Community Nursing Specialist Practice (District Nursing)
Oxford Brookes UniversityCommunity 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:
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: PgDip
Location: Oxford
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
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Oxford
- Scheme
- Postgraduate
- Subjects
- Nursing
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