Children’s Nursing & Social Work MNSW (Hons)

Want to help children as they face illness, fight disease and recover from injury? Interested in protecting them from harm by supporting their social care needs, too? If you answered yes to these questions, our children’s nursing and social work degree is for you.

This integrated Masters is delivered alongside our partners in the Cheshire & Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership and leads to eligibility for two professional awards. Together, we’ll prepare you for a career as a children’s nurse and social work practitioner in a range of health and social care settings.

Finding your place in multidisciplinary teams and developing the right skills will be key. But to help you provide the most effective care we’ll also encourage you to explore the perspectives of service users, their families, and carers.

We’ll look at case studies showing the complexities of children’s and young people’s health and social care needs. By the time you graduate, you’ll be familiar with ethical dilemmas and other challenges you may face.

An approved degree

On successfully graduating from this course at Edge Hill, you’ll be eligible to register as a qualified learning disability nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You will also be able to apply to register with Social Work England to practice as a social worker.

Your future career

By the end of our Children’s Nursing & Social Work MNSW course, you’ll have a Masters level academic qualification and two professional awards, giving you the edge when applying for roles.

Children with complex and long-term conditions increasingly require treatment underpinned by a greater understanding from a more integrated health and social care perspective. This programme prepares you to undertake professional roles which fulfil that need.

At Edge Hill we continue to work with prospective employers to identify future areas of employment for practitioners with dual nursing and social work registration.