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BSc (Hons)
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
(School Nursing and Health Visiting)
- Duration:
- One year full-time or two years part-time
- Start Dates:
- September and January
- Attendance:
- Full-time: two days per week at University and two days in practice; Part-time: one day per week at University and one day in practice
- Venue:
- High Wycombe Campus
- Cost:
- Available on request
- Key Contact:
- The Enquiries Team
- Tel:
- 01494 603 171
- Email:
- ask@bucks.ac.uk
Is this course suitable for me?
If you are a highly motivated nurse seeking to develop your career in public health nursing within the community this programme will equip you with the skills required to carry out public health nursing within the community.
Overview
This modular course has been specifically designed to meet the NMC requirements of Specialist Community Public Health Care nurses. On successful completion of the course students will become registered on the third part of the nursing register.
The specific disciplines include:
- Specialist Community Public Health Care Nursing (Health Visiting)
- Specialist Community Public Health Care Nursing (School Nursing)
Modules
- Foundations for public health practice
- Leadership, management and innovation in public health practice
- Safeguarding individuals and families
- Evidence based practice
- Child development
- Practice development project
Structure
Semester one:
- two days per week at the University
- two days per week in the practice placement
- one study day per week
Inter-semester block of practice: two weeks
Semester two:
- two days per week in the practice placement
- two days per week at the University
- one study day per week
Final Block of Practice: 10 weeks (June, July & August)
15 days in alternative public health placements
2 weeks in alternative within defined area of practice
Teaching and learning
The teaching, learning and assessment methods are wide-ranging to fit the variety of student learning styles. In all cases these methods will focus on a critical application of theory to community public health practice.
Learning is facilitated in the community practice environment as well as the classroom and the methods used here are those of discussion as well as critical observation and demonstration, enabling you to analyse your decisions and the decision making process. The understanding of research based knowledge underpinning the decisions is of key importance.
Within the classroom, lectures, discussion and seminars are used to enable students to both build their knowledge and share experiences with their peer group. This sharing of experience is seen as a major element in the development of community public health nurses who are able to practice at a high level, taking responsibility for complex decisions within a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency environment.
Assessment will be by course work, portfolio development, presentations and examination. The Practice Teacher is responsible for the teaching and assessment in practice and they work closely with the Link Tutor, who will visit the practice learning environment on at least three occasions during the year.
Entry requirements
You will need to be registered on the appropriate part of the NMC Professional register, with 120 credits at Level 5. In addition, if you are studying for the Specialist Practitioner qualification, a practice placement must be arranged before the course commences that will run concurrently with the theoretical element of the course, most practitioners who undertake the Specialist Practitioner qualification, receive sponsorship from a Primary Care Trust, the practice placement is then arranged by the sponsoring trust.
Further opportunities
This is a programme which prepares qualified nurses and midwives for the third part of the NMC register. They will be prepared to work as health visitors or school nurses in the community in a variety of public health settings.
How to make an application
London Deanery is managing the recruitment into a Specialist Community Nursing profession and to return to practice as a Health Visitor.
This is a fully-funded opportunity to train as a health visitor, school nurse or a district nurse.
Applications for the January 2012 cohort open Monday 9 July from 5pm (UK Local time) and close Monday 6 August 5pm (UK Local time).
Applications for the September 2012 Health Visitor Return to Practice cohort will open Monday 9 July from 5pm (UK Local time) and close Monday 3 September at 5pm (UK Local time).
For applications and person specifications please click here.
Students funded by the NHS or other employer
If the cost of your course is being funded by your employer, please contact your education lead or manager for guidance as to how they would prefer you to make an application.