Community Specialist Practice BSc (Hons)

Study a Programme for registered nurses who wish to gain a professional qualification in district nursing or general practice nursing.

Realise your full theoretical and practice potential within clinical placements
Work alongside a mentor or practice teacher to enhance your clinical skills
Graduate with a greater understanding of a professional role so you can bring about integrated and high quality health and social care
Develop specialist assessment, leadership and management skills.
The Specialist Practitioner role requires skills in negotiating, teaching and supporting patients and their carers’ whilst effectively collaborating with other agencies and services involved in enabling patient safety. The programme reflects the contemporary and future requirements for the Specialist Practitioner to ensure flexibility to respond to future strategic developments in community health.

The course is for qualified nurses who want to gain a professional qualification in district nursing or general practice nursing. For those who hold either a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in nursing studies, it will enable you to top up your qualification to degree level. If you already have a nursing degree then you can progress onto our MSc Community Specialist Practice.

Within primary care the role of the district nurse and general practice nurse is changing to reflect the needs of communities. There is a lot more emphasis on bringing care to patients so it is closer to their home environment. This means you will be keeping your professional development in line with latest health care guidelines.