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Study Details: MSc Part Time: 3 years, Full Time: 1-2 years.
This programme is for registered nurses or midwives who wish to gain registration on Part 3 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register as a specialist community public health nurse (health visiting) and be recorded as a community prescriber. It offers you the opportunity to gain registration as a health visitor, community prescriber and for academic development at master’s level.
You develop public health practice knowledge and skills in order to work effectively with individuals, families and communities along with public health leadership skills, to enable you to contribute to the contemporary health visiting agenda.
Entry requirements
You should have: a degree of 2:2 or above or evidence of successful study at postgraduate level an valid Level 1 registration on part 1 or part 2 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) professional register (defined area of practice apply) successful interview After achieving the above your offer of a place on the programme is subject to: the support of an employing organisation who will facilitate your access to appropriate learning opportunities – normally you will have supernumerary status throughout the programme of learning , a nominated practice teacher who will contribute to the teaching and assessment process ,a satisfactory work-based risk assessment, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check (to be carried out by your employing organisation.Under recognition of prior learning (RPL) you may be awarded credits for previous study or related work experience which can be credited towards the course you want to study. Find out more about RPL.
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This programme prepares you to work as a health visitor and to take practice forward to meet the challenges of a dynamic health visiting profession.
Core modules
Advancing Community Practitioner Prescribing
Advancing Leadership Skills in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
Contemporary Public Health in Practice
Developing Research Projects
Dissertation
Enhancing Safe and Effective Practice in Health Visiting Practice
Implementing Evidence Based Practice
Modules offered may vary.
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