Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship

This contemporary flexible and accessible nursing degree apprenticeship provides the apprentice with the opportunity to remain in salaried employment while studying for a work integrated degree in adult health, child health or mental health nursing registrable with the NMC leading to the title of Registered Nurse.

Apprentices on the three year full-time route will remain supernumerary for the duration of the programme spending time in academic study or supernumerary practice. Apprentices on the part-time route will spend two days per week in their substantive role within their organisation and three days a week engaging in academic study or supernumerary practice. Ongoing support via the University and the employing organisation is available while studying at the University and in placement. There are no costs to the apprentice, with study fees and salaries being paid by the employer.

We understand some of the challenges in developing and retaining highly skilled employees, and we are excited to be offering this degree apprenticeship leading to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in three fields of Nursing: Adult Health, Child Health and Mental Health.

The development and design of this degree was a collaborative partnership following national consultation and local consultation with our stakeholders and employers in the region. It aligns with healthcare employers strategic objectives and goals around workforce planning and with the standards set by the NMC (2010) and Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (2018).

The BSc (Hons) Nursing in Child Health and BSc (Hons) Nursing in Mental Health will be delivered at our Plymouth campus with the BSc (Hons) Nursing in Adult Health being offered at our Plymouth campus, Truro campus and Exeter campus.

The Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship can be taken full time over three years; this route is suitable for healthcare practitioners who are new to healthcare. Alternatively, experienced healthcare practitioners (Assistant Practitioners/Nursing Associates) with relevant healthcare experience and Level 5 qualifications may be eligible to undertake a shortened degree apprenticeship either as a full-time apprentice over 19 months or part time over 23 months (see entry requirements).