Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting), PGDip
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our Postgraduate Diploma aims to develop Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Health Visiting (SCPHN HV) practitioners who are skilled at working autonomously in a range of public health community settings. Specialist Community Public Health Nurses play a crucial role in ensuring that children have the best start in life. They work in partnership with individuals and families, as well as working collaboratively with a range of different health professionals including nursery nurses, social workers, GPs and education.
This programme will prepare you for work in complex and varied settings including homes, schools and the wider community. You will become a knowledgeable practitioner with excellent managerial and interpersonal capabilities. This course is available full or part time, and all candidates must already be qualified nurses and / or midwives with various levels of experience.
The programme has been designed to meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements and prepares candidates to support community health developments and promote health and well-being throughout the population. We provide a balance of theory and practice and provide candidates with a range of learning and teaching strategies. This approach allows students to be taught the theoretical principles within the university environment and later apply them within a professional environment, providing a critical link between academia and practice.
If studying a PGDip, it may be possible to upgrade to an MSc exit qualification during your studies however please note this will not be accredited by the NMC.
Key highlights
- Designed to meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements
- Prepares nurses and midwives for autonomous community public health practice
- Balances university-based theory with application in professional practice settings
- Covers work in homes, schools and the wider community
- Develops managerial and interpersonal skills for multi-agency collaboration
- Option to upgrade to an MSc exit award, not NMC accredited
Entry requirements
See entry. To apply you will need to be: Secured funding (HEIW funded places only apply to nurses or midwives working for the NHS in Wales). Nurses / midwives working outside the NHS or outside Wales must provide evidence of funding on application.
Throughout the programme you are expected to maintain your registration and practice in accordance with The Code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (2015). Applications should be made directly to Swansea University by contacting our Admissions Team: [email protected]. Interviews take place between in the Summer months and the course starts in October each year.
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- Health Visitor
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
- Community Public Health Practitioner
- Health Visiting Team Leader
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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