summative assessment will involve a written critical reflection and a practice-based professional development and clinical skills proficiency portfolio. These elements will contribute to your final mark.
Level | Assesment method |
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Level one | Coursework 100% |
Level | Learning activity |
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Level one | Guided independent study 51%, Placement/study abroad 26%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 23% |
Disclaimer
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.
The academic staff detailed above teach across a range of courses in this subject area and may not teach on this course specifically.
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