Course overview
This course is for qualified nurses and midwives who wish to work as specialist community public health nurses (health visiting or school nursing). You should have a first degree and be currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The Specialist Community Public Health Nurse course (SCPHN) is designed for nurses and midwives who wish to pursue a career in health visiting or school nursing. The course leads to a UK wide recognised qualification and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (health visitor or school nurse). The course aims to integrate the study of health, policy, research and evidence-based practice within the context of SCPHN practice. You will have the opportunity to review and critically analyse many of the issues that impact on service delivery and outcome from a theoretical and practice perspective.
You will develop evidence-based knowledge and skills in order to respond and contribute to local and national contemporary health policy and practice.
The course comprises a total of 52 weeks with 50% theory and 50% practice.
What modules will I study?
Full-time Modules (at Level 7 unless otherwise indicated) Credits
Foundations for Professional Practice 20
Developing Proficiency for Professional Practice 20
Developing Leadership for Professional Practice 30
Promoting Health of Children and Young People in Community Practice (Level 6) 15
Safeguarding Children and Young People in Community Practice (Level 6) 15
Enquiry Skills for Research in Health Care Practice 20
Additional optional module but required by most employing NHS trusts. V100 Prescribing from the nurse prescribers’ formulary for community practitioners is undertaken as part of a dual curriculum and is required by most employing organisations
V100 Prescribing from the nurse prescribers’ formulary for community practitioners.
This programme has the following core/optional modules
NURS-1409: Promoting Health of Children and Young People in Community Practice
NURS-1562: Foundations for Professional Practice
NURS-1414: Developing Proficiency for Professional Practice
NURS-1564: Developing Leadership for Professional Practice
NURS-1410: Safeguarding Children and Young People in Community Practice
NURS-1412: V100 Community Practitioner Nurse prescriber
OMED-1356: Enquiry Skills for Research in Health Care Practice
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Prerequisites
To meet present NMC requirements, you must:
Be a qualified nurse or midwife.
Hold current NMC registration.
Have a relevant degree, normally at 2.1 or above.
Recruitment will be in partnership with local healthcare organisations (NHS trusts), which will employ successful applicants for the length of the course. As an employee of the healthcare organisation, you will be required to have an occupational health assessment and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service police disclosure.
If you were educated in a language other than English and/or in a country where English speakers are in a minority, you should have a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill) or an equivalent rating in another Secure English Language Test.
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