As a qualified health and social care professional, you will be expected to be innovative, provide leadership and make an advanced contribution in your professional role. This course will enable you to do just that. Critical appraisal of relevant health and social policy throughout the course will help you to apply new knowledge and skills to achieve advanced levels of practice, expanding your career progression opportunities. You'll also acquire the knowledge and skills you need to influence decision making at both local and strategic levels. You'll develop a combination of theoretical and practical skills in this course, including critical thinking when considering the issues associated with practice, knowledge and application of research methods and their application, and efficient approaches to time management, prioritisation and workload planning. You will also learn to recognise and manage the personal stresses of the profession, and become proficient in the use of the latest technologies in the practice of your role.

We offer industry informed courses which combine the optimum balance of theory and practice to equip graduates for success. 92.3% of our undergraduates are in work or further study within six months of leaving (HESA, 2012). We also offer a unique personal development programme called Stand Out. On graduation, you will be well placed for advancement in your nursing career, or a move to a research-based role.