Nursing with Registration as a Children's Nurse BSc at Kings College London

Overview

The UK Government has announced that nursing, midwifery and many allied health students will benefit from guaranteed, additional support of at least £5,000 a year. The funding will be available from next year and will not have to be repaid. 

Start your rewarding career in healthcare at King’s College London.

Discover for yourself why King’s nursing graduates are so sought after. This course will give you the practical skills and the theoretical knowledge to succeed wherever you choose to work.

And our partnerships with prestigious NHS trusts mean your rewarding career starts as soon as you arrive.

Key benefits

• Study in London, working at prominent organisations like Great Ormond Street Hospital or Evelina London Children’s Hospital, gaining experience with a diverse patient population
• Get hands-on in our state-of-the-art simulation centre with its six-bay children’s ward, operating theatre, and intensive care unit
• Put King’s on your CV – we’re No.1 in the UK for nursing and No.2 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2019)
• Join our diverse, friendly community – people of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities come here to study
• Learn from King’s researchers and experts

Description

Learn to care for children and support families in a range of challenging situations. While you’re at King’s, you’ll work in different environments that give you the practical skills you’ll need every day as children’s nurse.

Your course will involve placements at some of London’s renowned hospitals and healthcare providers. And, to improve your professional skills, you’ll attend lectures, seminars, and practical lessons in a range of topics relevant to your work.

King’s is known for the quality of its research too. So cutting-edge thinking will inform everything you learn. We encourage you to take the lead in your own development, but we provide everything you need to excel. We support you throughout your time at King’s (and beyond). You’ll have a personal tutor assigned to you, we’ll visit you on placements, and there are plenty of support options elsewhere at the University. 

Before beginning the course, you must have occupational health clearance and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks completed.

Career prospects

Most of our graduates choose to go straight into work as a nurse or midwife. Having worked at prestigious London hospitals, you’ll have a real breadth of experience to distinguish you from other candidates. But your job choices don’t end there! 

With King’s on your CV, and a range of skills, from practical to theoretical, you’ll have the pick of career destinations. Children’s nursing is a rewarding career, full of options. You could become a clinical specialist, a researcher, or maybe you’ll want to go into teaching or management. 

We’ll also pair you with a professional nurse in our mentoring programme. They’ll support and guide you throughout your degree and your first year of work.

Career destinations

Nurses who graduate from King's are actively recruited by both national and international employers. Many are involved in innovative practices and others work as independent nurses. Many return for further graduate study in midwifery or women's health.