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Study Details: 1 year (full-time), 2 years (part-time)
The programme provides opportunities for the development of a critically informed understanding of contemporary issues in community and primary care and encourages an interprofessional approach to the study of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing practice.
Emphasis is placed upon the development of critical and analytical skills and a reflective approach to professional practice. The programme takes account of the rapidly changing emphasis within the community and aims to equip students with a portfolio of knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes applicable to work in a variety of community settings.
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing practitioners have a unique contribution to make within practice which has distinct characteristics that include public health protection. The responsibility to work with both individuals and a population may mean taking decisions on behalf of a community or group without having direct contact with every individual in that area.
Additionally, Specialist Community Public Health Nursing practitioners recognise the need to work with other agencies in order to optimise health opportunities for populations. The educational preparation of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) is therefore essential to meeting the complex and diverse needs of communities in the future, and this programme of study aims to prepare SCPHN postgraduate practitioners to embrace these new, radical and challenging roles.
The programme is 50% theory and 50% practice and this is integrated across the duration of the course. The theoretical component is undertaken in the University, and the practice component in a community setting under the supervision of a qualified Practice Teacher from the defined area of practice.
The PGD programme is full or part-time and modular in structure and is therefore flexible and may be studied full time over one academic year or part time over two academic years. Students who wish to exit with an MSc award must successfully complete the dissertation module. The programme must be completed in four years.
This programme is delivered at Riverside building in Chester.
Applicants must be registered on the appropriate part of the NMC Register for their chosen pathway. Ideally, practitioners will have a minimum of two year’s relevant post-registration experience and support from a sponsoring trust. Applicants must also have successfully completed a degree in Nursing or a health-related field, or equivalent.
It is essential that you have a clean driving licence, and that you have access to a car for travelling and work purposes within practice.
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Specialist Community Public Health Nursing defined areas:
• Health Visiting
• School Nursing
• Occupational Health Nursing
Two optional modules with a credit value of 15 each can be chosen from either the Faculty or wider university.
The programme attracts students from diverse clinical backgrounds, therefore a range of alternative modules are offered to meet the students’ and service requirements.
Students are consequently able to pursue professional or academic interests.
One Level 6 module* may be studied within the programme.
Postgraduate Study at the University of Chester The University of Chester provides a wide and flexible range of postgraduate and post-experience cours...
