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

Module: 6NH049

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will enable you to seek out and critically appraise the quality of evidence, through information retrieval and the application of research methodology, in order to help inform your practice and identify need for potential change within your own specialist field of practice. You will have an opportunity to explore different types of research methodologies used within health care including: randomised controlled trials, case-control studies, cohort studies, action research, qualitative approaches and mixed methods. The ethics of research and research governance will also be covered. There will be a combination of interactive sessions with formal teaching, interspersed with seminar discussion, group work and tutorials. There will be practical sessions on how to use electronic resources to seek out evidence and research to inform best practice. You will also be given an opportunity share your interpretation of your findings and how these can impact on practice with both peers and other colleagues.

Module: 6NH050

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

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.

Module: 6NH053

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

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.

Module: 6NH045

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

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.

Module: 6NH054

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to support the student to critically explore their role in working with children and adolescents in specialist practice .It will enable the student to develop and enhance their skills to assess and meet the health needs of the school aged population. Students will examine a range of issues that impact upon children and young people and critically analyse their professional role and responsibilities in the provision of healthcare services.

Module: 6NH051

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

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.

Module: 6NH056

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

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.

Students accessing this course are from a wide range of areas from within the West Midlands area. Networking between students is encouraged and the extensive support offered to students is considered to be a strength of the course as evidenced in previous student course evaluations. Students are also visited individually in practice by a member of the course team to provide additional support.

The school nursing award has a designated full time member of staff who acts as course leader and who has expertise in the specific field of practice that the student is studying and as well as having experience of working as a practitioner in the same specialist area. In addition the award, course leader and course team have engaged in research, published books, chapters and journal articles within school nursing and public health and are members of national professional groups and forums.

Innovation on the course is strongly encouraged and several school nursing students have gone on to win regional and national awards for work initiated on the course.

Students will be required to undertake fifteen days alternative public health experience in order to enable them to experience the breadth of public health services available. In addition students will have the opportunity to undertake the V100 Nurse Prescribing qualification as part of the award.

There is also an active practice teacher support network forum and practice teachers are provided with an annual update each year along with other professional development opportunities.

On completion of this course you will:

• Have an understanding of the principles of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing, including the development and maintenance of the health of communities and individuals.
• Use theories of research and evidence based information to identify trends in Health Policy and the implications for health care and health care services.
• Help to promote health and wellbeing, influence policies and develop smooth effective health care services through partnerships and collaborative working.
• Be able to develop, analyse and present information, constructing rational and logical arguments to support
• Practice competently and evaluate personal and professional performance as well as being able to organise and lead others.

Location Mode Fee Year Home/EU Full-time £9250 per year 2020-21 Home Full-time £9250 per year 2021-22 International Full-time £12250 per year