24 monthsProgramme duration
Sep-2026Starting Month
Programme overview
Degree
Other
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The Nursing Associate is a highly trained support role to deliver effective, safe and responsive nursing care in and across a wide range of health and care settings. This role will bridge the gap between a support worker and a Registered Nurse, providing a workforce for future healthcare. The programme is a two-year programme leading to a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree.
Nursing Associates will work independently, and as part of the healthcare team, delivering care in a range of primary, secondary, community and social care settings. In this role, you will deliver hands-on care, focusing on ensuring patients continue to get the compassionate care they deserve.
You will work alongside qualified practice assessors and supervisors in practice learning areas where you will experience a wide variety of care-giving settings. You will be expected to work the same shift patterns as your practice supervisor (including weekends and night duty) and will need to be able to travel to and from clinical placements.
You will spend half of your time at the University and the other half working in hospital and community settings, within the NHS and independent sector. These practice learning opportunities will be across the Greater Manchester area.
Nursing Associates will work independently, and as part of the healthcare team, delivering care in a range of primary, secondary, community and social care settings. In this role, you will deliver hands-on care, focusing on ensuring patients continue to get the compassionate care they deserve.
You will work alongside qualified practice assessors and supervisors in practice learning areas where you will experience a wide variety of care-giving settings. You will be expected to work the same shift patterns as your practice supervisor (including weekends and night duty) and will need to be able to travel to and from clinical placements.
You will spend half of your time at the University and the other half working in hospital and community settings, within the NHS and independent sector. These practice learning opportunities will be across the Greater Manchester area.
Programme overview
Degree
Other
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The Nursing Associate is a highly trained support role to deliver effective, safe and responsive nursing care in and across a wide range of health and care settings. This role will bridge the gap between a support worker and a Registered Nurse, providing a workforce for future healthcare. The programme is a two-year programme leading to a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree.
Nursing Associates will work independently, and as part of the healthcare team, delivering care in a range of primary, secondary, community and social care settings. In this role, you will deliver hands-on care, focusing on ensuring patients continue to get the compassionate care they deserve.
You will work alongside qualified practice assessors and supervisors in practice learning areas where you will experience a wide variety of care-giving settings. You will be expected to work the same shift patterns as your practice supervisor (including weekends and night duty) and will need to be able to travel to and from clinical placements.
You will spend half of your time at the University and the other half working in hospital and community settings, within the NHS and independent sector. These practice learning opportunities will be across the Greater Manchester area.
Nursing Associates will work independently, and as part of the healthcare team, delivering care in a range of primary, secondary, community and social care settings. In this role, you will deliver hands-on care, focusing on ensuring patients continue to get the compassionate care they deserve.
You will work alongside qualified practice assessors and supervisors in practice learning areas where you will experience a wide variety of care-giving settings. You will be expected to work the same shift patterns as your practice supervisor (including weekends and night duty) and will need to be able to travel to and from clinical placements.
You will spend half of your time at the University and the other half working in hospital and community settings, within the NHS and independent sector. These practice learning opportunities will be across the Greater Manchester area.
Admission Requirements
Healthcare is not a nine-to-five job. Neither is being a student nursing associate:
You will be expected to work the same shifts as your practice supervisor in hospital and community settings. You do not get a long holiday break and our course has fixed non-negotiable annual leave weeks. Please note that considerable travelling may be required for both hospital and community placements.
As part of the application process, you may be invited to complete an assessment / attend an online activity. If this is the case, we will contact you with further details. The programme structure will be delivered on a mix of block theory and block practice delivery basis. Typically students attend three to five theory days during theory blocks.
Whilst on programme you also need to be able to demonstrate an ability to study at diploma level with a commitment to complete a foundation degree programme. You also need to be able to demonstrate that you have capability to learn professional, personal, digital and technology behaviours, skills and attributes in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code.
You also need to be able to demonstrate that you have capability to learn professional, personal, digital and technological behaviours, skills and attributes in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code.
As part of the application process, you will be invited to an interview. If this is the case, we will contact you with further details.
Previous experience as a healthcare assistant/clinical support worker is desirable but not essential, however, you will need to demonstrate the commitment to undertake the challenge of a career in healthcare.
You will be expected to work the same shifts as your practice supervisor in hospital and community settings. You do not get a long holiday break and our course has fixed non-negotiable annual leave weeks. Please note that considerable travelling may be required for both hospital and community placements.
As part of the application process, you may be invited to complete an assessment / attend an online activity. If this is the case, we will contact you with further details. The programme structure will be delivered on a mix of block theory and block practice delivery basis. Typically students attend three to five theory days during theory blocks.
Whilst on programme you also need to be able to demonstrate an ability to study at diploma level with a commitment to complete a foundation degree programme. You also need to be able to demonstrate that you have capability to learn professional, personal, digital and technology behaviours, skills and attributes in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code.
You also need to be able to demonstrate that you have capability to learn professional, personal, digital and technological behaviours, skills and attributes in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code.
As part of the application process, you will be invited to an interview. If this is the case, we will contact you with further details.
Previous experience as a healthcare assistant/clinical support worker is desirable but not essential, however, you will need to demonstrate the commitment to undertake the challenge of a career in healthcare.
2 Years
Sep-2026
Tuition fees
Domestic
9,790
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