BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) (Top Up)

This module will provide a framework for specialist practitioners wishing to develop their 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 social, political and cultural factors which influence health and health choices over the lifespan. Providing a contextual perspective encourages closer scrutiny of current policy, public health theories and practice. Seeing themselves as part of the wider workforce will present challenges as they identify how skill and knowledge can be applied to new situations to improve population health. Moving beyond individual care to address health inequalities and poor health outcomes necessitates a proactive approach to more sustainable working and effective use of resources from a local, national and global context. Using evidence-based policy, epidemiological data and evaluative skills enables practitioners to develop a contextual repertoire of public health approaches. This promotes the utilization of community and population data in order to make informed decisions and contribute to the wider health debate whilst still acknowledging their individual specialist skill in practice.

This module aims to support the student to critically examine leadership and management within specialist practice and healthcare, enabling the student to synthesise the leadership skills and operational requirements required for change. Students will examine leadership theory, team and change management and collaborative working and its application to clinical practice. This module will support the student to examine their leadership and management skills within their specialist field of practice and enable the student to construct a sound proposal for an innovative change.  

This module aims to help you to explore the role of the health professional when interacting with children and families whilst analysing current evidence based practice in relation to the 0-19 years agenda. Child development theories will be examined within a cultural and social perspective and factors impinging on development will be critically debated. The role and responsibilities of the health professional in relation to child law and local policy will be explored

The module is designed to enhance your knowledge in relation to the protection of children and young people, whilst critically  exploring the notion of risk management and its relationship to safeguarding. Studying the module will enable you to work closer with families and professionals around child protection and understand the complexities involved with child protection/safeguarding.

This module will provide a framework for specialist practitioners wishing to develop their knowledge of specialist community public health nursing practice in contemporary society. This will incorporate an understanding of the challenges of practice and an appreciation of how policy and research fundamental to professional development influence professional development. Integral to this progression is an opportunity to forge theory practice links, critically debate social, political and cultural factors as knowledge and skill in practice deepens. The use and application of a broad range of evidence-based practices combined with experiential learning opportunities will enable practitioners to contextualise learning to maximise their potential. This will increase their specialist repertoire, skill and knowledge, practice proficiency and overall competence. The aim is to promote an independent, knowledgeable and confident lead professional who is able to make informed decisions and use the evidence to deliver and evaluate specialist practice interventions effectively. Applying a critical approach to practice endeavours promotes an  informed practitioner who is able to contribute to the wider healthcare debate specific to their specialism.

This module will provide a framework for specialist practitioners wishing to develop their knowledge of specialist community public health nursing practice in contemporary society. This will incorporate an understanding of the challenges of practice and an appreciation of how policy and research fundamental to professional development influence professional development. Integral to this progression is an opportunity to forge theory practice links, critically debate social, political and cultural factors as knowledge and skill in practice deepens. The use and application of a broad range of evidence-based practices combined with experiential learning opportunities will enable practitioners to contextualise learning to maximise their potential. This will increase their specialist repertoire, skill and knowledge, practice proficiency and overall competence. The aim is to promote a more independent, knowledgeable and confident lead professional who is able to make informed decisions and use the evidence to deliver and evaluate specialist practice interventions effectively. Applying a more critical approach to practice endeavours promotes a more informed practitioner who is able to contribute to the wider healthcare debate specific to their specialism. This module will incorporate the V100, NMC Standards for Prescribing Programmes (NMC, 2018) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Competency Framework for all Prescribers (RPS, 2016). This will allow the student to integrate the underpinning theory and practice elements of the course (NMC, 2004; NMC, 2018) to practice and prescribe safely.