Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2017 | Page 108

Postgraduate Prospectus 2017

Specialist Community
Public Health Nursing:
School Nursing

Key Information
Course type

Postgraduate diploma

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.

Mode of study

Full-time (or part-time
by arrangement)

Indicative entry
requirements

Applicants are required to be
qualified nurses or midwives.
For a list of full entry
requirements please visit
www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses

Contact email

[e-mail]

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.

Indicative modules

• Specialist Community Practice
• Public Health and Social Policy
• School-age health and well-being
• Research Module
• Leadership Module
• Community Practitioner Nurse Prescribing
Or
• Mental Health for Non-mental Health Settings

Did you
know?

Normally, staff nurses working in School Nursing teams will be those