Course Overview

Specialist practitioners are defined as leaders who are able to exercise higher levels of judgment and discretion. This course provides student-centered and interdisciplinary opportunities for the development of a critically informed specialist practitioner in community nursing who will be instrumental in changing and developing nursing practice, and who will be a leader of their profession. The overarching aim of our course is to produce a competent, independent community practitioner working at the postgraduate level, capable of promoting the development and delivery of community nursing practice across a variety of settings. Pathways include: District Nursing Mental Health Nursing Learning Disability Nursing General Practice Nursing Community Childrens Nursing The course is 50% theory and 50% practice and this is integrated across the duration of the course. You will undertake the theoretical component in the University, and undertake the practice component in a community setting under the supervision of a qualified Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor from the defined area of practice.

General Eligibility

Registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register Completion of an honors degree in nursing or a health-related field Normally, a minimum of two years post-registration experience Successful/undertaking completion of a Level 6 Mentorship module Support from the sponsoring trust or organization Evidence of practice in a closely related area of specialism

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• 6.5 (no less than 5.5 in any band)