Course Description
Become registered with the NMC as a registered specialist community public health nurse, and annotated on the NMC register as a community practitioner nurse prescriber.
- Attain a recorded professional award as a specialist practitioner of health visiting or student nursing.
- Undertake assessments to have your qualification recorded with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Identify and meet the needs of children and families as a health visitor or student nurse.
- Build on your existing knowledge as a registered professional nurse.
- Learn practical and theoretical skills to excel as a valuable and respected community health specialist.
This course is aimed at post-registration nurses or midwives who wish to become specialist practitioners. You’ll develop your professional nursing practice and become a registered health visitor or student nurse.
Entry Requirements
All students
You will normally have:
- 120 credits at level 6 (or pending results prior to the course starting)
- Current registration on part 1 (Nursing) or part 2 (Midwifery) of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register
- Enhanced level of disclosure Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Self-declaration of good health and character in line with the NMC requirements
- Please note in order to be eligible for this course you need funding arrangements in place via sponsorship with an NHS employer with a minamum of 1 year contract. if this employment is terminated at any point this will result in the loss of your place on the course. Please note this is a requirement to apply for the course and is different from tuition fees explained under section 7.
- Opportunity and managerial support to access an appropriate placement overseen by a Practice Teacher
- Ability to demonstrate the potential to practice at specialist level on completion of the programme
You will normally have:
- 120 credits at level 6 (or pending results prior to the course starting)
- Current registration on part 1 (Nursing) or part 2 (Midwifery) of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register
- Enhanced level of disclosure Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Self-declaration of good health and character in line with the NMC requirements
- Funding arrangements identified (Sponsored place/ min 1 year contract with NHS employer) if this employment is terminated at any point this will result in the loss of your place on the course.
- Opportunity and managerial support to access an appropriate placement overseen by a Practice Teacher
- Ability to demonstrate the potential to practice at specialist level on completion of the programme
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 7.0 overall and a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or a recognised equivalent.
Fees
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