Community Specialist Practice Nursing

BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practice (Community Children’s Nursing)

BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practice (District Nursing)

BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practice (General Practice Nursing)

Why choose Community Specialist Practice Nursing?

This is a post-registration nursing course: a top-up course which builds upon a diploma-level qualification to bring it up to degree level. It is both practical and theory-based and offers a means of continuing professional development appropriate to the needs of multi-disciplinary work. You may specialise in a variety of routes such as district nursing, nursing in general practice or children’s community nursing. The degree aims to equip you with the graduate skills of critical analysis, leadership and management within a healthcare setting.

Special features

50% of the course is spent in a practice placement which aids learning and develops your skills in real situations.
You will be taught by experienced healthcare practitioner lecturers with additional specialist higher qualifications.
If you are employed within Wales you may, by application to both the University and an NHS employer, be given an Assembly Government-funded place where both fees and salary are paid for the 38 weeks of the course.
The courses are approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and lead to a recordable qualification by the United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council. Successful completion of the course will allow you to record the qualification of Community Nurse Prescriber with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Career opportunities

You will follow professional routes leading to a qualification to work as a District Nurse, Nurse in General Practice, or Children’s Community Nurse. Posts for all these professionals are currently available within the NHS.

Course information

BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practice (Community Children’s Nursing)
BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practice (District Nursing)
BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practice (General Practice Nursing)

You will study the core areas of community nurse prescribing and health promotion and education whilst developing your leadership and professionalism to degree level. You will then specialise your studies in your chosen area. For district nursing you will focus on Chronic Disease Management and Palliative Care, for the general practice nursing option you will study minor illness, chronic disease management and management of coronary heart disease in the community, and for the children’s community nursing focus you will study working with families on health issues and management of sick children in the community.

The course is 38 weeks in length and study weeks comprise 2 days attendance at Glyndŵr University, 2 days in practice and one study day. There are 2 periods of ‘block’ practice – one of 3 weeks in January and one of 6 weeks in the summer period.

There are a variety of assessment tasks: an examination, written assignments, reflections, case studies, presentations and projects. Additionally, during the Continuing Professional Development module your competence in practice is assessed. The Extended Case Study which assesses the specialist practice modules is the dissertation.

You must be: a nurse registered with and meeting the requirements specified for your chosen route by the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council; hold a diploma of higher education in nursing or equivalent and be employed in a healthcare capacity relevant to the route you wish to pursue.

Before you are offered an unconditional place on this course you will be required to complete a Criminal Records Bureau form and pay the appropriate fee, so that a check can be made on your suitability for working with children and vulnerable adults.

From 2012 our general academic requirement for an honours degree will be 240 UCAS points, and for a foundation degree 120 UCAS points. If you do not have the points required your application will still be considered. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and with a range of experiences.