Course summary
Visit our website for more information on fees, scholarships, postgraduate loans and other funding options to study at Swansea University. This Master’s Degree/Postgraduate Diploma aims to develop Specialist Community Public Health Nursing practitioners to work autonomously in a range of public health community settings. Specialist Community Public Health Nurses play a crucial role in ensuring that children have the best start in life. They work in partnership with individuals and families and work together with a range of different health professionals including nursery nurses, social workers, GPs and education. The course will prepare you for work in complex and varied settings including homes, schools and the wider community. You will become a knowledgeable practitioner with excellent managerial and interpersonal capabilities.
Modules
Modules may include: Facilitating the Health and Well-Being of Individuals & Families (HV); Safeguarding in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Practice; Nurse Prescribing for Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (V100 Community Formulary); Professional Development of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Practice; Promoting the Public Health of Populations; Research and Development in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Practice; Consolidating SCPHN Practice.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
Entry requirements
Applicants need to be: First level nurse / midwife registered with NMC; Successful completion of Honours degree in UK; Enhanced current DBS disclosure; Appropriate Health Board host organisation and the availability of a suitable practice placement that has a current educational audit and the support of a Practice Teacher that meets the NMC requirements; Negotiated secondment. Secured funding (HEIW funded places only apply to nurses or midwives working for the NHS in Wales). Nurses / midwives working outside the NHS or outside Wales must provide evidence of funding on application. Throughout the programme you are expected to maintain your registration and practice in accordance with The Code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (2015).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
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Provider information
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP