Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) - School Nursing (Apprenticeship)

University of Salford

United Kingdom, Salford

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University of Salford

United Kingdom , Salford

Key Facts

Program Level

Diploma

Study Type

Part Time

Delivery

Mix

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 13 month(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) - School Nursing (Apprenticeship)

About

Introduction

In a nutshell

The Specialist Community Public Nurse - School Nursing Apprenticeship has been developed to support registered nurses develop advanced skills and knowledge in integrated community care within schools.

The Specialist Community Public Nurse- School Nursing programme at the University of Salford supports you to develop specialist skills, knowledge and behaviours in the implementation of whole-person, place-based and integrated care enabling you to support children, families and young people in community settings.

As a graduate you will be leaders in your area of specialism with skills and knowledge in quality improvement, caseload management, team leadership, and working as part of a complex health and social care system.

You will:

Gain a NMC registration as SCPHN School Nurse
Gain specialist and advanced level leadership knowledge and skills, preparing you to lead in the contemporary health and social care system
Have the choice to opt for a route that will enable you to complete and register with the NMC as a Non-Medical prescriber (V300)
Tailor your learning through the selection of optional modules
Learn in supportive interdisciplinary environment with a range of other community nurses

This is for you if...

You want to make the ambitious career choice to study and become a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.

You want to be a part of reducing health disparities among children and young people at local, national and system levels.

You want to join the growing workforce that is focusing on delivering health care that is inclusive, preventative, and delivered locally in homes, schools and communities.

You want to enhance your professional role, developing your skills in leadership and service quality improvement.

You want to work and learn alongside other health and care professionals benefitting from a diverse range of experiences and developing an advanced knowledge of integrated care.

You want to be on a programme that enables you to learn on the job, with a balance of theory and placement and immediately put into practice the things you are learning at university.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Requirements

What you need to know

Essential Apprenticeship requirements:

1. Employed for more than 30hrs a week (the programme requires the ability to work a 37.5-hour week to ensure there is sufficient time to complete the KBSs and NMC standards)

2. English and Maths GCSE Grade C or above or recognised equivalent

3. Be employed in an appropriate nursing position with an appropriate organisation (that is approved apprenticeship partner with the University of Salford)

4. Have the right to Work in England and Meet the Residency Eligibility (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apprenticeship-fundingrules-for-training-providers/annex-a-eligibility-criteria-who-wefund)

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and health checks will be completed prior to the commencement of the Programme.

All programmes of preparation value prior learning and, by doing so, provide wide access to programmes and advanced standing through appropriate accreditation of relevant prior learning and experience in line with the university of Salford APEL policy, NMC (2022) Standards of post registration education.

Following successful completion of your NMC programme:

You must be registered with the NMC within five years of successfully completing the programme and if you fail to do so, you will have to undertake additional education and training or gain such experience as specified in NMC standards for the award to be added as an annotation to professional registration.

Programme requirements:

If you are on a supplementary prescribing qualification pathway, the V300 award must be registered with NMC within five years of successfully completing the prescribing programme. If you fail to do so you will have to retake and successfully complete the programme to qualify as a prescriber.

1. Active registration as a nurse (level 1) and/or a registered midwife (Midwife part of the register) of the NMC register the Nursing and Midwifery Council register (NMC). Before being considered as eligible to apply for entry (applicants must have registered as a nurse or midwife with the NMC before they can apply, students who have not yet got their pin are not eligible to apply).

2. Demonstrate capability of safe and effective practice at the level of proficiency appropriate to the NMC approved SCPHN entry requirements. The University and practice partner will assess that the applicant has the relevant professional experience and is capable of safe and effective practice within chosen pathway

3. For routes with Non-medical prescribing applicants must have been registered with the NMC for least one year to comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for V300 - nonmedical prescribing qualification (if on a pathway that includes V300 - non-medical prescribing)

4. If on a pathway that includes non-medical prescribing be practising in, and have appropriate experience in an environment where there is an identified need for the individual to regularly use independent an/supplementary prescribing (for example community team)

One of the below:

- A minimum of degree in a related discipline area.

- An equivalent academic or professional qualification from the UK or elsewhere i.e. incorporating study at least comparable to 120 credits at Honours level.

- Professional qualification of equivalent status and associated work experience or an equivalent qualification deemed suitable by the course team.

An applicant who does not possess one of these qualifications may be admitted for entry through the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

Standard entry requirements

GCSE

Two GCSEs at minimum grade C/ grade 4 in English Language and Mathematics. Level 2 equivalents such as functional or key skills can be accepted.

You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below.

Additional Requirements

Accreditation of Prior Learning

We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.

The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.

Two forms of APL may be used for entry: The Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

English Language Requirements

International applicants will be required to show a proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 6.5 (with no element below 5.5) is proof of this. If you need to improve your written and spoken English, you might be interested in our English language courses.

Career

Employment and stats

What about after uni?

On successful completion of this course, you will have the opportunity to apply for a role as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nurse.

People with SCPHN qualifications often stay within those roles or can take development opportunities into into safeguarding, education/teaching, management, or research.