PGDip Specialist Community Nursing (General Practice Nursing)

Module: 7NH039

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

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

Module: 7NH032

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module is designed to extend your role and expertise to work in a general practice/primary care setting. It will also enable you to advance your skills and develop specialized knowledge in order to enhance your clinical practice

Module: 7NH042

Credits: 20

Period: 1

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 consider 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: 7NH035

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module is designed to enable you to focus on your clinical practice and to develop the appropriate underpinning knowledge, skill and aptitude to assess and examine the adult client

Module: 7NH038

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module is designed to enable you to develop a deeper appreciation and understanding of the research process which builds on existing skill and knowledge. Becoming a confident researcher is fundamental to your specialist practice skill as this knowledge will inform professional decision making and increase the scope of professional practice. Integral to this is an ability to synthesise existing literature specific to your area of expertise, develop a research question and using a critical lens position your methodological approach to procure a research proposal specific to practice. This distinct skill will evidence knowledge of literature searching, literature critique and incorporate paradigm belief. Using theories of being, knowing, methodology, ethics requires a deep engagement with the philosophy of research inquiry, an understanding of epistemology and ontology and how they intersect in the research act. Deepening knowledge of a range of research approaches will add to the specialist practitioners’ repertoire to advance practice and improve health care delivery.

Module: 7NH045

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to enable you to understand and demonstrate how evidence informs practice by the critical application and analysis of theories to practice. The module also provides the opportunity for critical reflection on practice, and will enable you to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve the QNI Voluntary Standards for District Nurse Education and Practice (2015) or The QNI/QNIS Voluntary Standards for General Practice Nursing Education and Practice (2017) alongside the NMC standards for Specialist Community Nursing (2001), the NMC Standards for Prescribing Programmes (2018) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Competency Framework for all Prescribers (2016).

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

The Practice Nursing course has a designated full time member of staff who acts as a 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 and journal articles within Practice Nursing.

Innovation on the course is strongly encouraged and Practice Nursing students have won the Innovation Award from the University of Wolverhampton.

On completion of the course you will:

• Have an understanding of the principles of Specialist Practice including the developments of Practice Nursing.
• Use theories of research and evidence based information to identify trends in health policy and the implications for health care and services.
• Help to promote health and wellbeing, influence policies and develop smooth effective health care services through partnerships and collaborative working.
• Be able to analyse, synthesise, evaluate 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.

You must already have a health related degree and have access to a practice placement in the community in your chosen pathway.

You must be registered on the appropriate part of the NMC Register and ideally have a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience. You must be sponsored by your employer or NHS Trust.

Applicants should apply direct to the University.

Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate on-site programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.

Self-funded:

If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.

Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.

Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.

Charitable Funding:

You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts; please see the following websites Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Action. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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