King's College London

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Postgraduate degree

Overview

Person lying in hospital bed being treated by a nurse with an IV drip.

This Postgraduate Certificate provides experienced nurses with an opportunity to advance their practice, enhance their understanding and application of research evidence, and develop their role as a competent intensive care nurse.

The course will allow you to demonstrate your achievement of the relevant Step 2 and 3 core clinical competencies in the CC3N’s National Standards for Adult Critical Care Nurse Education through a period of learning undertaken and assessed in a critical care unit in clinical practice.

Key benefits

You will be studying at the No.1 nursing faculty in the UK and 1st in the world for Nursing (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025).
The course follows the CC3N curriculum, to support your learning in the required clinical competencies.
Our courses are delivered by internationally renowned clinicians and academics with a strong focus on promoting evidence-based care and appreciation of translational research.
The course supports your career development and employability by allowing you to demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills you will need to gain more senior critical care roles.

Course essentials

This course teaches clinical concepts that will support your career development:

Evidence-based practice
Policy/protocol-informed healthcare
Holistic support for the physiological and psychosocial health needs of patients and their families
Legal-ethical issues in critical care practice
Interpersonal and leadership skills
Sustainability in healthcare
Quality improvement

By the end of the course, you will be able to practice at a competent level and integrate your knowledge and skills into the care of critically ill individuals. You’ll also be able to use evidence to inform clinical judgements about best practice for critically ill patients.

The purpose of this taught programme is to develop students’ knowledge and research skills to enhance their current and future careers in supporting, delivering and integrating research into clinical practice, and fostering evidence-based practice.

Key Information

Course type:

Certificate

Delivery mode:

In person / Work based

Study mode:

Part time

Duration:

9 months

Credit value:

UK 60/ECTS 30

Application status:

Open

Start date:

September 2026

Taught in

Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care

Department of Adult Nursing

Administrative bodies

Regulating body

Application closing date guidance

We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed and we may need to request further information from you during the application process.

Our first application deadline is on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time). The final application deadlines for this programme are:

Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2025 (23:59 UK time)

Home fee status: 25 August 2025 (23:59 UK time)

After the first application deadline in March:

if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above

if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications

Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if you apply after the first application deadline, and we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.

Base campus

Waterloo Campus

Our Waterloo campus is home to the Florence Nightingale Faculty Nursing & Midwifery, and a vibrant hub for health, social science, and law students. Located moments from the iconic landmarks of South Bank and just a short walk to the Stand campus.