Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner - Adult Social Care (Apprenticeship)

Essential apprenticeship requirements:

1. Employed for more than 30hrs a week (the programme requires the ability to work a 37.5-hour week to ensure there is sufficient time to complete the KBSs and NMC standards)

2. English and Maths GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent

3. Be employed in an appropriate nursing position with an appropriate organisation (that is approved apprenticeship partner with the University of Salford)

4. Have the right to Work in England and Meet the Residency Eligibility (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apprenticeship-fundingrules-for-training-providers/annex-a-eligibility-criteria-who-wefund)

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and health checks will be completed prior to the commencement of the Programme.

All programmes of preparation value prior learning and, by doing so, provide wide access to programmes and advanced standing through appropriate accreditation of relevant prior learning and experience in line with the university of Salford APEL policy, NMC (2022) Standards of post registration education (1.6,1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.7).

Following successful completion of your NMC programme:

You must be registered with the NMC within five years of successfully completing the programme and if you fail to do so, you will have to undertake additional education and training or gain such experience as specified in NMC standards for the award to be added as an annotation to professional registration.

Pathways that include the V300

If you are on a supplementary prescribing qualification pathway, the V300 award must be registered with NMC within five years of successfully completing the prescribing programme. If you fail to do so you will have to retake and successfully complete the programme to qualify as a prescriber. You must successfully complete the whole programme to register.

Programme requirements:

1. Active registration as a nurse (level 1) of the NMC register the Nursing and Midwifery Council register (NMC). Before being considered as eligible to apply for entry (applicants must have registered as a nurse or midwife with the NMC before they can apply, students who have not yet got their pin are not eligible to apply)

2. Demonstrate capability of safe and effective practice at the level of proficiency appropriate to the NMC approved Community Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification (SPQ) The University and practice partner will assess that the applicant has the relevant professional experience and is capable of safe and effective practice within chosen pathway

3. For routes with Non-medical prescribing applicants must have been registered with the NMC for least one year to comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for V300 - nonmedical prescribing qualification (if on a pathway that includes V300 - non-medical prescribing)

4. If on a pathway that includes non-medical prescribing be practising in, and have appropriate experience in an environment where there is an identified need for the individual to regularly use independent an/supplementary prescribing (for example community team)

One of the below:

• A minimum of degree in a related discipline area.
• An equivalent academic or professional qualification from the UK or elsewhere i.e. incorporating study at least comparable to 120 credits at Honours level.
• Professional qualification of equivalent status and associated work experience or an equivalent qualification deemed suitable by the course team.

An applicant who does not possess one of these qualifications may be admitted for entry through the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

The course is for nurses who are passionate about community health care and want to take their career further by becoming a specialist community nurse practitioner in a selected pathway.