Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) PgDip

Entry requirements

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Months of entry

September

Course content

Build on your prior knowledge, skills and experience in a supportive and student-centred environment.

Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), this course is structured to meet the NMC’s Standards of Proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (2022). It leads to Part 3 registration as a specialist community public health nurse (health visiting).

Become an autonomous, resilient and dynamic practitioner, who can promote a critical enquiry of specialist community public health nursing practice, leading and delivering safe and effective interventions. Develop your confidence and independence in learning, while networking with other professionals to support interdisciplinary working.

Explore the changing and expanding role of the health visitor, including the bio-psychosocial needs of infants, children, parents and families. Develop a high level of cultural competence and advanced communication skills, to support holistic assessment and develop shared goals.

Gain skills and confidence to critically analyse and actively contribute to the public health agenda. Examine the protection and promotion of health and wellbeing, debating the challenges to service delivery in a theoretical, legal and ethical context. Understand the determinants of health, addressing health inequalities across diverse communities and the life course.

Developing leadership skills is integral to the role. You assess theories and enhance your own leadership philosophy. Collaborate with vulnerable populations and address the legal, ethical and professional issues associated with safeguarding. Evaluate the personal leadership skills you need to ensure the safety of vulnerable individuals and families, ensuring an inclusive and culturally safe approach.

You explore research and service improvement, linking theoretical knowledge to practice and understanding the evidence underpinning clinical practice. Learning takes place across course and professional boundaries, encouraging cross-pollination of perspectives and ideas.

Top reasons to study this course:

1. Practice-based: you spend more time in the practice setting than in theoretical learning, maximising your learning opportunities and ensuring you are well prepared for the role.

2. Experienced teaching team: learn from our dedicated and enthusiastic teaching team, who have a strong focus on evidence-based practice and a passion for improving health.

3. Opportunities: engage with service users and specialist practitioners to enhance your learning experiences, who are involved in the design, delivery and assessment aspects of the course.

4. Support: benefit from our proactive approach to student support, with a wide range of services and strong partnerships.

5. Diversity: this course is inclusive and addresses the diverse needs of the population, and you learn with students from a range of backgrounds in a supportive environment.

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