Program Overview

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Course Details

The University of Bolton's BSc (Hons) Nursing - Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship (RNDA) (Adult) supports the development of confident, professional nurses, able to deliver and lead adult care within an ever-changing health and social care environment. You can offer structured on-the-job training and a nationally recognised qualification in nursing, helping you attract the best new talent and retain valued staff through career progression. Your apprentices will be able to put their new skills and understanding into practice immediately, benefitting your organisation and the communities you serve without delay.

This programme has been fully mapped to the Registered Nurse Degree (NMC 2018) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0781). Studying at the University or one of our learning partners, Bradford College in West Yorkshire or Petroc College in Northern Devon, will complement learning in your workplace. We'll work with you to devise individual learning agreements for each of your apprentices, ensuring they fulfil the apprenticeship criteria and develop additional skills and knowledge valuable for your organisation.

Our passionate and knowledgeable staff will support your apprentices as they learn to care for adults with acute and long-term illnesses in hospital and at home, and gain expertise in health promotion and disease prevention. Upon successfully completing this qualification, your apprentices will possess the knowledge and skills needed to perform as independent, highly competent, compassionate nurses who can be trusted to maintain professional standards and protect the public.

If your employee is a qualified nursing associate or assistant practitioner, then they may be able to join this course at Level 2 (HE5) and top-up their existing foundation degree to achieve the BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) and complete the degree apprenticeship in two years or less. This well-recognised route for healthcare practitioners recognises and values their prior learning and experience and allows them to take on full nursing responsibilities more quickly.

If you're looking for undergraduate-level training in this subject area but don't work for an employer that offers apprenticeships, please see our related courses section for details of study opportunities that don't require current employment.

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Highlights

The course is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and on successful completion, your apprentices will be eligible to apply to register as qualified nurses.

When apprentices successfully complete the end point assessment for this RNDA, they will receive a degree apprenticeship certificate from the relevant awarding body and be awarded an academic degree – the BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) from the University of Bolton.

Face-to-face sessions and one-to-one support are offered by our professional expert academic tutors who come from a wide range of clinical and academic backgrounds.

Your apprentices will have access to facilities such as Clinical Simulation Suites, where they can practice skills and develop knowledge using clinical equipment and simulators.

We'll guide your apprentices as they gain key skills, values and behaviours, including professional curiosity, interpersonal and communication skills, initiative, leadership, research and critical reflection, partnership working, self-care and resilience, record keeping, and workload management.

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Key Features

Course materials are available online, allowing your apprentices to prepare work in advance and make the most of the highly interactive in-class tuition.

Our approach to teaching and learning is student-centred, so we'll work closely with your apprentices, providing them with tailored help and support on an individual basis throughout their studies.

Qualified healthcare practitioners contribute to each of the modules. They are invited as guest speakers so that apprentices have the opportunity to learn from their first-hand examples of current practice.

We also work to help your apprentices appreciate the views of health and social care service users and carers by involving them throughout the course.

Quarterly and annual reviews, where each apprentice, their workplace mentor and a member of our team meet to assess your apprentice's progress, promote continuing conversation between your workplace and the University or learning partner. This helps to ensure the success of your RNDA apprentices and maximise the value of their studies to your organisation.