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Faculty of Health and Social CareBSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursingwww.chester.ac.uk/health

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The University of Chester is committed to the active promotion of equality of opportunity. Applications are particularly welcome from those groups currently under-represented in higher education. For a copy of our diversity and equality policy in admissions, please contact us at enquiries@chester.ac.uk

This document is available in larger formats upon request. Please email: enquires@chester.ac.uk for futher details.

For further information on the programme please contact:

Jean MannixProgramme LeaderFaculty of Health and Social CareUniversity of ChesterParkgate RoadChester CH1 4BJ

Tel: 07748 270935Email: j.mannix@chester.ac.uk

For an application pack please contact:

Health and Social Care AdmissionsUniversity of ChesterParkgate RoadChester CH1 4BJ

Tel: 01244 511000Email: hscadmissions@chester.ac.uk

Entry Requirements

The admission criteria for student entry to the BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing programme will normally be:

• Registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register

• 120 credits at level 5 or equivalent

• A minimum of two years’ post-registration experience*

• Successful completion a level 6 Mentorship module

• A period of community experience

• Support from the sponsoring trust or organisation

• All successfully short listed applicants will normally be interviewed by at least two interviewers, usually an academic member of the programme team and a Practice Teacher or Service Manager

• If an applicant already has an honours degree and wishes to follow the undergraduate programme, the qualifi cation aim must be a Graduate Diploma

*Candidates who do not possess the full two years of experience in the specialist area may exceptionally be admitted to the programme using the following criteria, all of which must be met:

• Support from sponsoring Trust or organisation

• Evidence of practice in a closely related area of specialism.

Students will exit with a BSc (Hons) in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing within a defi ned area of practice if they complete the fi ve core modules and two option module from the programme (120 credits).

Students are encouraged to assume responsibility for their own learning, as well as for the utilisation of learning resources available to them. Varied teaching and learning strategies are employed in meeting programme objectives. There is some didactic teaching, however emphasis is placed on e-learning, group work, discussion, seminar presentations, project work and case discussions.

Duration of StudyFull time and part time. The programme is a 52 week full-time equivalent.Studying will take place at the Chester Campus.

AssessmentThe practice component is assessed in a community setting via a practice-learning portfolio under thesupervision of a qualifi ed Practice Teacher.

Taught modules are assessed in a variety of wayse.g. written reports, assignments, seminar presentation, oral examination and portfolio.

BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health NursingThe programme provides opportunities for the development of a critically informed understanding of contemporary issues in community and primary care and encourages an interprofessional approach to the study of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing practice. Emphasis is placed upon the development of critical and analytical skills and a refl ective approach to professional practice.

The programme takes account of the rapidly changing emphasis within the community and aims to equip students with a portfolio of knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes applicable to work in a variety of community settings.

Three areas of defi ned practice are recognised, therefore the following pathways have been developed:

• Health Visiting

• Occupational Health

• School Nursing

RationaleSpecialist Community Public Health Nursing practitioners have a unique contribution to make within practice which has distinct characteristics that include public health protection. The responsibility to work with both individuals and a population may mean taking decisions on behalf of a community or group without having direct contact with every individual in that area. Additionally, Specialist Community Public Health Nursing practitioners recognise the need to work with other agencies in order to optimise health opportunities for populations. The educational preparation of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) is therefore essential to meeting the complex and diverse needs of communities in the future, and this programme of study aims to prepare SCPHN undergraduate practitioners to embrace these new, radical and challenging roles.

Programme Structure(core and option modules)The programme is 50% theory and 50% practice and this is integrated across the duration of the course. The theoretical component is undertaken in the University, and the practice component in a community setting under the supervision of a qualifi ed Practice Teacher from the defi ned area of practice. The programme is full or part-time and modular in structure and is therefore fl exible and capable of being studied full time over one academic year or part time over two academic years. The programme has to be completed in four years.

The core modules for the programme are:

Public Health and Well Being in Context Credit value 15Public Health and Well Being in Action Credit value 15Evidence Based Practice in Context Credit value 15Leading Contemporary Practice Credit value 15Specialist Community Public Health Practice Credit value 30

Two option modules with a credit value of 15 each can be chosen from either the Faculty or wider university. The programme attracts students from diverse clinical backgrounds, therefore a range of alternative modules are offered to meet the students’ and service requirements. Students are consequently able to pursue professional or academic interests.

Examples of option modules include:Occupational Health Skills in PracticeHealth and Safety in the Occupational SettingIndividual Work Based Learning Brief Interventions for Mental HealthSafeguarding Vulnerable Groups in SocietyInterpersonal SkillsInterprofessional Working with Children, Young People and FamiliesCommunity Practitioner Nurse Prescribing