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BSc (Hons)

Nursing with Registered Nurse (Children & Young People)

Name: Nursing with Registered Nurse (Children & Young People), BSc (Hons)
Price: £9,250 per year GBP

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 years

Start

September 2024

UCAS Code

B730

Delivery

In-person

Foundation year available

Learn how to safely and effectively deliver quality nursing care with one of the UK's leading providers of health and social care education. After successfully completing our Nursing degree course, you’ll be a Registered Nurse, with all the skills and knowledge you need to make a real difference to people’s lives.

Children’s nursing is a family affair and happens in many different places. One day you could be nursing newborn babies in hospital, supporting the parents as they learn to care for their sick baby. Another day you could be supporting an adolescent prior to an appendix operation, or performing a procedure in the home of a child with complex care needs, or supporting a young person with emotional difficulties in a clinic situation.

In all cases the child, young person and their families will feel vulnerable and be experiencing anxiety, a loss of control and even frustration. It will be your job to work with them to answer questions and gain their confidence in your clinical abilities and patient care plan.

You’ll study a wide range of topics including anatomy and physiology, children and young people’s nursing practice, mental health and wellbeing of children, medicines management and complex care in the community.

Please note, nursing programmes leading to registration are not available to international students

Why study with us

Top
10
in the UK for overall positivity
National Student Survey (Children's Nursing) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
2023
8th
in the UK for academic support
National Student Survey (Children's Nursing) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
2023
2nd
in the North West for graduate prospects
Times Good University Guide (Nursing)
2024
2nd
in the North West for NSS teaching
Guardian University Guide (Children's Nursing)
2024

Our programmes are approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
As a UK student on this programme you'll be eligible for a £5,000 NHS Learning Support Fund. This doesn’t have to be paid back after finishing your degree.
We are one of the first educational providers in the North West to ensure that you are adequately supported within your clinical experiences by allocating link lecturers to all of the placement areas you will access.
The University has been awarded the highest independent quality assessment by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education for the design, content and management of our curricula, student achievement and standards of teaching.

Important application information

This course is only available to UK students.

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Take a look at the 'Escape Room' style activities our students take part in

What you'll do

The curriculum addresses National Benchmarks and is split between 50% theoretical study - including time spent in small groups with other students who’ve chosen the same field of nursing as you - and 50% practical clinical experience.
You’ll undertake practical work experience placements, as well as spend time developing practical skills in our clinical skills labs using clinical patient simulators (manikins) and simulation model trainers.
Opportunities exist for an international experience by taking advantage of the University's extensive links in Europe and overseas. You can also take advantage of other voluntary international experiences in America, Oman, Tanzania and Finland.

Modules

You will develop your nursing skills within a clinical placement. You'll engage in keeping in touch days to reflect on your clinical practice and professional development. Input from Comensus will be applied to ensure patients and person-centred care is at the centre of what you do. This will meet the standards for Part 2 of the programme and those expected of a future Children’s Nurse.

Module code: NU2317

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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I have always felt supported throughout placement and theory, as well as being given opportunities to expand myself as a person through things like being a student nurse ambassador or even school president.

Charly Jodie Blackburn

BSc (Hons) Nursing with Registered Nurse (Children and Young People)
United Kingdom

Future careers

Interested in a future career as a nurse? Discover the benefits, qualifications, and different routes you can take to become a nurse in the UK.

Our Nursing graduates go on to work in a variety of healthcare disciplines and settings and are in great demand.

Entry requirements

We will consider your educational achievements, predicted grades, work experience and personal statement. If you don't meet the grades for your chosen course, we will consider you for other programmes.

We know that many factors can influence the grades you achieve in school or college. If your life experience has affected your academic studies, we can take this into account. Use the UCAS Points Calculator below to check whether you are eligible.

Unsure if you meet our entry requirements? Contact our friendly Course Enquiries team to talk through your options.

Please note, nursing programmes leading to registration are not available to international students

Please also note if your application is deemed unsuccessful subsequent applications submitted within the same UCAS cycle will not be considered.

UCAS: 112-120 at A2
BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM
Pass Access Course: 112-120 UCAS points
International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 112-120 points from Higher Level Subjects
T Level: M
IELTS: 6.5 with no component below 6.5
GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or Functional skills level 2
Applicants are required to be interviewed for the course
A satisfactory Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland) and Occupational Health clearance are required for this course.

