Nursing (Pre-Registration) Adult

PLEASE NOTE - There are no vacancies for January 2026. Please apply for January 2027 entry.

This course provides the opportunity for those who have studied an undergraduate degree to undertake a two-year full-time Master's course and upon successful completion receive eligibility for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The course helps you to develop the skills required in order to become a confident, competent, caring and compassionate adult nurse. Using a person-centred approach, you will learn how to facilitate recovery of service users in various settings, including those who are acutely ill, those in community services and those experiencing long-term conditions across the lifespan. You will also have opportunities to learn about partnership approaches to caring for service users, carers and families.

• The course will assist you to develop both practical and theoretical skills, in order to achieve your full potential as an adult nurse and meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards. These include professional values, communication and interpersonal skills, nursing practice and decision making, and leadership, management and team working.

• This challenging and intensive course comprises 50% theory and 50% practice, where you will undertake placements in a range of settings. The course runs over two years, each year comprising of a number of compulsory modules, where you will have the opportunity to study alongside students from the other fields of nursing.

• You will be taught by Lecturers who are committed and passionate, as well as practice supervisors and assessors who are research active and have extensive and varied experience in adult nursing.

• Teaching takes place in innovative and contemporary teaching and learning environments, including a fully equipped simulated ward, with our patient simulator, Sim Man, before you go out on to placements and treat real patients.

• Student support will be given from personal tutors and course leaders, as well as academic learning support and experienced practice supervisors and assessors.

Students studying this course may be eligible to receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 each year. Further information is available on the NHS Learning Support Fund Website.

Reasons to study Nursing (Pre-Registration) Adult:

• For those who have studied a suitable undergraduate degree this course fast tracks you to become a registered nurse in two years rather than three.

• You will learn clinical skills and engage in simulation-based learning in a safe environment using human patient simulators to enhance your confidence, competence and understanding of patient care.

• You will gain real-world experience through clinical placements in a variety of settings including hospitals, nursing homes, in the community, as well as voluntary and private sectors.