Nursing & Midwifery - Cancer Nursing - Beaumont Hospital
Enhance your knowledge of professional, clinical, leadership and managerial issues related to the care of the oncology patient and develop key research skills.
| Award Name | Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| NFQ Level | Level 9 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9 NFQ) | Major | National University of Ireland | Level 9 NFQ |
Duration
1 year
Mode of delivery
Hybrid - Part-time
Entry Requirements
Applicants must hold an NFQ Level 8 qualification. However, applicants who do not hold a Level 8 qualification may still be eligible to join the programme through our supported-entry pathway programme. This is subject to an assessment of prior learning and experience.
Must have an active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
Must be working in the National Maternity Hospital, The Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, the Rotunda Hospital or in another site which has been audit approved for the duration of the programme.
Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
If you do not meet the minimum academic requirements above, you may still be eligible to apply through recognition of prior learning (RPL). RPL is the assessment of knowledge, skills and competence previously acquired.
Learning occurs in many contexts which include work, involvement in social and community activities, or learning through life experience generally. RPL does not give credit for experience as such; rather it considers the learning that was acquired as a result of the experience.
RPL may be used to gain:
Admission to courses/programmes where a person may not have obtained the standard entry requirements.
Exemptions from course modules which duplicate the learning outcomes an individual has already demonstrably acquired through prior learning.
English language requirement exceptions
English language requirements for Postgraduate programmes are published at
https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/postgraduate/policies-and-guidelines/english-language-requirements
If you have completed undergraduate/postgraduate full-time studies in the medium of the English language (three or more years cumulatively) or are registered with the NMBI, you are exempt from these requirements.
Careers / Further progression
Graduates of this postgraduate diploma who wish to take a further step may enrol onto the master's programme – the MSc Nursing (Cancer Nursing) – and undertake Year 2 of the full programme, completing a systematic review.
Further information
Next start date September 2025
Advance your theoretical knowledge and develop a critical and questioning approach as you explore professional, clinical, leadership and managerial issues relevant to care of the oncology patient.
Enhance your clinical practice by developing an in-depth knowledge of the principles of oncolcogy nursing along with knowledge in major cancer areas, choosing modules most approriate for your practice. Through the development of key research skills, you will be supported to explore evidence supporting safer patient care in this setting and emerging trends in this area.
This programme is delivered part-time by the RCSI School of Nursing and Midwifery via an active blended learning approach including self-directed learning and live online classes approximately once every week in Semester 1. Specialist module teaching occurs in Semester 2, delivered by clinical teachers in Beamont hospital with a mix of in person and online teaching.
Further support is provided through the module lead, programme director and regular online drop-in sessions.
The award title for this course is Postgraduate Diploma Nursing (Cancer Nursing).
This course is a Level 9 award on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications
Suitable for
This programme is suitable for registered nurses working in oncology settings in Beaumont Hospital or affiliated sites.
What you will learn
Advanced Research Methods
Advanced Leadership - Professional & Clinical
Professional Critical Reflexivity and Competence
Core Concepts of Cancer Care Nursing
Major Adult Cancers
Supportive Care in the Oncology and Haematology Setting
This programme is assessed through a range of assessment modalities.
This programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge to:
Demonstrate a critical understanding of a comprehensive range of knowledge in the specialist area.
Articulate a critical awareness of the latest evidence-based knowledge in the specialist area.
Demonstrate a range of research and specialist knowledge and skills to the specialist area of clinical practice.
Select from a broad range of specialist skills and knowledge in the specialist area.
Act in a comprehensive and often unpredictable variety of professional and ill-defined contexts in the specialist area.
Take significant responsibility for the work of individuals and groups and lead and initiate activity in the specialist area.
Critically self-evaluate professional and personal learning needs and those of others within your specialist area of practice and link to related continuing professional development requirements.
Present a reflective and questioning approach to specialist practice delivery and exhibit professional application of your knowledge in an accountable, responsible and evidence-based manner.
For guidance or further information, please contact nursing@rcsi.com.