Short Course in Special Care of the Newborn

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98% of our Nursing graduates are in graduate-level employment (Guardian, 2024)

100% of Health graduates went into highly skilled employment or further education (HESA, 2023)

£5,000 a year available with the NHS bursary.

About the course

This course explores the provision of evidence base and holistic care for the newborn and their families within the Special Care environment. It is designed as either a stand-alone unit or to be the first phase of the qualified in speciality (QIS) program whereby the Intensive and High Dependency Care unit must be completed subsequently.

with Professional Practice Year

This course has the option to be taken over four years which includes a year placement in industry. Undertaking a year in industry has many benefits. You gain practical experience and build your CV, as well as being a great opportunity to sample a profession and network with potential future employers.

There is no tuition fee for the placement year enabling you to gain an extra year of experience for free.

*Only available to UK/EU students.

with Foundation Year

A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course.

Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification.

With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire.

The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.

This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your bachelor’s degree.

Why study a degree with a Foundation Year?

Broad-based yet enough depth to give you credible vocational skills
Coverage of a variety of areas typically delivered by an expert in this area
Gain an understanding of a subject before choosing which route you wish to specialise in
Great introduction to further study, and guaranteed progression on to one of our Undergraduate degrees

The degrees offering a Foundation Year provide excellent preparation for your future studies.

During your Foundation Year you will get the opportunity to talk to tutors about your degree study and future career aspirations, and receive guidance on the most appropriate Undergraduate course to help you achieve this; providing you meet the entry requirements and pass the Foundation Year.

What will you study?

Special Care Of The Newborn

During the process of transition to extra–uterine life, a newborn will experience the most complex and dynamic physiological adaptation. For most newborns babies the transition is uneventful yet about 10% of all babies born will experience a degree of physiological compromise.

This unit is designed to ensure that health care professionals develop the skills required to care for sick newborns with the acute setting. This unit explores the provision of evidence based and Holistic care for the newborn and their families within the Special Care environment.

The content of the unit is aligned with the British Association of Perinatal Medicines’ (BAPM) Knowledge and Skills Framework descriptors for Qualified in Speciality. Completion of both this unit and the High Dependency and Intensive Care of the Newborn will result in being Qualified in Speciality (QIS) as set out by BAPM.

How will you be assessed?

There are a combination of assessments, both formative and summative. The summative assessments include a literature critique and a portfolio of evidence of learning. There is also a practice skills log that is completed in the workplace.

Careers

This course will be evidence of continuing professional development for those working in the neonatal care setting if done as a stand-alone unit or lead to achieving qualified in speciality title if the student progresses to the intensive and high dependency care of the newborn course.