Primary and Community Care (Community Children's Nursing) (SPQ) MSc

University of Surrey

Master

In Guildford

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Guildford

  • Duration

    4 Years

You’ll learn the high-level clinical skills and in-depth knowledge that primary and community nursing requires. Our course also inspires and nurtures the personal characteristics which are greatly valued by employers in modern healthcare such as, compassion, encouragement, good communication, a strong belief in the value of teamwork and, perhaps most importantly, respect for every patient’s privacy, individuality and dignity.

While constantly staying updated with any changes within the healthcare sector, our course also offers you the opportunity to learn from practitioners from other specialties while you take advantage of the University’s excellent research within the School of Health Sciences.

Our course involves a 50 per cent split between theory and hands-on experience within a practice setting.

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Location

Start date

Guildford (Surrey)
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GU2 7XH

Start date

On request

About this course

Expanding your nursing abilities.

By studying our MSc Primary Community Care (Community Children’s Nursing), you’ll develop your knowledge and skills to care for children with a range of long term and acute conditions. This course will give you the in-depth understanding you need to lead on innovation and change within modern healthcare.

Normally, applicants will have completed a Bachelors degree or have recently studied at FEHQ level 6. Individual advice will be provided by the Director of Studies. Students will need to have current registration on the NMC professional register, and will normally have at least two years’ post-registration experience. Students applying for the Community Children’s Nursing pathway must be registered as a children’s nurse.

MSc - Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as an approved programme for the recordable qualification of Community Children’s Nurse.

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Subjects

  • Community Care
  • Primary
  • Healthcare
  • Community
  • Care Policy
  • Methodology
  • Safeguarding
  • Children
  • Vulnerable
  • Adults
  • Management
  • Leadership
  • Leadership and Management
  • Health

Course programme

Year 1 (full-time)

Module
  • PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY CARE POLICY
  • RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
  • SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE ADULTS
  • APPLICATION OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
  • HEALTH ASSESSMENT
  • MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
  • DISSERTATION
  • SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO
  • SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO WITH V100
Optional modules for Year 1 (full-time) - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7

Students must complete all core modules and take Specialist Practice Portfolio OR Specialist Practice Portfolio with V100.

Additional information

We’ve designed our MSc course so that it enables you to meet the NMC (2001a) Standards for Specialist Practice within 52 weeks or 104 weeks, depending on whether you study full-time or part-time. At the end of this period, you will have met the requirements of the NMC and be eligible to record your SPQ with the NMC. You also have the option to exit with a postgraduate diploma after 52 weeks or, to gain the full MSc, to continue with the dissertation module over a further 16 months’ part-time study. Please note that you must complete the MSc within five years of starting the course.

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