Nursing - Professional Nursing - Waterford

The aim of the Postgraduate Certificate in Science in Professional Nursing is to provide accessible, innovative, flexible and practice- orientated sustainable learning for nurses.



Unique Features



Fully approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)

HSE staff may be eligible to apply for funding to their local NMPDU

Delivered via a blend of online and face-to-face delivery to allow greater flexibility to learners

Semester 1

Leadership and Clinical Decision Making for Advanced Practice



Semester 2

Advanced Person Centered Integrated Care



Semester 3

Quality and Innovation

To be eligible for this programme applicants must:



Be a registered Nurse with NMBI

Be currently employed in health care provision

Hold a level 8 qualification

*Applicants who do not have a level 8 qualification may apply for entry to the programme in accordance with the procedures outlined in the SETU Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.



Due to the blended learning delivery within this course students should have access to a PC / Mac, a headset with a mic, and a broadband internet connection from home, so as to be able to fully participate in the course.



Basic IT skills are essential to complete this programme.



Applicants may be interviewed.

Application Deadline 28 Aug 2026

15 months, part-time.



Delivery



The blended programme is delivered on a part time basis over 1 academic year

1 contact day per week:

Online approx. 9 days per semester

Onsite approx. 3 days per semester

Start Date: September 2026

Opportunity

The programme provides the nurse with a broad based educational experience to practice at an advanced level.



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