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Nursing with Registration as a Children’s Nurse BSc
UCAS code: B730
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Classroom
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2023
Application deadline:
25 January 2023
Start your rewarding career in healthcare at King's College London. Discover for yourself why King's nursing graduates are so sought after. This course will give you the practical skills and the theoretical knowledge to succeed wherever you choose to work. Learn to care for children and support families in a range of challenging situations. While you’re at King’s, you’ll work in different environments that give you the practical skills you’ll need every day as children’s nurse. And our partnerships with prestigious NHS trusts mean your rewarding career starts as soon as you arrive.
Key benefits
- Get hands-on in our state-of-the-art simulation centre with its six-bay children's ward, operating theatre, and intensive care unit
- Put King's on your CV - we're No.1 in the UK for nursing and No.2 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2022)
- Our children’s nursing students have fantastic placement opportunities caring for children, while gaining experience with a diverse patient population at world renowned hospitals across London.
- Our study courses are delivered by internationally renowned clinicians and academics with a strong focus on promoting evidence-based care and appreciation of translational research.
- 94 per cent of our graduates have gone into employment or further study within six months of graduation.
“The course itself has been both challenging and enjoyable. It is divided equally between working on placement and studying at University. I’ve already had the opportunity to work at King’s College Hospital, The Evelina Children’s Hospital and undertake a placement within the community.”
Employability
We are the leading Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care in London, holding an excellent reputation for producing outstanding clinicians and world leaders in specialist areas.
Graduates who qualify from our courses also gain professional registration as a children’s nurse from the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Many of our qualifying children’s nurses go on to further study or gain employment in prominent London NHS Trusts, while others choose to work elsewhere in the UK and abroad.
There are varied choices of career destinations from hospitals to community, research, teaching and management. Whatever the chosen pathway, our Children’s Nursing graduates are well-prepared to face the challenges of a career in children’s nursing and the complexities of pioneering healthcare.
Destinations
Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:
- Nurses 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 nurses. Many return for further graduate study in midwifery or women's health.
Employability
We are the leading Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care in London, holding an excellent reputation for producing outstanding clinicians and world leaders in specialist areas.
Graduates who qualify from our courses also gain professional registration as a children’s nurse from the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Many of our qualifying children’s nurses go on to further study or gain employment in prominent London NHS Trusts, while others choose to work elsewhere in the UK and abroad.
There are varied choices of career destinations from hospitals to community, research, teaching and management. Whatever the chosen pathway, our Children’s Nursing graduates are well-prepared to face the challenges of a career in children’s nursing and the complexities of pioneering healthcare.
Destinations
Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:
- Nurses 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 nurses. Many return for further graduate study in midwifery or women's health.
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Classroom
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2023
Application deadline:
25 January 2023
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