PgDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) (Apprenticeship) at Teesside University

Programme overview

Apprenticeship route to the PgDip for registered nurses or midwives becoming health visitors, meeting the NMC Standards of Proficiency for SCPHN (2022) and leading to Part 3 registration. Apprentices become autonomous practitioners able to lead and drive evidence-based improvements in the health of babies, children, families and communities.

Department: Nursing & Health | Duration: 78 weeks full-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time (apprenticeship) | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Advancing Autonomous Health Visiting Practice, Developing Leadership Skills in SCPHN Practice, Improving Population Health, and Research and Service Improvement in SCPHN Practice. Apprentices complete the same modules and practice assessments as the standard route, spending two days in university and three in clinical practice until week 35, keep APTEM logs, have 12 weekly reviews with an apprenticeship quality coach and complete an integrated End Point Assessment.

Career pathways

Prepares apprentices to work as health visitors and take practice forward in the profession.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Apprentices must have NMC-valid registration as a Level 1 registered nurse or midwife capable of safe and effective practice for the intended field; an honours degree of 2:2 or above; employer support and protected learning time; a successful interview; a suitable SCPHN placement with a practice assessor and supervisor meeting the programme's quality governance requirements; and a current satisfactory enhanced DBS check by the employing organisation. Apprentices aged 16-18 on day one need Level 2 English and maths (GCSE grade 4/C or Level 2 functional skills) before completion; for those aged 19 and over this is optional. Recognition of prior learning may be applied. Applications cannot be accepted from international students requiring a student visa.

Intake: September

Duration: 78 weeks full-time

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