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Study Details: PGCert 1 year part-time
This Adult Critical Care Nursing programme will prepare you for a role as a critical care nurse, ensuring you are educated to the highest level, to guarantee quality care for critically ill patients.
This one-year, part-time postgraduate certificate (PGCert) is commissioned by the HEIW, and delivered in collaboration with partner health boards, Swansea Bay University Health Board and Hywel Dda University Health Board, and has been supported by national critical care organisations including the British Association of Critical Care Nurses and the All Wales Critical Care Nursing Committee.
By the end of this programme, you will be able to demonstrate skilled performance and provide enhanced theoretical knowledge as a registered critical care nurse. Upon completion of the course, you will hold a nationally recognised postgraduate certificate in critical care nursing as stipulated by the Guideline of Provision for Intensive Care Services (GPICs).
You should be a registered critical care nurse, employed within either a critical care unit or cardiac intensive care unit and have employer consent before applying to the programme.
Prior to entry, you will have completed Step One Competencies of the National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care and completed an introductory critical care course.
You should also hold a BSc in Nursing (level 6) and a GCSE grade C or above in English or Welsh.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries for both taught and research courses to help you fund your study.
Upon graduating, you will hold a nationally recognised postgraduate certificate in critical care nursing as stipulated by the Guideline of Provision Intensive Care (GPICs). You will also be eligible to pursue further level seven and eight programmes taught here at Swansea University.
Job prospects are excellent with Swansea University ranked 1st for Career Prospects (Guardian University Guide 2024).
You will acquire highly transferable skills that are sought after by employers in critical care and other sectors that will allow you to continue and advance your clinical careers or plan a career in an education or managerial role in healthcare.
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