Specialist Community Public Health Nursing

BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting)

BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Occupational Health Nursing)

BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing)

Why choose Specialist Community Public Health Nursing?

These are post-registration nursing courses: top-up courses which build 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 health visiting, school nursing or occupational health nursing. The degree aims to equip you with the graduate skills of critical analysis, excellent communication skills and leadership and management within a healthcare setting.

Special features

These degrees provide professional development if you are a qualified nurse or midwife allowing you to progress to new areas of practice.
50% of the course is spent in a practice placement which aids learning and develops your skills in real situations.
If you are employed within Wales you may, by application to both the University and an NHS employer, be given a Assembly Government funded place where both fees and salary are paid for the 52 weeks of the course.
You will be taught by experienced healthcare practitioner lecturers who have additional specialist higher qualifications.
The course leads to registration on Part III of the United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council Register. Successful completion of the course also allows 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 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – with the specialism of Health Visitor, School Nurse or Occupational Health Nurse. Posts for all these professionals are available within the NHS, local authorities or industry and commerce.

Course information

BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting)
BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Occupational Health Nursing)
BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing)

Emphasis is placed on your advancing your leadership and professionalism to degree level. You will study health promotion and education and public health policy and practice before specialising in your chosen area.

This course comprises 22.5 weeks of theoretical study and 22.5 weeks of learning in the practice setting under the supervision of a Specialist Practice Mentor. The full time route comprises 2 days attendance at Glyndŵr University, 2 days in practice and 1 study day per week during term time. There is a period of ‘block’ practice of 3 weeks in January. At the end of the course there is a 10-week period of supervised practice.

There are a variety of assessment tasks: examinations, written assignments, reflections, case studies, presentations and projects. Additionally, during the Continuing Professional Development module your competence in practice is assessed. The Health Needs Assessment Project is the dissertation.

You must be: a nurse or midwife registered with the NMC; hold a diploma of higher education in nursing/midwifery 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 BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing modules and pay the appropriate fee, so that a check can be made on your suitability for working with children and vulnerable adults.