Why study Nursing (Child) at Liverpool John Moores University?
Use your existing health or care experience to fast-track yourself to becoming a Registered Nurse.
NHS Training Grant eligible course - £5,000 per year as standard, plus other funding support (student eligibility criteria apply).
Learn for highly experienced nurse academic-practitioners, who will support you at each stage of your journey to qualification.
Study in professional-standard, technology enhanced clinical simulation suites in our Tithebarn Building.
Liverpool city centre location with excellent public transport links.
Postgraduate course underpinned by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Education (2023).
Join our two-year masters degree to qualify as a Registered Child Nurse. You must hold an undergraduate degree (Level 6) in any field and have a minimum of six months' health or social care experience to apply.
The MSc Nursing with Registered Status programme will prepare you for the complex, demanding, and rewarding arena of children's nursing. This programme supports you to become a proficient, safe and accountable practitioner, who can deliver person-centred, evidence based and effective care.
The degree is a full time programme delivered across two years.
Year 1 of the programme consists of four modules totalling 90 credits, building upon the healthcare experience that you already have. You will embed the theoretical understanding of contemporary nursing practice alongside development of complex nursing skills within clinical practice. You will further develop knowledge of evidence based practice and begin to explore the role of research within nursing.
Year 2 of the programme also consists of four modules totalling 90 credits, enabling you to develop skills as an emerging autonomous practitioner with a deep theoretical and practical understanding of the complexities of nursing care and how nurses can support, empower and advocate for the best interests of patients.
Please visit the Liverpool John Moores University website for detailed module information.
To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. Assessment techniques vary from module to module to reflect relevant assessment approaches and the key learning points of each topic. 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 put in more work. Assessment is through a combination of practice placements, exams, essays and assignments and presentations. There will also be clinical assessment, which will be undertaken whilst in clinical practice where you will be assessed by practice supervisors and assessors.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Liverpool John Moores University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
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-A first honours degree (normally 2:2 or above) in any subject - it does not need to be related to allied health
-Any overseas qualifications should be equivalent to UK qualifications which meet our entry requirements. If you have completed your degree outside the UK, we will require a clear copy of your degree documentation to ensure UK ENIC comparability. Please note that all applicants who are invited to interview will be required to present their original degree documentation
-English and Maths GCSE at grade A* - C / 4-9 (please contact our Admissions team if you have equivalent qualifications)
-Applicants must be able to demonstrate a minimum of 770 hours healthcare experience (approximately six months full-time work) in their chosen field within the past 5 years. This can be through either paid or voluntary work, but must be verifiable by a supervisor or line manager.
-We are looking for evidence of voluntary, paid or life experiences of caring for children and young people and their families and carers. Experience of caring for children and young people of various ages as well as those children and young people who have a range of physical and intellectual ability is an advantage for those candidates applying for the child nursing programme.
-If English is not your first language, IELTS (Academic) with an overall score of 7.0, including at least 6.5 in the writing section and at least 7.0 in the reading, listening and speaking sections. The university may be able to accept alternative English Language qualifications from applicants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) on a case by case basis in line with the appropriate Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines
-Please be advised that Maths, English (including IELTS if required) and 770 hours of experience is required at the point of application
-International applicants who require a student visa are not eligible to apply for the course.
-Occupational English Test (OET): We’ll accept an OET examination certificate that confirms you achieved at least a grade C+ in the writing section and at least a grade B in the reading, listening and speaking sections
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
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