Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) - PgDip
Birmingham City University
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The Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) course is aimed at registered nurses or midwives who wish to develop their knowledge and skills within the context of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting). Whats covered in this course? As Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, Health Visitors have a unique role in connecting with families and communities, allowing them to reach every child in their own homes. They provide a collaborative, personalised, ...Read more

The Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) course is aimed at registered nurses or midwives who wish to develop their knowledge and skills within the context of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting). What's covered in this course? As Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, Health Visitors have a unique role in connecting with families and communities, allowing them to reach every child in their own homes. They provide a collaborative, personalised, evidence-based, and proportionate service that is focused on the needs of children, families, and communities. As a Health Visitor, you will understand the wider determinants of health and the impact these can have on individuals across their lifetime, allowing you to address health inequalities through early intervention and prevention to promote and improve health and well-being. Our Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Health Visitor course is underpinned by research and evidence and provides you with a balance of academic and practical learning opportunities. The course has been co-produced with people with experience of health visiting services and practice partners who will support your learning in practice. The course will help you develop as an autonomous practitioner in public health and adopt a life-course approach to your evolving practice. You will also acquire skills to effect change that reduces health inequalities. Your learning and development will be supported by academic assessors, practice assessors and practice supervisors in line with NMC guidelines (2023).

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78/279
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103rd

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally expected to have a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or have successfully completed some equivalent level (Level 6) study.First level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Nurse and/or Midwife is required.If awaiting confirmation of registration, there must be evidence of successful completion of a pre-registration nursing or midwifery programme and evidence of application for NMC registration.

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£5,160 per year

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Birmingham City University
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Birmingham City University
Westbourne Road Birmingham West Midlands B15 3TN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Five Ways  0.3 miles away
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