PGCert Urology Practice

The normal minimum requirement is a degree equivalent to UK first-class or upper second-class honours (2:1 or above) in nursing or a health-related subject. Applicants with a lower degree classification, or those who don’t have an undergraduate degree, may still be considered for the programme, subject to having relevant experience within urology and being able to demonstrate readiness to study.

You should have active registration with a UK regulatory body, such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council or General Medical Council, with a minimum of 12 months post-registration clinical experience, inclusive of a minimum of six months caring for patients with urological conditions, within the past five years.

You must be currently employed as an adult nurse or physician associate and have direct experience of caring for patients with urological conditions. Written confirmation will need to be provided by your line manager or training lead confirming their support for your application.

An interview forms part of the selection process.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Edge Hill University recognises learning gained elsewhere, whether through academic credit and qualifications acquired from other relevant courses of study or through recognition of an individual’s professional and employment experience (also referred to as ‘experiential learning’). This may include credit or learning undertaken at another university.

Previous learning that is recognised in this way may be used towards meeting the entry requirements for a programme and/or for exemption from part of a programme. It is your responsibility to make a claim for recognition of prior learning. For guidance, please consult the University’s academic regulations (sections C7 and F3.1) or contact the faculty in which you are interested in studying.

The extensive curriculum of this Postgraduate Certificate will enhance your skillset and employability in a variety of ways.

The programme will support you in developing more advanced skills and increased specialisation in your current role or a general setting, ensuring you have the expertise to improve the care of patients with urological conditions.

You will also be well placed to apply for specialist nursing positions in urological care, such as a urology-oncology clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner or advanced nurse practitioner in urology, urology nurse clinician, or stone specialist nurse.

You may wish to join the British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) and gain access to a network of established national and international urological experts.

Compulsory modules:

Foundations for Urology Care

One of:

Clinical Urology Skills: Flexible Cystoscopy

Clinical Urology Skills: Local Anaesthetic Transperineal Prostate Biopsy

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Work Based Learning