Specialist Community Public Health Nurse PGDip Apprenticeship

A Level 7 apprenticeship for nurses and midwives seeking to develop into specialist public health nurses.EMPLOYERS Designed, developed and delivered to recognise the core values of the NHS and the required standards of our accrediting body the Nursing and Midwifery Council One of the largest university trainers of Nursing and Health Professionals in the north west of England Funding available through the Apprenticeship Levy and further support may be available from Health Education EnglandAPPRENTICES Designed specifically to enhance apprentices’ existing skills and to support them to further their career in nursing Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to offer apprentices the opportunity to gain a specialist practitioner qualification in School Nursing and Health Visiting 12 month programme (plus three months end-point assessment) based at the state-of-the- art, award-winning £139m Brooks buildingABOUT THIS COURSEDeveloped with employers, the 12-month programme (plus three months end-point assessment) has been designed to meet the contemporary health and wellbeing needs of individuals, communities and populations. Health Visitor topics include the psychosocial and emotional stages in a child’s development, partnership working, and indicators of need in children.School Nursing topics include current national school nursing policy, the effectiveness of interventions, and the health needs of children.All successful graduates receive a PgDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nurse) or PgDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visitor) diploma, depending on the route taken, plus a level 7 apprenticeship certificate.This programme enables apprentices to obtain registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on part three of the register as a Health Visitor or School Nurse.

Apprentices aged 16-18 who do not hold Level 2 / GCSE Maths and English Qualifications will be required to complete Functional Skills alongside the apprenticeship. Apprentices aged 19+ who do not hold or are unable to evidence achievement of Level 2 / GCSE Maths and English Qualifications will be required to undertake an initial assessment to assess their current working level. The outcome of this will be shared with the employer to inform the decision as to whether the apprentice will study Functional Skills alongside the apprenticeship.