Specialist Practice Community

Entry requirements

• Registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register
• Completion of an honours degree in nursing or a health-related field
• Normally, a minimum of two years’ post-registration experience
• Successful/undertaking completion of a Level 6 Mentorship module
• Support from the sponsoring trust or organisation
• Evidence of practice in a closely related area of specialism

Months of entry

October

Course content

Course overview

Specialist practitioners are defined as leaders who are able to exercise higher levels of judgement and discretion. This course provides student-centred and interdisciplinary opportunities for the development of a critically informed specialist practitioner in community nursing who will be instrumental in changing and developing nursing practice, and who will be a leader of their profession.

Why study Specialist Practice Community with us?

The overarching aim of our course is to produce a competent, independent community practitioner working at postgraduate level, capable of promoting the development and delivery of community nursing practice across a variety of settings.

Pathways include:

• District Nursing
• Mental Health Nursing
• Learning Disability Nursing
• General Practice Nursing
• Community Childrens’ Nursing

The course is 50% theory and 50% practice and this is integrated across the duration of the course. You will undertake the theoretical component in the University, and undertake the practice component in a community setting under the supervision of a qualified Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor from the defined area of practice.

How will I be taught?

We use a range of teaching strategies within the course, such as lectures, tutorials and e-learning.

How will I be assessed?

Practice is assessed via a Practice Learning Portfolio under the supervision of a qualified Mentor or Practice Teacher. Modules are assessed in a variety of ways, e.g. examinations, assignments, presentations, oral examination and portfolio.

There is also the opportunity for the Pathway Lead to visit you and your Mentor in practice to aid learning and support. This will allow you to reflect upon your practice and to show progression within the course.

Fees and funding