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Learn from a team with a wealth of experience in nursing practice, research and scholarship and learning and teaching. Demonstrate Nursing and Midwifery Council standards of proficiency. Develop the skills and knowledge needed to deliver compassionate and competent person-centred care.
This five year undergraduate apprenticeship programme was designed and developed in collaboration with NHS Trusts and people who have lived experience of mental illness through the PCPI initiative, to ensure compassionate and competent person-centred care is in the hearts and minds of future registrants.
There are three different strands to the apprenticeship which are Adult, Mental Health, and Learning Disability. The programme will enable demonstration of achievement of proficiency against the NMC seven platforms and two annexes:
This apprenticeship curriculum is based on the definition of work-based learning as activities that occur in workplaces (clinical practice environments) and that involve an employer assigning a worker or an apprentice meaningful job tasks to develop his or her skills, knowledge, and readiness for work and to support entry or advancement in a particular career field. In this instance, this is to NMC Registered Nurse status.
Work-based learning (WBL) extends into the workplace through on-the-job education and training, mentoring, and other supports for a continuum of lifelong learning and skill development. These activities will support the attainment of academic and PSR requirements.
Apprentices are assessed through multiple means to demonstrate practical skills, underpinning theory and knowledge. This includes Simulated Clinical exams, timed written exams, coursework, essays and the assessment of competency in practice.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
The entry requirements for the apprenticeship programme are non-standard. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) which outlines the prior healthcare experience and academic study will be considered at the point of application. It may be possible to step onto the programme at different points from year 1 to year 4 dependent on qualifications and prior care experience.
As an example, for admission to the five-year pathway, the following is required:
This is an apprenticeship. The tuition fees are included in the overall fee which is arranged via the employer and the University.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
The opportunities to apply ‘classroom/theoretical’ learning in real-world situations through work-based learning, will be encountered with support from allocated Apprentice Educational Supervisors in Practice (AESiP) which re-enforces knowledge gained in the classroom and enables you to build your skills.
Simone Bedford (Principal Lecturer, University of Sunderland)
"I knew I wanted to be a nurse from a very early age, but it ended up being a second career for me and I have never looked back. People say nursing is rewarding, but what does that actually mean? It means that you can make a difference to someone’s life, to make them comfortable, to help them get better, to offer sound advice, to be there in their time of need."
Studying for the apprenticeship has influenced me in many positive ways and my confidence has grown.
