Nursing Associate Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship standard: Nursing Associate (NMC 2018)
Learn how to deliver care that stands out, while solving complex healthcare challenges. On this Nursing Associate degree apprenticeship, you’ll develop the skills to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams across a range of healthcare settings, delivering the highest quality of care.
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Apprenticeship Overview
Turn your passion for healthcare into life-changing expertise. With our Nursing Associate apprenticeship, you’ll be the crucial link between healthcare assistants and registered nurses, ensuring patients are cared for effectively and compassionately.
From day one you’ll focus on practical application, becoming confident at managing complex, sensitive, and pressured situations. Working in multidisciplinary teams, you’ll learn how to assess, plan, implement, and then evaluate care on a case-by-case basis. You’ll also become a quick and critical thinker, finding and implementing solutions to healthcare challenges.
Throughout the programme, you’ll develop transferable skills that make an impact in every healthcare setting. With experience to back up a depth of knowledge and skills, this nursing associate degree apprenticeship will set you up for a thriving healthcare career.
This programme is approved and regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Who is the programme for?
From hospitals to care homes, this apprenticeship will equip you with the experience and skills to operate effectively in healthcare settings, working closely with experienced professionals in multidisciplinary teams.
This programme is ideal for you if you’re either an existing healthcare assistant looking to take your career to the next level, or if you’re looking to start your career in nursing and healthcare.
Where will the programme take you?
You’ll qualify with the skills to provide care for people of all ages and backgrounds, across a range of healthcare settings. Your training will be recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), where you’ll be able to register as a nursing associate.
If you’re looking to specialise further, you’ll be qualified to progress to the Level 6 Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship. This offers specialist pathways in adult, mental health, or paediatric nursing, and on completion you’ll become a Registered Nurse.
Who's eligible?
In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018) standards, to be eligible for this apprentice nurse associate programme you must be employed in a relevant role in a care setting, and, as a minimum requirement, have:
Five GCSEs with grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including English and maths, or equivalent, or
Demonstrate the ability to study a programme at academic level 4 through previously completed level 3 study, or
Demonstrate two or more years of experiential learning and evidence of ongoing CPD.
Apprenticeship information
- Duration
- 25 months
- Start Dates
- February, March, May, August and October
- Application deadline
- 6 weeks before start date
- Study modes
- Online live teaching and performance coaching, guided self-study and work-based projects
- Cost
- 95% government funded for non-levy payers£15,000levy fundedFree for Learners
- Apprenticeship standard
- Nursing Associate (NMC 2018)
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