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University of Wolverhampton
PGDip Specialist Community Nursing (General Practice Nursing)
University of Wolverhampton

PGDip Specialist Community Nursing (General Practice Nursing)

UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON

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Full time | City Campus | 1 year | SEP

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP

Key information
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Qualification type

Postgraduate Diploma

Subject areas

Practice Nursing

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Why choose this course?

The course aims to develop you as safe, competent and Professional Specialist Community Nurse, fit for practice in the field of General Practice Nursing. On successful completion of the course you will be able to register as a Specialist Practitioner on the NMC register.

The course will also:-

  • equip you with the knowledge, skills and understanding to evaluate, enhance and develop your Practice.
  • Develop and enhance your leadership and management skills within the context of Practice Nursing to support others within the General Practice team.
  • enable you to adopt critical reflective practice and lifelong learning that fosters a spirit of scientific enquiry and research promoting personal and professional development.
  • equip you with cognitive skills and knowledge to lead, innovate, advocate change and contribute to an evidence base of practice in order to benefit the health of General Practice Patients.
  • support you to work with codes and standards of professional practice to protect human rights, promote equality and manage risk to deliver safe, effective health care.

Career Paths

You will by the end of the course be able to apply to be recorded as a Specialist Practitioners with the NMC.

Modules

Advanced Perspectives of Public Health in Specialist Practice (20 Credits) - Core
This module will provide a framework for specialist practitioners wishing to develop a deeper and more contextual approach to knowledge of public health in contemporary society. Understanding the context of policy and research is fundamental for effective multidisciplinary public health working. This will allow an opportunity to critically debate and analyse the social, political and cultural factors which influence health and health choices over the lifespan. Providing a contextual perspective will encourage closer scrutiny of current policy, public health theories and practice. Seeing themselves as part of the wider workforce will present challenges however, they will identify how skill and knowledge can be applied to new situations to improve population health. Moving beyond individual care to address health inequity and poor health outcomes over the lifespan will necessitate a proactive approach to more sustainable working and include effective use of resources from a local, national and global context. Using evidence-based policy, epidemiological data and evaluative skills practitioners will develop a contextual repertoire of public health knowledge and skill. This incorporates the utilization of community and population data to make informed decisions and contribute to the wider public health debate whilst still acknowledging individual specialist skill in practice.
Advancing Skills in Primary Care (20 Credits) - Core
Critical perspectives of leadership, management and innovation in specialist practice (20 Credits) - Core
Developing History Taking and Physical Assessment Skills for the Adult Patient / Client (20 Credits) - Core
Research and Inquiry in Specialist Practice (20 Credits) - Core

Tuition fees

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For this course (per year)

£14,950

Entry requirements

You must already have a health related degree and have access to a practice placement in the community in your chosen pathway. You must be registered on the appropriate part of the NMC Register and ideally have a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience. You must be sponsored by your employer or NHS Trust.

University information

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