Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) Higher Apprenticeship with MSc option
Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Masters Degree Apprenticeship at Level 7

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Course OverviewThis apprenticeship programme is for qualified nurses / midwives who wish to study to be health visitors and gain a qualification in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing. This is annotated with the NMC to allow an apprentice to work as a Specialist Public Health Nurse in Health Visiting.As a graduate of the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) programme at the University of Northumbria, apprentices will build on existing nursing knowledge to advance ...Read more

Course Overview

This apprenticeship programme is for qualified nurses / midwives who wish to study to be health visitors and gain a qualification in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing. This is annotated with the NMC to allow an apprentice to work as a Specialist Public Health Nurse in Health Visiting.

As a graduate of the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) programme at the University of Northumbria, apprentices will build on existing nursing knowledge to advance evidence-based practice. Apprentices will be able to apply critical thinking and synthesis in the expert learning within the field of health visiting, and will learn specialist skills for public health and community working and be supported to develop effective leadership skills and advanced partnership working across all areas of practice.

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Apprenticeship programmes at Northumbria University are designed to support apprentices in acquiring the appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviours and retain the integrity of the apprenticeship standard as defined by IFATE.

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37th
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21 Feb 14

I am a student studyin practice development at Northumbria and I feel that Northumbria meets the standards of being a high class university. The uni has great modern facilities..Read more

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21 Feb 14

The best part of Northumbria is that it is located in the best student city in UK. It has a big student population. Everyone in the city is so friendly. The uni has a great..Read more

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Apprentices studying an apprenticeship do not pay any tuition fees, however, as they are in full-time employment they do not have student status and therefore are not entitled to apply for student finance.

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Apprentices studying an apprenticeship do not pay any tuition fees, however, as they are in full-time employment they do not have student status and therefore are not entitled to apply for student finance.

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Apprentices studying an apprenticeship do not pay any tuition fees, however, as they are in full-time employment they do not have student status and therefore are not entitled to apply for student finance.

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Northumbria University, Newcastle
Northumbria University, Newcastle , Newcastle upon Tyne

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Northumbria University, Newcastle
Coach Lane Benton Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7XA United Kingdom
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