This course will involve you working with vulnerable groups of individuals, this may include children. In order to ensure that the University offers places on their programmes to suitable candidates you will be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (formerly termed CRB).

We will be able to guide you through this process once you have been offered a conditional place of study at the University of Central Lancashire.

It is important to note that should your Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prove to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of the course you have applied to, your offer of a place for that course may be withdrawn. If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently discloses a criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course even if you have already started. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.

All offers of a place on this course are subject to satisfactory health screening. It is important to note that should your health screening not be satisfactory your offer of a place on this course may be withdrawn.

If you have already enrolled on the course prior to completion of your health screening, or if your health screening clearance is revoked or changes during the course, you may be required to withdraw from the course even if you have already started.

If you would like to discuss or seek advice in respect of the health screening requirements for this course, please contact the Course Enquiries Team.

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Please note: Students who have successful undertaken the Nursing Associate programme will join the programme as part-time students in Year 2 and a full-time student in Year 3.

Fees and funding

2024/25

Full-time£9,250 per year

2025/26

Full-time£9,250 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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NHS Learning Support Fund
If you are thinking of studying for a health-related undergraduate or postgraduate degree, take a look at what financial support is available.
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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged student support
Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Our registered nursing programmes are full-time. You will spend 37.5 hours per week in study or on placement, over the full year (52 weeks). It is therefore not possible to study this course and also work full-time.

We are committed to delivering academic learning of the highest quality, helping you to stretch your mind and fulfil your university and career pathway ambitions. Specialities such as high dependency; children’s emergency care, children’s community nursing and children’s medical and surgical nursing and many more are all represented amongst our staff specialisms.

Additionally, many of our academic staff are not only registered nurse teachers, but they also hold dual professional nursing registration and often work within the clinical setting when not teaching. This enables our staff to maintain clinical competence and makes them ideally placed to support you on your learning journey.

A 3-year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credit (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study, which comprises of a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study.

Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors.

Both theory and practice elements of the course will be assessed throughout the duration of the three years of the programme using written essays, reports, posters, presentations, examinations and observation of practice. The course encourages students to become independent learners who are self-motivated and fosters the adoption of a self-directed approach to the management of your nursing studies.

We are one of the largest providers of healthcare education in the North West region and as a result we have developed close links with healthcare providers across the whole of the central Lancashire area including NHS trusts across Preston and Fylde Coast, Fleetwood and Blackpool, Blackburn, Burnley, Wigan, Chorley, Southport and Ormskirk, and many more.

We can also arrange placements with private healthcare providers; independent and voluntary sector organisations and these learning environments provide our students with a unique insight into how healthcare is managed in all settings, not just within the NHS.

All clinical placement providers are audited according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council professional regulatory requirements for learning and teaching in clinical practice and each area has a dedicated member of academic staff attached to the placement, so that you may access support and advice.

Academic staff work in close contact with the NHS trust Practice Education Facilitators and the development of these close links with practice partners will enable you to feel confident that your practice experiences are supported throughout your course.

As part of your clinical experiences you can expect to work alongside a practice supervisor and practice assessor who will support your learning journey throughout each placement area. As a result there is no part-time route for the BSc Nursing as all students are expected to work closely with their practice assessors which may entail a range of different shift patterns throughout the year.

You'll need to be open-minded and motivated to help children and their families understand their condition. Whether it's assisting a child to overcome major surgery or helping a child/teenager deal with an eating disorder, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that you've made a real difference to their lives.

Nursing is open to all those who want to care for others. Your age, experience and qualifications will have their part to play in deciding how you wish to begin your nursing career. You'll soon realise you are entering a profession in which only you set the limits to your potential. For clinical placement experiences, you will be allocated to one of several NHS Trusts within the Central Lancashire region as your base and from there, gain experience in a range of placement areas.

Opportunity for an overseas clinical placement experience is available, subject to conditions. The development of clinical nursing skills takes place alongside skills such as communication, problem solving and reflection. These are key elements of the nursing programme which will aid the development of a critical, analytical and reflective practitioner. Development of these skills will enable you to progress onto career pathways within the healthcare sector, or to continue to postgraduate level study.

As part of the course you will have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of service users, carers, patients and public members via our community engagement and service user support groups (Comensus).

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