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Free Level 6 Registered Nurse Degree Course for Children and Young People in Preston

CostFREE
Duration4 years
DeliveryClassroom based
Start15 Sep 2026
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
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About this course

Free Registered Nurse Degree (NMC 2018) Children & Young People in Preston. Classes run at University of Lancashire Preston Campus. This four-year full-time degree prepares you to deliver safe, effective nursing care to children, young people, and their families across hospital, community, and home settings. You'll study anatomy and physiology, children and young people's nursing practice, mental health and wellbeing, medicines management, and complex community care. Teaching is delivered by practising healthcare professionals alongside real-world clinical placements. On completion, you'll be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse (Children and Young People).

Who this course is for

This course is aimed at individual learners who have an interest and passion in becoming a Registered Nurse (Children and Young People Nursing). The Registered Nurse is highly trained to deliver and lead effective, safe and responsive nursing care in and across a wide range of health and care settings.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and how illness affects children and young people at different stages of development.
  • You'll learn how to plan and deliver safe, responsive nursing care across hospital, community, and home environments.
  • You'll study mental health and emotional wellbeing in children and young people, and how to support them in clinical settings.
  • You'll gain skills in medicines management, including safe administration and monitoring in paediatric contexts.
  • You'll learn how to care for children with complex needs in community settings, working alongside families and carers.
  • You'll develop communication skills for working with children, young people, parents, and multidisciplinary teams.
  • You'll practise clinical skills in state-of-the-art simulation facilities before applying them in real placements.

How you will learn

Learning combines classroom-based teaching, simulation in clinical skills facilities, and supervised practice placements across NHS and community settings. Academic staff work closely with NHS Trust Practice Education Facilitators to support your placement experience throughout the course. Assessment methods are not specified in the source data; the university will confirm full assessment details before you start.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. University of Lancashire Preston Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Registered Children's Nurse (RCN) - hospital wards, neonatal and paediatric units
  • Community Children's Nurse - care in family homes and community clinics
  • School Nurse - health support for children in educational settings
  • Paediatric Emergency Nurse - urgent and emergency care for children
  • Children's Mental Health Nurse - emotional and psychiatric support for young people
  • Neonatal Nurse - specialist care for newborns and premature babies
  • Children's Outpatient Nurse - planned care and procedure support in clinic settings

What you could study next

After registering with the NMC, you can pursue specialist postgraduate study. A Postgraduate Certificate or MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (Children) deepens clinical expertise and can lead to advanced nurse practitioner roles. An MSc in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualifies you as a School Nurse or Health Visitor. Some nurses go on to study for a Nurse Prescribing qualification, expanding the treatments and medications they can independently manage.

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