MSc

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting)

This Masters course has been developed to meet the demands of this rapidly changing field, providing you with a professional qualification that recognises your expertise.

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Key Course Details

  • Start Date

    April

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

  • Start Date

    April

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

The MSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) will prepare nurses and midwives to become Specialist Community Public Health Nurses. You will gain the knowledge, interpersonal skills and managerial capabilities to practice confidently, competently and effectively

DESIGNED FOR

Registered specialist community public health nurses (SCPHNs), such as health visitors, who aim to reduce health inequalities by working with individuals, families and communities.

Accredited By

  • Approved by the NMC
  • USW is an NMC Approved Education Institution (AEI).

Career Paths

- Nurse
- Midwife
- Health Visitor
- Community Public Health Nurse

Skills Taught

- Interpersonal
- Managerial

We make a difference in practice, not just on paper. Our courses are designed by people who offer jobs - and taught by people who have real work experience.


Module Overview

Successful completion of the modules enables you to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for Part Three registration as an SCPHN (in health visiting) and exit the course with a Postgraduate Diploma at the end of one year if studying full-time.

  • Contemporary Developments in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
    Practice
  • Promoting the Public Health of Populations
  • Evidence Based Public Health
  • Law, Ethics and Safeguarding
  • Governance and Leadership
  • Foundations of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing

If you wish to return and top up your credits to 180 and complete the MSc, we offer three 20-credit modules specifically for the SCPHN student.

  • Policy Analysis on Practice Development
  • Research Impact on Practice Development
  • Dissemination of Project Development

Course Highlights

How you'll learn

Learning and assessment will take place both at the University and in a range of practice environments. You will be assessed by a range of methods including written assignments, an oral presentation, poster presentation, examinations, a recorded presentation and clinical practice assessments.

Teaching staff

  • Michelle Thomas, (Course Leader)
  • Dwynwen Spargo
  • Hayley Lewis
  • Precious O’Driscoll
  • Dr. Anne-Marie Coll

Placements

Placements are undertaken within the employing/hosting health board. Students may undertake a week-long alternative placement in a different geographical location. Please note, there is no funding for this.

The placements are within health boards in Wales and students are expected to work in Health Visiting in Wales once the course is completed.

Facilities

Through our Hydra Simulation Centre and Clinical Simulation Centre, we can effectively replicate practice experiences in a safe and supported environment.

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Careers and Employability

Graduate careers

Graduates are usually employed by NHS local health boards and wider employment opportunities are developing.

Possible career paths

This course prepares SCPHNs to work in complex and varied settings and have the knowledge, interpersonal skills and managerial capabilities to practise effectively in today’s health service.

Careers Support

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Typical qualification requirements:

  • Applicants need professional and academic qualifications. You must have NMC professional registration on Part One and/or Part Two of the NMC Register as a Registered Nurse and/or a Registered Midwife.
  • Applicants should usually have an Honours degree, although consideration will be given through the accreditation of prior and experiential learning (APEL) mechanism if you do not possess these qualifications.

Additional requirements include:

Prospective candidates will be interviewed by the course team, and members of the NHS trust that provides student placements for 50% of the course duration and a service user.

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on the Child & Adult Workforce and Child & Adult Barring List and subscription to the DBS Update Service is required. (Overseas equivalent required for non-uk applicants).

Closed for International applicants 

Unfortunately, this course is not currently open to international applicants, please visit our course pages where you can find an alternative course choice. 

 

We're here to help

Whether you a have a question about your course, fees and funding, the application process or anything else, there are plenty of ways you can get in touch, and we'd love to talk to you. You can contact our friendly admissions team by phone, email or chat to us online.

 

Fees and Funding

Further Information

These courses are normally supported by Welsh Government commissioners in collaboration with NHS University Health Boards.

Additional Costs

As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment. 

* Obligatory

Students will be expected to pay for a DBS or certificate of good behaviour from their home country. The DBS fee includes £49.50 for the enhanced DBS certificate, the Post Office Administration fee and the online administration fee.

Cost: £64.74

Year 1 FT and Year 1 and 2 PT. Placement costs will vary depending on where the student is placed, but some costs can be reclaimed.

Costs of conference attendance and extra- curricular activities are changeable, with some being free. However, these are optional and extra-curricular opportunities. Costs vary depending on event and location.

How to apply

There is an online application process for this course. Please choose the application form for your preferred start date and mode of study (i.e. full-time or part-time).

International admissions

Please see our international admissions advice for further information about how to apply as a prospective international student.

University Quality Assurance

At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.

If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.

Studying at USW

Our courses are designed with industry leaders and provide the practical skills and experiences industry demands. Our flexible courses reflect the need for life-long learning. If you value education in practice, not just in theory, then USW is for you.