Primary and Community Care (General Practice Nursing) (SPQ) MSc

University of Surrey

Master

In Guildford

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Guildford

  • Duration

    4 Years

Working as a general practice nurse is rewarding, but it is not an easy job. We’ll make sure you’re ready.

We’ll equip you with valuable high-level clinical skills and the knowledge to help you succeed. Our strong links to practice mean that we’re highly responsive to change within the industry. Equally, we’ll make sure you’re prepared with the mindset and attitude that the profession demands such as good communication, compassion and empathy, encouragement and respect for patients and their individuality.

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Location

Start date

Guildford (Surrey)
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GU2 7XH

Start date

On request

About this course

Exciting responsibilities at a more local level.

Our Primary and Community Care (General Practice Nursing) course will give you the skills and abilities you need to succeed as a general practice nurse. As you learn about how to help with long-term conditions, screening, immunisations and health promotion and more, this course will teach you to take on and manage the varied responsibilities of this demanding, exciting role.

Thanks to our forward-thinking research and the practical experience we can offer, we can easily help you develop the good judgement and shrewd problem-solving skills that potential employers are looking out for.

Applicants will have completed a UK honours degree, have recently studied at FEHQ level 6 or have a recognised equivalent international qualification. 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.

MSc - Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as an approved programme for the recordable qualification of General Practice Nurse.

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Subjects

  • Community Care
  • Primary
  • General Practice
  • Specialist
  • Portfolio
  • Practice
  • Conditions
  • Managing
  • Leading
  • Community
  • Care Policy

Course programme

Year 1 (full-time)

Module
  • DISSERTATION
  • SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO
  • SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO WITH V100
  • LEADING AND MANAGING LONG TERM CONDITIONS
  • PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY CARE POLICY
  • RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
  • APPLICATION OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
  • HEALTH ASSESSMENT
  • MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
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

Growing your knowledge and experience, our course will transform you into a critical and discerning practitioner capable of driving innovation and change in health and social care. We will also give you the opportunity to develop excellent clinical leadership skills, while enhancing your critical decision making abilities. 

Our programme operates on a 15 credit modular structure over two semesters. All taught modules are semester based and are worth 15 credits. This adds up to 150 hours of learning, including student contact, private study and assessment. Project and dissertation modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 credits.

Our course makes use of a 50 per cent split between theory and practice and you will need to be sponsored by an NHS provider. This is so that the course coheres with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s requirements. The sponsor will provide the placement and your associated practice teacher and or an appropriate mentor for the placement. They’ll simultaneously support and evaluate your practice abilities throughout the course.

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Primary and Community Care (General Practice Nursing) (SPQ) MSc

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