PgCert in Orthopaedic Nursing (National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh)

To be eligible for the programme you must:

• Hold an NFQ Level 8 qualification. However, applicants who do not hold a Level 8 qualification may still be eligible to join the programme through our supported-entry pathway programme. This is subject to an assessment of prior learning and experience.
• Have an active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
• Must be working in the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh or other site which has been audit approved for the duration of the programme.

English language requirements for RCSI Postgraduate programmes are published here. If you have completed undergraduate/postgraduate full-time studies in the medium of the English language (three or more years cumulatively) or are registered with the NMBI, you are exempt from these requirements.

This programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge to:

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of a comprehensive range of knowledge in the area of orthopaedic nursing.
• Articulate a critical awareness of the latest evidence-based knowledge in the specialist area.
• Demonstrate a range of research and specialist knowledge and skills to the specialist area of clinical practice.
• Select from a broad range of specialist skills and knowledge in the specialist area.
• Act in a comprehensive and often unpredictable variety of professional and ill-defined contexts in the specialist area.
• Take significant responsibility for the work of individuals and groups and lead and initiate activity in the specialist area.
• Critically self-evaluate professional and personal learning needs and those of others within your specialist area of practice and link to related continuing professional development requirements.
• Present a reflective and questioning approach to specialist practice delivery and exhibit professional application of your knowledge in an accountable, responsible and evidence-based manner.