The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Our focus is on training the nursing and healthcare leaders of the future, with a strong commitment to providing post-qualification programmes of the highest quality.
Qualified nurses provide, lead and coordinate care, and high-quality nursing care is key to the success of patient recovery. Having the right mix of knowledge and skills is therefore hugely important to ensure the people you care for have positive clinical outcomes.
This course supports qualified nurses to develop their knowledge and skills so they are able to take their career in nursing to the next level. The course will support you in your path to become an expert clinical decision-maker, able to autonomously manage and lead healthcare practice.
The course will provide you with the knowledge you need to ensure the care you provide is compassionate, evidence-based and person-centred. You’ll also learn about the use of digital strategies in healthcare, and be able to engage with institutional and wider cultures that promote patient safety and care.
Key benefits
- A high-quality curriculum covering a wide range of content that allows you flexibility to tailor your development in ways that are relevant to your specific clinical needs
- You will be studying at the No.1 nursing faculty in the UK and 2nd in the world for Nursing (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023)
- Our courses are delivered by internationally renowned clinicians and academics with a strong focus on promoting evidence-based care and appreciation of translational research
- The breadth of the course prepares graduates for a wide range of nursing career options, and aims to build confidence for those seeking to progress to senior healthcare roles
- An option to study part-time and online, allowing you to combine study with work in a schedule that can fit around your employment
This Master’s course provides advanced study for those who hold a current registration as a nurse, either in the UK or an international healthcare setting.
The MSc Clinical Nursing course offers a flexible study pathway that builds on your existing clinical experience and skills, enabling you to lead and support the development and subsequent delivery of evidence-based practice. The course aims to support you as you progress towards more senior practitioner level and beyond and provides a framework within which you can acquire and demonstrate both generic transferable competencies and those specific to your area of practice.
Students completing this course in 1 year will have their modules taught in person. King’s College London is located in the heart of London, across five campuses, Waterloo, Strand, St Thomas’ and Guy’s and Denmark Hill. If opting for face-to-face learning this course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Waterloo Campus.
If opting for a part-time 2- or 3-year course, this is delivered in a hybrid way, with both online delivery for core modules and the opportunity for some optional modules to be taken on campus if you wish. Online elements are delivered online primarily via our Virtual Learning Environment. The programme also has a range of optional modules taught in a variety of modes – some online, some in-person at our London campuses, and some which use the Hyflex mode which allows students taking the module online and students attending in-person to learn together and interact with one another. The location will therefore vary dependent on the modules you study.
Whether you want to focus on a particular clinical field or develop a wider knowledge in different clinical pathways, this course features a range of optional (elective) modules to choose from and is a great way to broaden your career prospects.
Completing the course will help you to develop your existing skillset and deepen your knowledge of contemporary issues in healthcare both in the UK and internationally. It will also enable you to influence service delivery and effect change in your own area of clinical practice.
If you are an international student, there is an opportunity for you to travel to the UK to observe clinical practice in one of our London-based partner hospitals.