THE APPLICATION PORTAL WILL CLOSE ON 28TH JULY 2023. ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY THIS DATE.
Please note, this course is applied for through NHS jobs in the first instance, and applicants will need to have been successful at interview before completing the University application form via this webpage. Places on this course are funded by the NHS, as advertised on NHS jobs.
The SCPHN course is designed to meet the NMC (2004) proficiencies for Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN). The course runs full time over 52 weeks. It is nationally recognised and students who successfully complete the programme gain employment as health visitors or school nurses depending on their chosen professional route. This is a significant promotion for many people because it usually represents employment at Agenda for Change band 6 or 7.
The SCPHN programme attracts qualified nurses and/or midwives who have initial registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) who wish to specialise in the field of community public health nursing (SCPHN). Applicants choose to pursue one of two professions (health visiting or school nursing). The 52 weeks full time programme allows successful graduates to register the qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The SCPHN programme at London South Bank University creates effective and efficient practitioners who are fit for practice and purpose as specialist community public health nurses (SCPHN). The course provides opportunities to learn alongside students and practitioners from other professional fields including social workers.This means that students explore issues relating to integrated working at an early stage of the course and at regular intervals. This will prepare students for the reality of policy and practice once qualified and is illustrated by feedback from NHS Trusts/organisation reporting that students from the SCPHN programme at LSBU are successful at interview and are fit for practice and purpose on employment. This is particularly important post October 2015 when commissioning for SCPHN (health visitor and school nurses) has moved from health to local government agency commissioning.
Venue: LSBU Southwark Campus
Entry requirements
Course structure
This course can be undertaken as a Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) or Masters degree (180 credits), core modules for both are as follows:
After sucessful completion of the above modules, students can be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - School Nursing. To complete the full Masters degree, student will additionally need to successfully complete the Dissertation module: