Wound Management
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-23 | - |
| 2026-01-27 | - |
Program Overview
Wound Management
Overview
Deliver higher-quality patient care by developing your existing wound-management skills. Focus on wounds at cellular level, including factors which promote or prevent healing. Make informed decisions about care strategies and advanced wound-healing technologies. Add depth to your existing skillset, and enhance your career prospects in the process.
Full Description
You’ll be a registered nurse, health visitor, midwife or other healthcare professional working in a hospital, community or commercial setting. Wound management will already form a significant part of your workload. You’ll be looking to deepen your clinical and technological understanding, enhance your patient-care skills, and advance your career prospects.
You’ll focus on the healing of wounds at cellular level, enabling you to assess wounds arising from different causes within your own clinical setting. You’ll learn to critically appraise and make informed decisions about the use of different care strategies (generally and for individual patients) as well as advanced wound-healing technologies.
Course content:
- Physiology of wound healing
- Underlying factors which prevent or impair healing
- Preparing the wound bed
- Care strategies and advanced technologies
- Research for healing and non-healing wounds
- Developing high-quality wound care for individuals.
Our course features a mixture of lectures, student-led seminars and problem-based learning over the course of eight study days. It's taught by an inter-professional team; our senior lecturer was a nurse consultant in tissue viability. You’ll be assessed through a 4,000-word coursework essay.
Who Should Attend?
Registered nurses, health visitors, midwives or other healthcare professionals who are employed in a hospital, community or commercial setting. You should manage wounds as a significant part of your workload.
If you are working as a Health Care Assistant in a relevant setting, you can attend all of the teaching on this module at level 6, without the need to undertake an assessment. You'll receive a certificate of attendance for your records, and are welcome to take the assessment to obtain academic credits.
Dates
Trimester 1 2025/26 - Cambridge Campus:
- Online - 2-5 pm online introduction session to the module via Teams Tuesday 23/9/25
- Face to Face - 9am-4pm Wednesday 24/9/25
- Online - 9-4 Tuesday 30/9/25
- Online - 9-4 Wednesday 1/10/25
- Face to Face - 9am-4pm Tuesday 14/10/25
- Online - 9-4 Wednesday 15/10/25
- Online - 9-4 Tuesday 4/11/25
- Online - 9-4 Wednesday 5/11/25
- Face to Face - 9am-4pm Tuesday 18/11/25
Formative due by end of the day 20/10/25
Summative Exam 16/12, 17/12 and 18/12
Trimester 2 2025/26 - Chelmsford Campus:
- Online - 2-5 pm online introduction session to the module via Teams Tuesday 27/1/26
- Face to Face - 9am-4pm Wednesday 28/1/26
- Online - 9-4 Tuesday 10/2/26
- Online - 9-4 Wednesday 11/2/26
- Online - 9-4 Tuesday 24/2/26
- Face to Face - 9am-4pm Tuesday 3/3/26
- Online - 9-4 Tuesday 17/3/26
- Online - 9-4 Wednesday 18/3/26
- Face to Face - 9am-4pm Tuesday 14/4/26
Formative due by end of the day 23/2/26
Summative Exam 28/4, 29/4 & 30/4/26
Where You'll Study
Your Faculty
The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care at ARU is primed to meet the demand for healthcare professionals, doctors, scientists and social workers in the East of England.
We've been training undergraduates for professional roles for over 25 years, with a reputation for quality, dedication and ambition balanced with student satisfaction.
We know that our students want the very best experiential learning, and we've invested heavily in purpose-built simulated wards, science labs and skills spaces, to support your learning every step of the way.
Where Can I Study?
- Chelmsford
- Blended learning
- Cambridge
Fees & Funding
Course Fees
- 30 Credits (Level 6) for courses starting in 2024/25: £2,312.50
- 30 credits (Level 7) for courses starting in 2024/25: £1,767
- 30 credits (Level 6) for courses starting in 2025/26: £2,312.50
- 30 Credits (Level 7) for courses starting in 2025/26: £1,850
Funding for CPD
Please ask your manager or Education Lead about available funding before you apply.
