Nursing Associates work with registered Nurses to care for patients and service users of different ages and in a range of settings. Nursing Associates are members of the nursing team and are accountable for their own practice. This full time 2 year FdSc will prepare you to be a highly skilled autonomous and reflective practitioners who is able to deliver high quality, compassionate, professional and safe care.

The programme is a 2 year full time FdSc, with a 50/50 split between theory and practice learning. Successful completion of the programme will lead to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Nursing Associate.

Optional Work Placement Year/ Opportunities Abroad

The programme is a 50/50 split of theory and practice to enable you to develop your knowledge and apply this in clinical practice.

You will have a range of practice placements allowing you to develop your competence in caring for people of different ages and in different settings.

On successful completion of this programme you will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nursing Associate.

Graduates can apply to one of our BSc Nursing programmes, and subject to successful interview, can complete a further 18 months of study. This will enable you to gain BSc (Hons) in Nursing and apply for a registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse.