Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 78
NURSING
Specialist Community
Public Health Nursing:
School Nursing
Overview
The School Nursing Pathway
reflects the current standards
and initiatives for school nursing,
developing public health
awareness and the understanding
of key health challenges using
a social model of health and
well-being. The course has a
particular in-depth focus on the
physical, social and emotional
aspects of school age health and
well-being, recognising how these
contribute to social capital and
life chances. The programme will
support you in applying your skills
of critical reflection to enhance
your professional, personal and
academic development. It will
encourage the development of
sound school nursing practice
based on the critical application
of research and evidence and
will introduce you to theories
and practice of leadership and
partnership working. Your clinical
placement experience will enable
you to gain expertise in the full
range of school nursing skills,
through observation and practice
supervised by a practice teacher.
Additional information
Through undertaking the award,
you will be prepared to work
with communities, families and
individuals to improve health
and reduce health inequalities,
to optimise life chances, in
partnership with people and
organisations, in support of the
government health and social
agenda. On successful completion
of this course you are able to
register with the NMC on the third
part of the register as a Specialist
Community Public Health Nurse.
This course has been designed
to produce specialist community
public health practitioners
who are safe, competent, and
deliver professional practice in a
community public health setting,
meeting Nursing and Midwifery
Council (NMC) standards for
Specialist Community Public
Health Nursing. You will achieve
the registerable qualification
through the postgraduate
diploma; however, there is the
opportunity to undertake a
dissertation through a part-time
route to convert this postgraduate
diploma to a master’s degree.
Course type
Postgraduate diploma
Mode of study
Full-time (or part-time
by arrangement)
Entry
requirements
Applicants are required
to be qualified nurses
or midwives. Please see
the school website for
further information on
entry requirements.
Contact email
[email protected]
Module titles
The following is a list of
indicative modules:
• Research Methods in Health
• Leadership and Management
in Healthcare
• Specialist Community Practice
• Public Health and Social Policy
• The Developing Child
• Community Practitioner
Nurse Prescribing (V100)
Or
• Mental Health for Non-mental
Health Settings
www.keele.ac.uk/nursingandmidwifery
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Key Information
Good to know
‘Staff working
as school nurses
will usually work
towards the School
Nursing/Specialist
Community Public
Health Nurse
qualification. This
is at degree and
master’s level and
offered by a number
of universities.
Nurses working in
schools without
this qualification
may be known by
different job titles,
such as Young
Person’s Health
Adviser or School
Health Nurse.’
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk