UCT Medical School (Health & Rehabilitation Sciences) Nursing and Midwifery

• A senior certificate with an exemption for admission to tertiary studies or equivalent.
• A four-year degree or diploma in Nursing or equivalent.
• Proof of current SANC registration as a nurse and/or midwife.
• Evidence of Professional Indemnity Insurance.
• Preferably one-year clinical experience in a renal department.
• Proof of Hepatitis B immunity. Less than six months old.

Additional Consideration for South African holders of other SANC qualifications

Points 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 as above including the below,
Recognition of prior learning for Bridging Nurses with R683 qualifications employed in Nephrology settings will be considered after examination of their portfolio of evidence.

Additional Requirements for International Nurses

Approval of Nursing qualifications by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and SANC.
Proof of Hepatitis B immunity. Less than six months old.

Program Duration
ONE year for full-time students.
TWO years for part-time students.
Registration with SANC is delayed until the required clinical experiences and hours are completed. Class time is FOUR teaching blocks of THREE weeks per year and weekly clinical tutorial day. 900 hours of clinical and experiential learning spent at SANC-accredited clinical facilities throughout the year, monitored by a clinical facilitator.

Quality assurance
This program was developed with wide consultation utilizing a research-based curriculum design against national and international standards of renal nursing. Principles of adult education apply. UCT has a well-established policy of external examination for all courses.