University of Northampton

There are many avenues you can choose once you are registered as a children and young people’s nurse on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register.  You can choose to work in acute settings such as: a children’s ward, children’s emergency department, theatres, neonates.

Alternatively, you may choose to work in the community as: a health visitor, school nurse, community children’s nurse, within a special educational needs school.

There are many other specialist roles within children and young people’s nursing too such as: children and adolescent mental health service, research nurse, intensive care, and clinical nurse specialist.

For further information on the range of careers and opportunities available within healthcare, visit the NHS careers website or take the NHS Career quiz to discover what professions best suit you.

Master’s Opportunities
Our postgraduate courses are a great way to enhance the skills you have already learnt. Benefit from our 20% alumni discount on Master’s fees to give you a CV that will catch the eye of employers.

Successful completion of this course could lead on to one of our postgraduate programmes: PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing, MSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Top-Up), MSc Public  Health, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice.

At the University of Northampton, we offer a range of short courses and continuing professional development (CPD) programmes. These will enable you to learn new skills, progress into specialisms or take on new responsibilities.

• 2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
• 3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

BANGLADESH

We accept the following qualifications:

• Higher Secondary Certificate / Intermediate,
• Year 1 of Bachelor’s degree in Bangladesh from an institution listed on UKNARIC,
• International Baccalaureate Diploma,
• International Baccalaureate Certificate with good results,
• Successful completion of a Foundation program from a UK awarding body,
• A Levels

INDIA

We accept the following qualifications:

• Standard 12,
• International Baccalaureate Diploma,
• International Baccalaureate Certificate with good results,
• Successful completion of a Foundation program from a UK awarding body,
• A Levels

NEPAL

We accept the following qualifications:

• Higher Secondary Education Board Examination,
• International Baccalaureate Diploma,
• International Baccalaureate Certificate with good results,
• Successful completion of a Foundation program from a UK awarding body,
• A Levels

PAKISTAN

We accept the following qualifications:

• High School Certificate,
• 2-Year Bachelor’s degree in Pakistan from an institution listed on UKNARIC,
• International Baccalaureate Diploma,
• International Baccalaureate Certificate with good results,
• Successful completion of a Foundation program from a UK awarding body,
• A Levels

SRI LANKA

We accept the following qualifications:

• A-Levels (Sri Lanka or the UK)
• International Baccalaureate Diploma,
• Successful completion of a Foundation program from a UK awarding body

Please include the following documents with your completed application form:

• Details of your English Language competence, for example, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOFEL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) tests or equivalent.
• Certified copies of your school certificates and any other relevant qualifications. A certified copy is a photocopy that has an original official stamp of your school, college, or university on it. The stamp should not be a photocopy.
• At least one reference (signed and on headed paper).
• A personal statement to explain why you are interested in studying your chosen course.

Bachelors degrees: IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each band (or equivalent)