Entry Requirements • 2nd class honours (2:1) degree minimum in nursing or a related discipline. In exceptional circumstances clinical experience and continuing professional development may be taken into consideration. • Registered as a Nurse (RGN/RNID/RCN/RPN) on the professional register maintained by the NMBI. An up-to-date NMBI professional registration certificate is required. • 2 years (minimum) post-registration clinical experience. • 1 year (minimum) experience in older persons care. • You must be engaged in specific practice settings relevant to gerontological nursing for the duration of the programme of study. • Written commitment from your line manager that they will support you in your application. • 1 academic and 1 clinical reference (these should be sought in advance of your application and should be on headed/organisation paper).
Hear from a Graduate Aidan Butler, (Retired) Clinical Placement Coordinator and R.N.I.D, Stewarts Care “Trinity has a wonderful reputation...I had a great sense of pride being a Trinity student. As I reflect upon my nursing career, I realise that obtaining an MSc in Gerontological Nursing had a pivotal role in fulfilling my dream of becoming a Clinical Placement Coordinator. My discipline was Intellectual Disability Nursing and gaining a Master’s involved researching a relevant topic [in the field]. I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing service users. As a result of having a Master's I feel I was a very good role model to student nurses and my colleagues. I would highly recommend studying for a Master’s in Gerontological Nursing. During placements I was extremely proud to work alongside nurses from a discipline outside my own. I went outside my comfort zone and vastly expanded my nursing knowledge. I especially liked undertaking qualitative research.”
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