PG Dip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or Occupational Health Nursing or School Nursing) at University of Derby

Programme overview

This course is for NMC registered nurses who want to gain a professional qualification in health visiting or occupational health nursing or school nursing. If you have either a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in nursing studies there are a number of ways that we may be able to support your entrance onto the programme. Please do get into contact with the Programme Lecturers if this applies to you and we can offer academic counselling to assist you.

Faculty: College of Health and Humanities | Department: Nursing and Health Care Practice | Duration: Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: 2 to 3 years | Study mode: full-time (part-time also available) | Intake: September | Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

By completing this programme you will be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of clinical practice, care and caseload management, clinical practice leadership and clinical practice development to enable you to become competent public health practitioner.

Career pathways

When you have completed this course, you will be able to apply for registration on part three of the Nursing and Midwifery Council register. This will allow you to practice as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in the UK.

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Application information

Entry requirements

This course is for NMC registered nurses who want to gain a professional qualification in either health visiting, occupational health nursing or school nursing. If you have either a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in nursing studies this course can be studied at degree level to top up your qualification.; To study this course you must: Hold a current level 1 nurse or midwife qualification and have a current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council; Possess a degree at 1:1 or 2:1 having 120 credits at degree level or equivalent academic credits or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL); Have gained a student Health Visitor or Occupational Health Nurse or School Nurse position from a seconding/sponsoring organisation; An interview will be needed for all applications. If applying for Health Visiting or School Nursing this will be held in combination with our partner organisations in the region. Initial applications should be made through the NHS Jobs Site for our partners in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire.

Domestic applicants: GBP 6,408 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time fee for the full course; UK full-time fees paid within one academic year are rounded down to the nearest £50 if applicable Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: 2 to 3 years

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