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**Please note that advanced entry is not available on any of our Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes at this time.** Be a part of our supportive, specialist child nursing community in Cambridge, Chelmsford or Peterborough.Our purpose-built child nursing labs simulate many aspects of a working hospital ward. You鈥檒l use sophisticated healthcare equipment in small group sessions, led by highly experienced and dedicated staff. And, of course, you鈥檒l spend lots of time out on placement.You鈥檒l gain the clinical knowledge, skills, confidence and accreditation you need to succeed as a registered children鈥檚 nurse.Student nurses can take advantage of nursing training grants worth at least 拢5,000 per year.Here at ARU, we鈥檙e dedicated to the continual improvement of healthcare and stand by the values of the NHS Constitution.We think it鈥檚 important to reflect on what makes a great nurse. As a paediatric nurse, you'll have a natural rapport with young people and work closely with parents, carers and relatives. A compassionate child nurse understands that patient wellbeing must be placed at the centre of the care they deliver. A courageous nurse uses good communication to advocate for what鈥檚 right for patients and their families and commits to act as a role model. We鈥檒l help you grow into a competent nurse and concentrate on developing your leadership skills.We鈥檙e proud to have been shortlisted for Nurse Education Provider of the Year in 2023 by the Student Nursing Times. It speaks volumes about the quality of our teaching.You鈥檒l soon discover that ARU is a stimulating place to study child nursing, with dedicated facilities and registered, practising tutors who鈥檒l make sure you鈥檙e being taught the latest techniques and give you the support you need to succeed. We make use of technology to support your learning too, with virtual reality scenarios and real time assessment.Our Nursing and Midwifery Council-validated degree places equal value on clinical practice and theory. It鈥檒l take you from university lectures to a variety of placements. You may well find yourself at a GP surgery, attending health visits, on a general children's ward or in paediatric A&E.Hospital placements last around seven to 12 weeks and include both acute and community settings. There鈥檚 also the option of a self-funded overseas placement at the end of Year 2.You鈥檒l be linked to one of our NHS healthcare trust partners for your placements in hospitals or community settings.If you study in Cambridge or Peterborough, you鈥檒l do your placements in or around Cambridge, Huntingdon or Peterborough.If you study in Chelmsford, you鈥檒l do your placements in or around Chelmsford, Southend, Basildon, Harlow or Colchester.We want to make sure you experience a variety of placements and that you graduate as an effective practitioner. Our placement maps will help you plan your travel before you start on the course.Teaching usually takes place between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday, and on campus time is supplemented by online learning and virtual lectures. On placement, you鈥檒l be working shifts, this can mean early, late and night shifts, as well as working weekends and bank holidays. You鈥檒l be supported by practice supervisors and assessors on placements as well as staff from ARU.Each year, you鈥檒l get allocated annual leave at set points to support you in balancing your course and relaxation time.Throughout your time studying children's nursing at ARU, you鈥檒l have the chance to share experiences with students from other health care courses, and to see how the professions work together to provide effective and seamless care.We also offer our children's nursing degree as a degree apprenticeship.

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