Nursing & Midwifery - Wound Management & Tissue Viability

Advance your knowledge and skills with the PgDip in Wound Management and Tissue Viability from the RCSI School of Nursing and Midwifery.



Delivered by international wound management experts, this highly clinically relevant one-year online programme provides postgraduate students with guidance on the management of acute and chronic wounds in all healthcare settings, as well as the research skills necessary to play an important role in ensuring wound care practice continues to be based on the best evidence.



You will gain a specialist skillset based on best practice and the latest research and evidence, while exploring and analysing existing theories and concepts that are fundamental in wound management and tissue viability.



Combining self-paced content with live interactive sessions, this programme supports you to acquire the essential skillset to progress in your clinical nursing specialist career.



The award title for this course is Postgraduate Diploma Nursing (Wound Management and Tissue Viability).



This course is a Level 9 award on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications



Suitable for

This programme is suitable for nurses caring for patients with wounds.

What you will learn

Advanced Research Methods

Advanced Leadership and Management – Clinical and Professional

Advancing Professional Practice

Advanced Concepts in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair

Critical Issues in the Assessment and Management of Individuals with Leg Ulceration and Lymphoedema

Critical Issues in the Assessment and Management of Individuals with Pressure Ulcers and Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Applicants must hold an NFQ Level 8 qualification. However, applicants who do not hold a Level 8 qualification may still be eligible to join the programme through our supported-entry pathway programme. This is subject to an assessment of prior learning and experience.



Must have an active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland or other registration in a country in which they are practicing if international students.



Must be working in the specialist practice of the programme for the duration of the programme.



Must provide a clinical learning agreement signed by a director of nursing or designate.



Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

Learning occurs in many contexts including work, involvement in social and community activities, and learning through life experience generally.



Recognition of prior learning (RPL) does not give credit for experience as such – rather, it considers learning that was acquired as a result of the experience. RPL may be used to gain admission to programmes where you may not have obtained the standard entry requirements. This is considered on a case-by-case basis.



Exemptions from programme modules that duplicate learning already demonstrably acquired through prior learning may also be considered on a case-by-case basis.



English language requirement exceptions

English language requirements for Postgraduate programmes are published at

https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/postgraduate/policies-and-guidelines/english-language-requirements



If you have completed undergraduate/postgraduate full-time studies in the medium of the English language (three or more years cumulatively) or are registered with the NMBI, you are exempt from these requirements.

1 year



Mode of delivery

Hybrid - Part-time

Fees and funding

•Total fees: Fees are currently being reviewed for 2020/21 and will be released shortly.


Please note

•Your annual fees include the €45 NUI fee.

•There is a non-refundable online application fee of €50.

•Fees can be paid by bank transfer, cheque (made payable to 'RCSI') or bank giro. Full details on fee payment will be emailed to you shortly before the commencement of your programme.

•You can pay your fees in three instalments – one payment of 40% is due before you commence the programme, while the remaining payments can be paid in two 30% instalments in November and February of your year of study.

•If you meet the criteria for a Non-EU student please contact us for more information on fee payments

Next start date September 2025

Graduates of this postgraduate diploma who wish to take a further step may enrol onto the master's programme – the MSc Nursing (Wound Management and Tissue Viability) – and undertake Year 2 of the full programme, completing a systematic review.