For all modules and courses the applications portal will close 4 weeks before the start date. All applications must be submitted and funding confirmed before the portal closes. Any applications that have not been processed and or do not have funding confirmed from the sponsor organisation before the portal closure will not be accepted by the IHSC administrator staff

 

Please note, this course is applied for through NHS jobs in the first instance, and applicants will need to have been successful at interview before completing the University application form via this webpage. Places on this course are funded by the NHS, as advertised on NHS jobs.

 

The SCPHN programme is designed to meet the NMC (2004) proficiencies for Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN). The course runs full time over 52 weeks. It is nationally recognised and students who successfully complete the programme gain employment as health visitors or school nurses depending on their chosen professional route. This is a significant promotion for many people because it usually represents employment at Agenda for Change band 6 or 7.

 

The programme attracts qualified nurses and/or midwives who have initial registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) who wish to specialise in the field of community public health nursing (SCPHN). Applicants choose to pursue one of two professions (health visiting or school nursing). The 52 weeks full time programme allows successful graduates to register the qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

 

Our programme creates effective and efficient practitioners who are fit for practice and purpose as specialist community public health nurses (SCPHN). The course provides opportunities to learn alongside students and practitioners from other professional fields including social workers. This means that students explore issues relating to integrated working at an early stage of the course and at regular intervals. This will prepare students for the reality of policy and practice once qualified and is illustrated by feedback from NHS Trusts/organisation reporting that students from the SCPHN programme at LSBU are successful at interview and are fit for practice and purpose on employment. This is particularly important post October 2015 when commissioning for SCPHN (health visitor and school nurses) has moved from health to local government agency commissioning.