This course is designed for individuals with initial nurse registration who wish to become community specialist practitioners. The Department enjoys close links with colleagues in local NHS and Social Services facilities. It's location is central to a variety of fieldwork placements. The Department has a well established reputation of providing high-quality training to healthcare professionals. The Department has an impressive record of research, innovation and publication.
All students take eight modules covering core, specialist and practical subjects.
Core modules comprise research, public health and management. Community Children's Nursing will teach you the specialist skills required to work with sick children, their parents and families in their own homes or schools. District Nursing develops leaders of community nursing teams skilled in management and able to identify nursing needs, plan interventions and maintain and monitor standards and quality of care in the community. General Practice Nursing will enable you to assess, plan, provide and evaluate specialist clinical nursing care to meet the needs of individuals and groups within the general practice population. Health Visiting develops practitioners who are proactive and innovative in the promotion of health and prevention of ill health at the individual, group and community level within the context of national and international considerations.