Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) with integrated V100, BSc / Graduate Diploma

Program Overview

This Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) program prepares registered nurses and midwives for roles as Health Visitors, working in partnership with individuals, families, and healthcare professionals to ensure children's well-being. The program combines 50% theory and 50% practical placements, covering public health, health promotion, safeguarding, and leadership. Graduates gain the recordable qualification of Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visitor with V100 community nurse prescribing.

Program Outline

Outline:

This Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) with integrated V100 course is ideal for registered nurses and midwives who want additional training to work in Community Public Health as a Health Visitor. Specialist Community Public Health Nurses play a crucial role in ensuring that children have the best start in life. They work in partnership with individuals and families and work together with a range of different health professionals including nursery nurses, social workers, GPs and education. The course will prepare you for work in complex and varied settings including homes, schools and the wider community. You will become a knowledgeable practitioner with excellent managerial and interpersonal capabilities.

Assessment:

Throughout the course your learning will be supported through 50% theory which is taught at university and 50% practical work placements. You will cover a wide range of subject areas including public health, health promotion, using evidence and research, safeguarding and leadership and management.

Teaching:

As a student at our School of Health and Social Care, you will benefit from a diverse teaching and research environment, with many opportunities to make connections across disciplines. According to the most recent Research Excellence Framework in 2014-2021, over 75% of research carried out at the school was of international or world-leading quality.

Careers:

Completion of the course will allow you to gain the recordable qualification of Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visitor with V100 community nurse prescribing.