Children are unique beings with distinct needs at different stages of their development. Children's nurses promote the health and wellbeing of children and their families. They work across the health-illness spectrum: helping maintain health, assisting in recovery or adapting to long-term conditions and in supporting children and families through the process of dying. Children’s nursing is child focused and family centred, and nurses work in partnership with children, parents and careers in decision-making and care provision. This course prepares you to meet the unique needs of the developing child. You’ll be taught to understand children’s needs, from infancy to adolescence, and to support them to maximise their physical and mental health and protect them from harm. We use a range of assessment methods, including essays, posters/ leaflets, practical skills examinations and multiple choice questions. Once qualified as a nurse, you could work in healthcare environments in the NHS or private sector, hospital or community settings. Past graduates have secured positions in children’s hospitals and children’s wards in district general hospitals all around the country, as well as here in Leeds.