Community Nursing Specialist Practice (District Nursing)

Oxford Brookes University

United Kingdom, Oxford

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Oxford Brookes University

United Kingdom , Oxford

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Diploma

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Headington

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Community Nursing Specialist Practice (District Nursing)

About

Overview

Our PG Dip in Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse) programme facilitates the development and progression of experienced registered nurses within the context of the community setting. The programme explores fundamental community nursing practice in relation to the role of the contemporary district nurse to support the development of a resilient and competent practitioner and leader. This programme incorporates the independent prescribing module.

On successful completion of the programme students are eligible to apply to the NMC to have their NMC record annotated for:

Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse)
Independent Prescriber (V300)

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District Nursing, PGDip from the Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery at Oxford Brookes University

Disciplines

Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery

Requirements

Entry Requirements

You must:

Have achieved an undergraduate degree or completion of a recent level 6 module.
Be registered on Part One (Adult/ RN1/ RNA) of the NMC register as an adult nurse.
Have one year of experience working as an RN.
Be employed in clinical / healthcare practice, in the UK, in a role with consistent patient contact that facilitates development of knowledge and clinical skills to meet the programme learning outcomes.

And either have:

secured NHS Trust sponsorship via the Values Based Recruitment Process in place between the university and the NHS Trust or healthcare organisation.
Or as a self-funding candidate, have achieved a place on the programme via the Values Based Recruitment Process in place between the University and the Sponsoring Trust.

For each of the above, the necessary arrangements and governance structures must be in place to support practice learning, including: provision of practice assessor and supervisor, employer support and protected learning time.

Please also see the University's general entry requirements.

We offer a range of courses to help you meet the entry requirements for your postgraduate course and also familiarise you with university life in the UK.

Take a Pre-Master's course to develop your subject knowledge, study skills and academic language level in preparation for your master's course.

If you need to improve your English language, we offer pre-sessional English language courses to help you meet the English language requirements of your chosen master’s course.

English Program Requirements

A requirement of the application is that you are a UK registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and a working UK visa that would permit your employment in the NHS as a Nurse.

Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.

Career

Careers

By completing this programme of study, you will be well-prepared to function in a Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse) role and to achieve career progression. The programme has been designed to prepare you for employment and career development e.g. the focus on leadership throughout the programme. Previous District Nurse students have gained employment as District Nurse Team Leaders, Clinical Development Leads and within education. Several former District Nurse students have achieved the Queen's Nurse title.