BSc (Hons) Child Nursing with Registered Nurse Status

Fees and funding

There are many ways to fund study for home and international students

Fees

The fees quoted above cover registration, tuition, supervision, assessment and examinations as well as:

• Library membership with access to printed, multimedia and digital resources
• Access to programme-appropriate software
• Library and student IT support
• Free on-campus wifi via eduroam

Additional costs

Although not all of the following are compulsory/relevant, you should keep in mind the costs of:

• accommodation and living expenditure
• books (should you wish to have your own copies)
• printing, photocopying and stationery
• PC/laptop (should you prefer to purchase your own for independent study and online learning activities)
• mobile phone/tablet (to access online services)
• field trips (travel and activity costs)
• placements (travel expenses and living costs)
• student visas (international students only)
• study abroad opportunities (travel costs, accommodation, visas and immunisations)
• academic conferences (travel costs)
• professional-body membership
• graduation (gown hire etc)

Funding

There are many ways to fund study for home and international students. From loans to International Scholarships and subject-specific funding, you'll find all of the information you need on our specialist funding pages.

Travel costs to placements and parking if using a car whilst on placement. However, you may be able to claim reimbursement of travel costs through the Learning Support Fund provided by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).

Students who would like to buy extra uniform items, further to their standard uniform which is included in the course fees, have the option to do so. International experience may incur costs.

Employability

You will enjoy exciting career opportunities both in the UK and overseas.

Professional registration as a children's nurse opens up an array of career opportunities in the health sector, at home or abroad and in the private and voluntary sectors. These include working in the NHS and in community settings.

95% of LJMU's child nursing graduates go on to employment or further study within 15 months of completing the course (Source: discoveruni.gov.uk).

There are a growing number of nurse specialist posts in some clinical areas too.

Masters level study in Nursing is also available at LJMU (eligible graduates benefit from a 20% discount), enabling you to progress your career in both practice and research. View our postgraduate Nursing courses.

Student Futures - Careers, Employability and Enterprise Service

A wide range of opportunities and support is available to you, within and beyond your course, to ensure our students experience a transformation in their career trajectory. Every undergraduate curriculum includes Future Focus during Level 4, an e-learning resource and workshop designed to help you to develop your talents, passion and purpose.

Every student has access to Careers Zone 24/7, LJMU's suite of online Apps, resources and jobs board via the LJMU Student Futures website. There are opportunities for flexible, paid and part-time work through Unitemps, LJMU's in-house recruitment service, and we also offer fully funded Discovery Internships.

One-to-one careers and employability advice is available via our campus-based Careers Zones and we offer a year-round programme of events, including themed careers and employability workshops, employer events and recruitment fairs. Our Start-Up Hub can help you to grow your enterprise skills and to research, plan and start your own business or become a freelancer.

A suite of learning experiences, services and opportunities is available to final year students to help ensure you leave with a great onward plan. You can access LJMU's Careers, Employability and Start-up Services after you graduate and return for one-to-one support for life.

Teaching and work-related learning

Excellent facilities and learning resources

Study Hours

We adopt an active blended learning approach, meaning you will experience a combination of face-to-face and online learning during your time at LJMU. This enables you to experience a rich and diverse learning experience and engage fully with your studies. Our approach ensures that you can easily access support from your personal tutor, either by meeting them on-campus or via a video call to suit your needs.

Teaching Methods

Clinical practice is a vital element of this degree course and accounts for half of your study time at LJMU.

As a nursing student, you will be required to complete 4,600 hours of which 50% will be theory and 50% in clinical practice. This means that you will have seven weeks holiday a year, and may have to attend sessions outside the normal University hours of 9am- 5pm.

Blocks of academic study can be up to six weeks depending on what point in the programme you have reached. 

Underpinning all aspects of the training offered is a commitment to ethical and anti-oppressive values, values and principles of the NHS Constitution and Professional Body requirements.

Applied Learning

50% of the programme involves work-related learning. This includes work-based learning in primary care, nursing homes and acute settings, and gives you an invaluable opportunity to learn from experienced practitioners while experiencing the full 24-hour working pattern.

Most of your placements will be in the local area but we cannot guarantee that they will all be close to your home. In addition there is work-related learning during you simulated practice experience.

Support and guidance

Dedicated personal tutor, plus study skills support

As soon as you enrol at LJMU, you will be assigned your own personal tutor, and will meet with them regularly throughout each year. Your personal tutor will give you feedback on how well you are progressing with your studies and encourage you to plan for your educational and career development.

During your clinical placements you will work alongside experienced nurses and registered healthcare professionals and be supervised by practice assessors and supervisors, as well as having the support of academic link lecturers.

Additional support is always available within the Faculty or from student support workers if you need it. All new Faculty of Health students have a Student Mentor allocated. Student Mentors are second and third year students who have been selected and trained to mentor new students in all aspects of university life. The student mentor service offers an exciting opportunity for personal and professional development.

Assessment

Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework.

There will also be clinical assessments, which will be undertaken whilst in clinical practice where you will be assessed by practice supervisors and assessors.

You will be offered feedback at various points during the course and support will always be readily available from your individual module tutors should you need advice or guidance at any time. We believe that constructive feedback is vital in helping you identify your strengths as well as the areas where you may need to further develop your skills or knowledge.

Entry requirements

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Grades/points required from qualifications: BCC-BBC (104-112)

Application and selection

Securing your place at LJMU

UCAS is the official application route for our full-time undergraduate courses. Further information on the UCAS application process can be found here https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-students/how-to-apply.

Please be aware that demand for LJMU's Child Nursing degree is extremely high. Our recruitment quota is capped at 60 places for both the September and January intakes combined. As we usually receive around 1,200 applications, we strongly advise you to ensure your application is carefully tailored to clearly address all of the entry and shortlisting criteria.

Child nurses ensure that the child, and their family or carers, are at the centre of all care decisions. Child nurses appreciate the diversity of health needs and will develop the required professional skills to support the empowerment of children and young people, families, carers, groups and communities to ensure that the care delivered is done so with compassion empathy and dignity.

You will require a strong commitment to all elements of the programme, and you should have the ability to combine academic study, clinical learning within the placement area and family/social life. This will require excellent communication and time management skills.

We shortlist applicants based on current qualifications, predicted grades, references and personal statement.

As well as satisfying our academic criteria and providing strong references, the personal statement accompanying your application should demonstrate all of the following criteria in the necessary depth, to be considered for interview:

A clear commitment to child nursing

There should be clear evidence of experience in caring for children and young people and how this experience may link with the skills that are required of a child nurse. This could include voluntary or paid experiences.


An understanding of compassion, empathy and dignity within children's nursing

You should demonstrate this through your knowledge of the role of the child nurse.


An awareness of professional standards and current issues relating to child nursing

You should provide evidence of this with reference to appropriate reading materials such as nursing journals.

Only candidates who provide sufficient information regarding all the points above will be considered for interview. Please be aware that demand for this programme is high and we have limited capped places which we cannot exceed.

Please note: Due to the volume of applications, amendments will not be accepted once an application has been submitted; therefore applicants are advised to make sure each section is completed correctly prior to submission.

Other Information:

Satisfactory Medical Clearance/Examination. We will contact you directly to undertake this. Satisfactory DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service - formerly CRB.) We will contact you directly to undertake this and further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

In addition, applicants will have to follow University procedures for declaring any convictions after interview.