Nursing Courses and Updates

   CPD Courses: Empowering nurses and midwives to lead on sustainability  Below are details of two new professional development courses designed to support nurses and midwives in leading the transformation towards sustainable healthcare and in implementing sustainability and net zero plans of their organisation. The courses are currently available at no cost for registered nurses and midwives, thanks to funding from the Burdett Trust for Nursing – available spaces are filling up...

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Officer for Workforce within the Chief Nursing Officer Group (CNOG) in the Department of Health. This secondment opportunity is open to those currently working as a Band 8A or Band 8B, or equivalent. This is a fulltime post, but consideration will be given to 0.8 WTE (4 days per week). It is anticipated that the secondment will be for 12 months in the first instance, with the possibility for extension. Secondment Opportunity Notice...

Pending funding being made available, a limited number of fully funded places will be made available to attend the Nurse & Midwife Prescribing course (September 2025-June 2026) at Ulster University. This course is a one year part-time programme consisting of three modules of study and 90 hours of practice learning to attain both the academic award of Post Graduate Certificate and a recorded professional award as a Nurse-Midwife Prescriber...

The Career Pathway for General Practice Nursing in Northern Ireland (NIPEC 2018) commissioned by the Public Health Agency identifies the competencies and educational requirements for a range of nursing roles in general practice settings. The School of Nursing at Ulster has developed this particular course for registered nurses who are working as general practice nurses so they can complete a qualification that is aligned with the educational requirements set out in this career pathway....