Entry Requirements
To undertake this course you must:
- be a registered nurse, health visitor, midwife or other healthcare professional
- be employed in a hospital, community or commercial setting
- need to manage wounds as a significant part of your workload.
If you are working as a Health Care Assistant in a relevant setting, you can attend all of the teaching on this module at level 6, without the need to undertake an assessment. You'll receive a certificate of attendance for your records, and are welcome to take the assessment to obtain academic credits.
Program Outline
Outline:
- Course Content:
- Physiology of wound healing
- Underlying factors preventing or impairing healing
- Preparing the wound bed
- Care strategies and advanced technologies
- Research for healing and non-healing wounds
- Developing high-quality wound care for individuals
- Course Structure:
- Blended learning (mix of face-to-face teaching and online sessions)
- 8 study days
- Taught by an inter-professional team
- Course Schedule:
- Trimester 1 2024/25 - Cambridge Campus (Blended Learning):
- 24 September 2024 - Online
- 25 September - Face-to-Face (Cambridge)
- 1 October - Online
- 2 October - Online
- 15 October - Online
- 16 October - Online
- 5 November - Face-to-Face (Cambridge)
- 6 November - Online
- 19 November - Face-to-Face (Cambridge)
- Trimester 2 2024/25 - Chelmsford Campus (Blended Learning):
- 28 January 2025 - Online
- 29 January - Face-to-Face (Chelmsford)
- 4 February - Online
- 5 February - Online
- 11 February - Online
- 12 February - Online
- 4 March - Face-to-Face (Chelmsford)
- 18 March - Online
- 19 March -Face-to-Face (Chelmsford)
Assessment:
- 4,000-word coursework essay
Teaching:
- Lectures
- Student-led seminars
- Problem-based learning
- Senior lecturer with experience as a nurse consultant in tissue viability
Other:
- Suitable for registered nurses, health visitors, midwives, or other healthcare professionals working in hospital, community, or commercial settings
- Health Care Assistants working in relevant settings can attend the teaching at level 6 without assessment and receive a certificate of attendance
- Health Care Assistants can take the assessment to obtain academic credits
Overview:
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a global university with students from 185 countries. It is known for its innovative and entrepreneurial approach to education and research. ARU has been recognized as the Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023 and has received a Gold award for the quality of its education in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
Services Offered:
Student Life and Campus Experience:
The context mentions that ARU is committed to creating a vibrant and welcoming environment for students, staff, and communities. It also highlights the university's focus on providing outstanding facilities and opportunities for student growth.
Key Reasons to Study There:
Ambition:
ARU is academically ambitious for its students and strives to provide high-quality education.Excellence:
ARU is ranked in the top 15% of universities in the UK for graduate employment and has been recognized for its excellence in education, social work, and sports science.Collaboration:
ARU fosters collaboration between students, businesses, and partners, and its courses are recognized by industry and professionally accredited.Impact:
ARU conducts impactful research that addresses pressing issues and makes a difference in the community.Enterprise:
ARU encourages entrepreneurship and provides mentorship, support, and start-up funding through the Anglia Ruskin Enterprise Academy.Enthusiasm:
ARU's can-do attitude and infectious enthusiasm set it apart from other universities.Academic Programs:
The context mentions that ARU offers a wide range of courses, including undergraduate, postgraduate, postgraduate research, college courses, apprenticeships, short courses, and distance learning programs. It also highlights the university's commitment to providing career-ready graduates.
Other:
The context mentions that ARU has campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, and Writtle. It also highlights the university's commitment to sustainability, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Entry Requirements:
- Be a registered nurse, health visitor, midwife or other healthcare professional
- Be employed in a hospital, community or commercial setting
- Need to manage wounds as a significant part of your workload
