PgDip Advanced Practice - Health Visiting at Robert Gordon University

Programme overview

PgDip is an exit award within the Advanced Practice - Health Visiting course. If you are a registered nurse or midwife looking to develop a higher level of knowledge and skills required for specialist and advanced practice, then this course is for you. The PgDip/MSc Advanced Practice course will equip you with contemporary knowledge to take forward the rapidly changing healthcare agenda and make a positive difference. This route is for nurses and midwives to build on their experience and develop as culturally competent autonomous advanced practitioners.

Faculty: School of Health | Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will begin the course in semester one exploring the theories, principles, and concepts which underpin leading improvement in public health. Students will also generate a proposal suitable to undertake an empirical study or a structured review of an area of clinical practice, using a robust and systematic process, which will inform future research or practice. A practice learning experiences will also provide students practical experience to develop knowledge and understanding of the advanced Health Visitor role and pathways and work towards achieving SCPHN standards.

Career pathways

The programme prepares students to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements of being recorded as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) registered as a Health Visitor. This programme will prepare you for an advanced role in a range of healthcare settings.

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Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirement for this programme will normally be an honours degree or its equivalent. In addition, because of the practice-based nature of the programme, all students must be working in clinical practice or sponsored by a Health Board/appropriate employer and have access to a practice assessor/practice supervisor. Additional Requirements To enter this route, the student must be an NMC registered nurse (level 1) or NMC registered midwife capable of safe and effective practice at the level of proficiency appropriate to the NMC-approved Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN). Acceptance is based on having acceptable references from two sources and a satisfactory Protection of Vulnerable Groups. When a student is sponsored by an organisation this will be considered as the equivalent of one reference. All students will require the guarantee of being able to obtain the relevant practice experience in health visiting with the relevant support of a Practice Supervisor(s) and a Practice Assessor. A self-declaration of good health and character will be undertaken as part of the admission process and will be repeated on practice learning experiences. Any self-funded applicant will be given the advice to contact a relevant practice learning partner to seek a practice learning experience and contract. Applicants will be supported to meet the conditions required for undertaking practice learning experiences. All routes must meet the NMC English standard requirement

Apply through the official page: https://www.rgu.ac.uk/study/courses/pgdip-msc-advanced-practice-health-visiting#apply

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