Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing) Postgraduate Diploma

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Health Visitor or School Nursing Open Evening at 16:30 on 4 March 2025 at Coach Lane Campus, Benton Road NE7 7XA.

Northumbria University has an established reputation for excellence and innovation in nursing education to build on the future nurse standards in meeting the SCPHN standards Standards of proficiency for specialist community public health nurses (SCPHN) - The Nursing and Midwifery Council (nmc.org.uk).

As an registered nurse or midwife from the NMC standards, you will graduate from the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting / School Nursing) post registration programme and you will build on existing nursing knowledge to advance evidence-based practice, and it will enable you to make a genuine impact on the health and wellbeing of your clients and patients. You will be able to apply critical thinking and synthesis in the expert learning within the field of health visiting and will learn specialist skills for public health and community working and be supported to develop effective leadership skills and advanced partnership working across all areas of practice.

SCPHN school nurses (SN) are autonomous practitioners who uphold the rights of school-aged children and young people at all times, Working collaboratively across health, education and other agencies, and as an integral part of a broader public health service, school nurses advocate for optimum health for all school-aged children and young people.

After successfully completing this post registration programme, you will be recognised as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, on the third part of the Nursing and Midwifery Council register. You will also receive a Postgraduate Diploma from Northumbria University.

You will study partially at our Coach Lane Campus, and partially on placement, with both strands running alongside each other to give you an integrated approach to theory and practice.

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How to Apply

This course is open to Nurses and midwives on part 1 of NMC register only. Those wishing to study the course will be required to complete a university application once they have undergone an interview with their employing Trust and secured a place. Places on this course are advertised via partner trusts at the beginning of each calendar year. The University holds Open Events throughout the year which will and allow you to ask questions and meet some of the postgraduate academics you will be taught by. Details of these events will be published on this webpage and on the University's social media accounts.

To find out more about the course or for assistance with the application process contact us via email.