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Post-registration nursing

Take your nursing or midwifery career to the next level with teaching from experienced healthcare practitioners.

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Advanced Critical Care Practitioner

Postgraduate - MSc

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Cambridge
Available as:
MSc - 3 years part-time
Course features
  • Gain specialist critical care knowledge and skills
  • Study while you work
  • Develop as a leader and decision-maker
Course details Apply

Advanced Practice (Clinical)

Postgraduate - MSc

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Cambridge
Available as:
Up to 5 years part-time
Accredited by:

The Centre for Advancing Practice

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Advanced Practice (Clinical)

Postgraduate - MSc

Masters Degree Apprenticeship

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Cambridge
Available as:
2-5 years
Accredited by:

The Centre for Advancing Practice

The Centre for Advancing Practice
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Child and Adolescent Mental Wellbeing

Postgraduate - MSc : PG Cert : PG Dip

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
,
Distance learning
Available as:
12 months full-time
,
2 years part-time
Course features
  • Enhance your knowledge of child and adolescent mental health practice
  • Learn to manage young people’s mental wellbeing
  • Choose how you study, with distance learning options available
Course details Apply

Clinical Nursing

Postgraduate - MSc

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Cambridge
Available as:
1 year full-time
,
2 years part-time
Course features
  • Develop your nursing skills and knowledge
  • Broaden your career prospects
  • Choose from a range of modules
Course details Apply

Community Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing)

Postgraduate - PG Dip

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Cambridge
Available as:
1 year full-time
Course features
  • Enhance your community nursing skills
  • Get valuable experience
  • Gain a professional qualification in one year
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Critical Care

Postgraduate - PG Cert

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Cambridge
Available as:
10 months part time
Course features
  • Develop your knowledge of adult critical care nursing
  • Gain an award recognised by healthcare providers across the UK
  • Progress your career in nursing
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    Medical and Healthcare Education

    Postgraduate - MSc

    Study in:
    Distance learning
    Available as:
    2 years part-time
    Course features
    Course details Apply

    Medical and Healthcare Education

    Postgraduate - PG Cert

    Study in:
    Distance learning
    Available as:
    1 year part-time
    Accredited by:

    Academy of Medical Educators

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    Neonatal Care

    Postgraduate - PG Cert

    Study in:
    Chelmsford
    Available as:
    1 year part-time
    Course features
    • Work in a high-dependency or intensive neonatal care setting
    • Explore and evaluate factors relating to newborn delivery and care
    • Gain further knowledge and skills to work with families and children
    Course details Apply
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    Our post-registration nursing degrees are a great way to develop your career. With courses ranging from Neonatal Care to Specialist Community Public Health Nursing, your degree will provide you with the knowledge and skills to work at a higher level of critical care in your region. You’ll also have the potential to take your career in alternative directions such as healthcare leadership, research or education.

    We work closely with the NHS and other care providers to help you hone your hands-on skills. This includes access to excellent facilities that mimic real-life clinical situations. Gain the advanced knowledge you need to provide exceptional care, and pursue opportunities in leadership and research.

    We're the largest provider in England for nursing, midwifery, and health & social care, and have been shortlisted for the Nursing Times Pre-reg Provider of the Year award in both 2019 and 2020.

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    Nursing facilities

    As part of your nursing studies at ARU, you will have access to:

    • purpose-built simulated hospital wards offering the very best in experiential learning
    • registered, practising tutors and lecturers who’ll make sure you’re being taught the latest techniques and give you the support you need to succeed
    • a new training grant for student nurses worth at least £5,000 a year.
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