1. University of the West of England
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  4. Postgraduate Diploma Public Health (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing)

Postgraduate Diploma Public Health (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing)

1 Year On Campus Diploma Program

University of the West of England

Program Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma course has been designed to produce knowledgeable and skilled public health practitioners, able to work inclusively with client groups across different settings within the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Standards (2018). You'll reflect this knowledge and skill development by demonstrating your achievement of the NMC standards of proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (2004).The NMC standards include four key domains which require a practitioner to search for health needs; stimulate an awareness of health needs; influence policies affecting health and facilitate health- enhancing activities in different public health settings. The course delivers knowledge and skills linked to the Public Health Knowledge and Skills Framework.

Program Key Stats

£TBC (Annual cost)
Rolling


Eligibility Criteria


6.5
80
1050
21

Additional Information & Requirements

Active first level registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) professional register.Post Graduate Diploma applicants will require a 2:2 Honours Degree either in nursing or a health-relatedsubject.Too get onto the course, you need to secure a secondment opportunity or a studentship, supported by a fixed term contract from anemployer. Your employer will then pay you a salary/cost of living allowance pro-rata for the period that you are on the course, as well as provide you with a practice placement, which is essential for entry onto the course. Organisations will soon be advertising these opportunities on www.jobs.nhs.uk therefore so we advise you to check this site regularly.To secure a sponsored or seconded place from an NHS Trust or other employer, all students will need to have a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) status and a satisfactory Occupational Health status. IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all components.

Career Options

  • NMC as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
  • Community Practitioner Nurse prescriber
  • Specialist Community Public Health Nursing

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