Community Nursing Specialist Practice (District Nursing)

Oxford Brookes University

Postgraduate PgDip Full-time 1 Year Nursing

Community Nursing Specialist Practice (District Nursing) PgDip is a postgraduate degree at Oxford Brookes University, based in Oxford, taught full-time over 1 year.

About this course

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)

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: PgDip

Location: Oxford

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: PgDip

Location: Oxford

Career Prospects

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Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025

2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ

Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Oxford
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Nursing