PgD Specialist Community Practitioner (District Nursing)

This program is grounded in three core values:

The delivery of patient and family-centered care. Student-centered learning. Practice-focused development.

Additional contributory values include collaboration, partnership, professional expertise, and innovation. These values shape and inform both the theory and practice to ensure the delivery of high-quality care in a rapidly changing and diverse primary care environment.

Practitioners who enroll in this program will be highly motivated and demonstrate a strong commitment to developing District/Home Nursing practice through the integration of critically appraised evidence with professional expertise. It is expected that students will bring a wealth of previous experience that will be utilized, challenged, and built upon. The program adopts a facilitative approach to learning, with a focus on supporting the practice element at the core of the program.

All applicants for District Nursing must have;

Part 1 of the NMC register Adult Nursing.

One year post registration experience, the year immediately preceding application to the programme must have been in the primary care setting.

Have a degree or evidence of your ability to work at master’s level (to be discussed with Course Lead).

Access to practice placement and Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor. This is the responsibility of the sponsoring practice partner to arrange prior to commencement of the course.

IELTS 6.0 overall (no component below 5.5) — standard University of Suffolk requirement

February 2027

No fixed deadline — apply as early as possible via the University's direct application portal.

• Ipswich, United Kingdom