PgDip Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) – School Nursing at University of Salford

Programme overview

A full-time direct-entry PgDip (120 level 7 credits) for registered nurses seeking NMC registration as a SCPHN School Nurse, with blended delivery and part of the time worked in a community SCPHN-led team. An optional route includes non-medical prescribing (V300).

Faculty: School of Health and Society | Duration: One year (full-time) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time, blended delivery | Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Integrated and Inclusive Community Practice, Evidence Based Community Practice and Research, Essentials of Assessment and Management, Specialist Practice (School Nurse), and Non-medical Prescribing theory and practice on the V300 route. Options include Compassionate Digital Care, Education in Practice, Mental Health in Non-mental Health Settings, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Specialist Safeguarding.

Career pathways

SCPHN roles in the chosen area and wider leadership roles, with routes into education, management or research.

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Entry requirements

Applicants must be employed (more than 30 hours a week) in an appropriate nursing post with a Salford partner organisation and hold active NMC registration as a nurse (level 1); students without their NMC PIN are ineligible. They must demonstrate safe and effective practice at the proficiency level of the NMC-approved SCPHN qualification. V300 routes require at least one year of NMC registration and relevant prescribing experience. Academic requirement: a bachelor degree in a related discipline, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification (study comparable to 120 credits at honours level), or an equivalent professional qualification with relevant work experience. English and Maths GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent). Right to work in England and meeting residency criteria. DBS and health checks completed before the start. Applications are managed through the employer's education lead, who must confirm funding and support.

GBP 6,360 a year (2027/28). Full-time; part-time fee calculated pro rata. Source

Intake: September 2027

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