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Return to Practice

This Return to Practice course offers an excellent opportunity if you have previously fulfilled the role of a registered nurse to return to the profession.

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Key Course Details

  • Start Date

    April

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

The course will enable the student to develop, refresh and enhance knowledge, skills, professional values and proficiencies required of a registered nurse to re-enter or remain on the NMC professional register within their intended field of practice.

DESIGNED FOR

Those who have previously fulfilled the role of a registered nurse, wanting to return to practice.

Accredited by

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council

Career Paths

  • Registered Adult Nurse 
  • Registered Child Nurse
  • Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
  • Registered Mental Heath Nurse

Skills taught

  • Decision making
  • Relationship management 
  • Risk assessment 
  • Leadership

We make a difference in practice, not just on paper. Our courses are designed by people who offer jobs - and taught by people who have real work experience.

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Course Highlights

Placement opportunities

You will undertake 450 hours of practice learning supported by Practice Supervisor(s) and a Practice Assessor, to enable you to work towards and achieve the proficiencies and skills required of a registered nurse.

Outstanding facilities

Our Clinical Simulation Centre provides an opportunity to revisit professional issues and application of knowledge and development of proficiency. Our Hydra Minerva Simulation offers an immersive learning opportunity to contextualise and apply theories to practical, authentic scenarios and to enhance decision making and rationale for decisions.

Module Overview

  • Basic Life Support 
  • Management of challenging behaviour including de-escalation, violence and aggression. 
  • Universal precautions 
  • Infection prevention and control, antimicrobial stewardship and resistance, Aseptic, Non Touch Technique (ANTT) 
  • Manual handling 
  • MECC 

Course Highlights

How you’ll learn

The course will be delivered using a blended learning approach, consisting of immersive learning opportunities, theoretical learning, and practice learning.

Teaching staff

You will be allocated a Personal Tutor to offer support and guidance with all aspects of the course. Your Personal Tutor will also offer you academic supervision to help you prepare for your theoretical assessments.

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Typical qualification requirements:

  • Applicants must have a lapsed registration with the NMC or be in a position whereby they are unable to meet the required practice hours to revalidate with the NMC and remain on the professional register.
  • Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have capability in numeracy, literacy and digital and technological literacy to meet the programme outcomes and proficiencies.
  • Applicants will also have to demonstrate they meet NMC English language requirements, if applicable.
  • During application and interview each candidate will be asked to declare that they are of good health and good character to enable safe and effective practice.
  • Entry to the course is dependent on a satisfactory disclosure and barring check (DBS) and Occupational Health screening.
  • Entry to the course is dependent on a satisfactory disclosure and barring check (DBS) and Occupational Health screening.
  • If your application meets the entry criteria, you will be called to a formal interview. Alex Holmes, the RTP course leader, and a practice facilitator or senior nurse will interview you. The interview will last around twenty minutes and you will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Additional Requirements:

  • Applicants may apply to have their prior learning and experience in relation to the standards of proficiency, course outcomes and hours of relevant practice as a current registrant. The evidence supplied by each applicant will be assessed on an individual basis by an Academic Assessor and Practice Assessor in collaboration with the Course Leader and with approval of the External Examiner.
  • The evidence will be measured specifically against the NMC (2018) Proficiencies for registered nurses which includes Annexe A – Communication and relation management skills and Annexe B Nursing procedural skills as well as the Module and Course learning outcomes.
  • An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on the Child & Adult Workforce and Child & Adult Barring List and subscription to the DBS Update Service is required. (Overseas equivalent required for non-uk applicants).

Closed for International applicants 

Unfortunately, this course is not currently open to international applicants, please visit our course pages where you can find an alternative course choice. 

 

Contextual offers

We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended, for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer, and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.

USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university.

 

We're here to help

Whether you a have a question about your course, fees and funding, the application process or anything else, there are plenty of ways you can get in touch, and we'd love to talk to you. You can contact our friendly admissions team by phone, email or chat to us online.

 

Fees and Funding

Further Information

Studying at university is one of the most significant investments you'll ever make. Whilst you’re studying, you’ll have two main financial obligations – tuition fees and living costs. There’s lots of financial help available from the University of South Wales and external funding sources, that may provide loans (which have to be paid back) and grants, scholarships and bursaries (that don't).

*Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee is anticipated to remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course except as described below.

Please be aware that we may increase the maximum fee for home students on full-time undergraduate courses only where the Welsh Government increases the permitted level of inflation of fees. Fees for all students (including part-time, postgraduate and international students) may be amended in accordance with our applicable Fees and Debt Management Policy.  We will ensure that students are given clear, intelligible, unambiguous and timely information about our courses and costs in good time, ahead of the next academic year.

 

Fees and Funding Scholarships and Busaries Alumni Discount

Additional Costs

As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment. 

*Obligatory 

 Students will be expected to pay for a DBS or certificate of good behaviour from their home country. The DBS fee includes £49.50 for the enhanced DBS certificate, the Post Office Administration fee and the online administration fee

Cost: £64.74

Subscription required for each year of the course for a yearly fee of £16. Please note the service has to be joined within 30 days of receipt of your enhanced DBS certificate

Cost: £16

University Quality Assurance

At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.

If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.

How to apply

There is an online application process for this course. Please choose the application form for your preferred start date and mode of study (i.e. full-time or part-time).

International admissions

Please see our international admissions advice for further information about how to apply as a prospective international student.

Studying at USW

Our courses are designed with industry leaders and provide the practical skills and experiences industry demands. Our flexible courses reflect the need for life-long learning. If you value education in practice, not just in theory, then USW is for you.

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