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Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing

  • Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is an innovative course designed for those who want to develop their knowledge, confidence, and nursing competence in the clinical setting.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year full-time, 1 year part-time
Course Code
CL16
Study Mode
Online

About this course

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is an innovative course designed for those who want to develop their knowledge, confidence, and nursing competence in the clinical setting. The course is a discipline-based degree with two core units covering Patient Deterioration and Clinical Governance, and two further units from your chosen major. Majors available include Generalist, or Gerontology.

You'll gain advanced nursing knowledge and skills based upon contemporary national and international evidence relevant to the beginning registered nurse, and you'll apply these in your own clinical setting. The combination of online delivery with group discussions, use of current international and national research, and review of standards of care in the clinical settings, will enhance learning and development of key clinical skills required in professional practice. You will have the opportunity to enhance your professional nursing attributes including autonomy, accountability and critical reflection.

Upon completion, you can articulate into our Masters of Clinical Nursing

Admission pathwaysThere are two application pathways for entry to this course. Upon application, you will be required to identify which pathway you are applying for.

Pathway 1 (Graduate Program with Recognised Health Services)Applicants who are enrolled in a partnered graduate program at one of the following Health Services, will be eligible to enter the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing via Pathway 1. Under this pathway, you may be eligible to receive credit for two units - NURS20171 and NURS20172. Students entering via Pathway 1 will be eligible to receive a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).

  • Cairns and Hinterland and Hospital and Health Services (CHHHS)
  • Central Queensland Hospital and Health Services (CQHHS)
  • Mackay Hospital and Health Services (MHHS)
  • Mater Townsville
  • Metro South Hospital and Health Services (MSHHS)
  • Wide Bay Hospital and Health Services (WBHHS)
  • North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS)
  • Central West Hospital and Health Service (CWHHS)
  • Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN), South Australia

You will be required to submit the following with your application:

  1. AHPRA registration number
  2. Letter of support from your Health Service demonstrating you are currently employed with an approved clinical partner (as listed above) for new graduates.

Pathway 2If you are not currently enrolled in a partnered graduate program, you will need to apply via Pathway 2. This pathway requires you to have arranged access to work a minimum of 16 hours per week in a clinical setting with a Health Service. Students who receive an offer to study the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing via Pathway 2 will be offered a full fee paying place. You may be eligible to study via Pathway 2 in a Commonwealth Support Place (CSP) under the Government's Job Ready funding.

You will be required to submit the following with your application:

  • AHPRA registration number
  • Letter of support from your Health Service that must detail your current employment as a Registered Nurse, a detail a minimum of 16 hours per week is worked in a clinical setting and what area/setting currently worked in. Please ensure the letter is on Health Service letterhead with a printed name, signature and contact details for verification if required.

Job Ready Fee SavingsTake advantage of the Government's Job Ready subsidies. With Commonwealth Supported Places available eligible students can enjoy fee savings of more than 80%. Refer to the Fees section for more details.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must supply:

  • Evidence of current registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); and
  • A letter of employment demonstrating you are currently employed in Australia with an approved clinical partner for new graduates; or
  • A letter of employment demonstrating current employment in Australia as a Registered Nurse, detailing a minimum of 16 hours per week, in a clinical setting.

Letters of employment must be presented on a company letterhead and be signed and dated by a delegated authority. Please ensure that the letter contains your full name, position title, duties performed, hours per week, and length of service.

English Language Proficiency Requirements:

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
  • A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
  • An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level qualification, or
  • Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years full time with a minimum overall GPA 4.0

Completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.

If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below:
  • An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall & minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
  • An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study and must appear on a single result certificate.

If you are an International student, please visit International students English requirements for further information.

Each student will be assessed individually.

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Study locations

Online

Career pathways

This course provides Registered Nurses with a nursing specific post-graduate qualification. As a graduate, you can enjoy a range of opportunities including:

  • enhanced competency and confidence as a registered nurse;
  • increased financial remuneration from some employers;
  • a solid foundation to work towards nursing leadership roles in clinical specialties, management, education or research; and
  • a seamless pathway into our Master of Clinical Nursing.