This award is designed for students who want to coherently evidence their CPD in an award who may have previously studied single modules, do not yet wish to study at level 7 or haven’t studied for some time and want to engage in study before considering their options. The programme reflects contemporary health and social practice, and you will learn alongside other practitioners from a variety of professional backgrounds. This level 6 programme will enable you to develop your knowledge of health and social practice and explore the impact of this within your organisation, team and as an individual situated in practice. It will enable you to enhance your practice at the same time as gaining a cohesive award. On completion you will be awarded a Graduate Certificate Health and Social Practice.
The award framework has been created to provide a cohesive student choice driven pathway of awards aligned with career progression in Health & Social practice. This will support Increased demand in health and social practice for more complex decision making, resulting in the requirement of an advancing level of practice within the workforce and the level of care provided to patients or clients.
This award framework has been designed in collaboration with health and social practice stakeholders and students. This innovative framework is aimed and registered health and social practice professionals who wish to consolidate or develop their practice in line with their career aspirations.
The programme provides a flexible method of study for you that fits around your health or social practice role
To enter the programme you are required to have a health-related degree or equivalent and appropriate registration with a relevant professional body such as the NMC or HCPC. This programme does not lead to professional body registration.
**Please find a link here to a Guidance Document to assist with the application process. Please read over this document before applying.**
We are keen to work with partners to ensure the most effective and efficient delivery models that meet your individual needs so please contact us directly to discuss your interest and explore collaboration arrangements in more detail.
For any individuals with programme enquiries please contact NSApplicantServices@northumbria.ac.uk
For organisations with business enquiries please contact businessenquiry@northumbria.ac.uk
For applicants who wish to undertake V300 (non-medical prescribing) in their first semester of their Health and Social Practice Framework programme, please click on apply now and choose the application for the correct starting month. Once your application is complete we will contact you in order to confirm whether or not you have been allocated a place. Please note for the January 2024 intake, your application must be complete i.e. with all required documentation, by 20th November 2023 if you wish to undertake V300 (non-medical prescribing) as your first optional module.
To discover more about the Non-Medical Prescribing course requirements please visit the below course pages:
Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) – Level 6
Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) – Level 7
Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) - Recognition of Prior Learning - Level 6
Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) - Recognition of Prior Learning - Level 7
*subject to cohort viability, some modules may have additional application requirements, e.g. non-medical prescribing. Programme leads will direct enquiries accordingly to ensure you can meet practice engagement and assessment requirements.
Level of Study
Postgraduate
Mode of Study
1 Year Part Time
Department
Nursing, Midwifery & Health
Location
Coach Lane Campus, Northumbria University
City
Newcastle
Start
September 2024 or January 2025
Facilities
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Applicants should normally have:
A Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) or Advanced Diploma for degree entry, or an honours degree for graduate certificate entry.
Applicants must be working in health and social practice and hold appropriate registration with a relevant professional body such as the NMC or HCPC, or have a professional qualification relating to their area of practice.
The university accepts Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for entry onto the programme subject to approval by the Programme Leader.
English Language Requirements:
International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 with 7.0 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).
*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades in our English Language section: www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications
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Our Applicant Services team will be happy to help. They can be contacted on 0191 406 0901 or by using our Contact Form.
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Full time Courses are primarily delivered via on-campus face to face learning but could include elements of online learning. Most courses run as planned and as promoted on our website and via our marketing materials, but if there are any substantial changes (as determined by the Competition and Markets Authority) to a course or there is the potential that course may be withdrawn, we will notify all affected applicants as soon as possible with advice and guidance regarding their options. It is also important to be aware that optional modules listed on course pages may be subject to change depending on uptake numbers each year.
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