A nursing programme in the heart of London for practitioners working in healthcare seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in providing high quality, holistic and evidence based care. Emphasis is on promoting a flexible approach to individual learning needs and continuing professional development.
KEY BENEFITS
- Partnerships with world-class teaching hospitals.
- Links with industry, health services and policy makers.
- Excellent employability; our graduates are highly sought after nationally and internationally.
- Renowned for the quality of our research work.
- World-class academics and gifted students from all walks of life.
- Approachable, available and supportive staff.
UCAS code
Apply direct to King's College London
Programme type
Diploma
Duration
Up to two years FT or up to five years PT
Location
Primarily Waterloo and Guy's Campuses
Year of entry 2014
Offered by
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery
Closing date
Please refer to the
UCAS website for application deadline dates, or contact the relevant Admissions Office for further advice
Fees & funding
For information on fees and funding for undergraduate programmes at King's go to
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ug/funding/ CONTACTS
Address
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery
King's College London
James Clerk Maxwell Building
Waterloo Campus
57 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8WA
Email
Tel
0207 848 3571/3024/3233/3705
Fax
020 7848 3680
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
The Nursing Practice DipHE is offered to practitioners working in the healthcare setting who are seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in providing high quality, holistic and evidence based care. Emphasis is placed on promoting a flexible approach to meeting practitioners individual learning needs and continuing professional development. You will have access to a range of modules within the programme enabling you to further develop your clinical role and work effectively in your specific field of practice.
ABOUT THE Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery
CAREERS
As the number one school of nursing and midwifery in London, we enjoy an excellent reputation producing outstanding clinicians and world leaders in specialist areas. Students who qualify from our programmes gain professional registration as a nurse or midwife respectively from the Nursing and Midwifery Council. With excellent employability from our programmes, many of our qualifying nurses gain employment in prominent London NHS Trusts, while others choose to work elsewhere in the UK and abroad. There is a varied choice of career destinations from hospitals to community/primary care, research to teaching, management to media. Whatever the chosen pathway, students will be well prepared to meet the challenges of a modern career in nursing and the complexities of tomorrow's healthcare. Midwives who graduate from King's are actively recruited by both national and international employers. Many are involved in innovative practices and others work as independent midwives. Many return for further graduate study in midwifery or women's health.
TEACHING STYLE
A comprehensive range of teaching and learning methods are used, each tailored to the particular area of study being undertaken, with simulation playing an increasingly significant role in clinical education. Formal lectures account for only a small proportion of the curriculum. As a School we aim to acknowledge the individuality of our students. Student-centred learning is pivotal to our philosophy and the teaching methods employed encourage and support self development and awareness through reflection on experience. We utilise practitioners, researchers and lecturers to deliver high quality research-based teaching.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT
The programmes include an equal balance of theoretical learning and clinical placement with our partner healthcare providers including leading NHS Trusts together with private and voluntary organisations. Programmes are full-time and during clinical practice students work a shift pattern similar to that of the qualified nurse/midwife. A variety of coursework, written and practical exams are used to assess students. Clinical practice is also assessed.
LOCATION
The School is located in the heart of London on the Waterloo Campus on the South Bank of the river Thames. Close links are maintained with the major teaching hospitals and NHS Trusts across London as well as private healthcare providers. Nursing and midwifery students have wide-ranging and unique opportunities to gain experience in some of the most prominent hospitals in London, alongside other areas where healthcare is delivered. This affords students the opportunity to rehearse a wide range of skills, while applying their theoretical learning to practice situations, enabling them to progress their knowledge and understanding of the discipline. For more information about our partners please visit
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/partnersSPECIAL NOTES
Nurses and midwives are involved in caring for vulnerable members of society and there is a necessity for all nursing and midwifery students to have enhanced Criminal Records Bureau disclosures. Prior to commencing the programme you must also have occupational health clearance. Students are not required to pay tuition fees for programmes leading to registration as a nurse or midwife.
The programme commences with a module focusing an academic practice. the following modules are also taken: Contemporary Nursing Practice, Care and Culture, Research awareness for Clinical Practice, Professinal Development, and 30 credits of optional modules.
YEAR 1
Academic Practice is the first module undertaken and all other core modules are built into the programme along with 30 credits of level five options. Consultation with the programme leader is recommended to negotiate the outline of your programme.
YEAR 1 CORE
Core modules undertaken include:
- Research Awareness
- Contemporary Nursing Practice
- Care and Culture
- Professional Development
- Academic Practice
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Australia
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Chile
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS
General statement
Applicants must be qualified nurses with a current registration either in the UK or home country.
International students with a registration in nursing are eligible to undertake the Diploma Higher Education Nursing Practice on a full time basis to achieve 120 credits at level 5. This can also allow them entry to the BSc nursing programme if they wish to further their academic study at King’s College London.
A minimum of 120 credits at level 4 are required to enter the programme. Applicants are advised to contact the programme leader to discuss their personal qualification and experience in relation to the entry requirements. In addition an overall score of 6.0 on the IELTS, a minimum of 5.5 in anyone of the components of IELTS, is required.
APPLYING TO KING'S
If you are interested in coming to King’s, you should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and apply online via the UCAS website (click on 'apply'). If you are applying through a school or college, you will need to obtain a 'buzzword' from the centre you are applying through. Alternatively, you can apply as an individual, independent of a school or college. Please see the UCAS website for instructions. The UCAS institution code name for King’s is KCL, and the institution code is K60.
There are a few programmes which require direct application to King's, this will be stated above
SELECTION PROCEDURE
All applications are processed through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). All shortlisted applicants are invited to attend a selection day (normally held between December and April) for an interview before offers are made. This provides an opportunity for applicants to meet our staff and students and get to know the university and campus.
Related programme student profile
Nursing Studies with Registration - Children's nursing BScBeing a student at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, which has a history of being the first school for nursing, is something to be proud of.Studying nursing is not all theory based. We spend 50% of our time in clinical placement at some of London's best hospitals where we are supported by qualified nurses prepared to welcome and mentor us. For me, working in a clinical setting and putting the theory I have learnt into practice is the best part of the nursing qualification. To care for young patients, to support their families, and to gain experience in the process is a great learning curve and achievement.
Personally I have enjoyed every experience and opportunity King's has thrown at me and I believe anyone wanting a first class nursing education and experience should definitely consider applying.