Course overview

Specialist practitioners are defined as leaders who can exercise higher levels of judgement and discretion. This course provides student-centred and interdisciplinary opportunities for the development of a critically informed specialist practitioner in community nursing who will be instrumental in changing and developing nursing practice.

Why study this course with us?

The overarching aim of our course is to produce a competent, independent community practitioner working at postgraduate level, capable of promoting the development and delivery of community nursing practice across a variety of settings.

Pathways include:

• District Nursing
• Mental Health Nursing
• Learning Disability Nursing
• General Practice Nursing
• Community Children’s Nursing

The course is 50% theory and 50% practice and this is integrated across the duration of the course. You will undertake the theoretical component in the University and undertake the practice component in a community setting under the supervision of a qualified Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor from the defined area of practice.

Assessment

Practice is assessed via a Practice Learning Portfolio under the supervision of a practice assessor/supervisor and academic assessor.

Modules are assessed in a variety of ways, e.g., examinations, assignments, presentations, oral examination, and portfolio.

Careers and Employability

Student Futures aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work. You will also gain PGDip award in this course.