Overview

As a registered nurse or midwife, you will graduate from the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) (Full-Time) at Northumbria University with the skills you need to go into this rewarding field of work, building on your existing knowledge with evidence-based practice.

What you'll study

Within the field of Health Visiting, you’ll combine critical thinking with expert learning, and you’ll learn specialist skills for public health and community working. You will be supported to develop effective leadership skills and demonstrate advanced partnership working across all areas of practice.

SCPHN Health Visitors use their professional autonomy to adapt and tailor their response to the health and wellbeing needs of children, families and communities within diverse and changing contexts, positively influencing their future health outcomes.

After successfully completing this post-registration programme, you will be recognised as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, on the third part of the Nursing and Midwifery Council register. You will also receive a Postgraduate Diploma from Northumbria University.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Assessment, Surveillance, and Intervention for Specialist Public Health Practice (Full Time)
Transforming Community Specialist Practice through Research, Policy, Evidence and Evaluation
Public Health Practice Across the Life Course
Advancing Public Health Services Through Leadership
Skills for Academic Success in a UK University

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-06 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Nursing View 242 other Masters in Nursing in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

This course is open to Nurses and midwives on part 1 of NMC register only. Those wishing to study the course will be required to complete a university application once they have undergone an interview with their employing Trust and secured a place. Places on this course are advertised via partner trusts at the beginning of each calendar year. The University holds Open Events throughout the year which will and allow you to ask questions and meet some of the postgraduate academics you will be taught by. Details of these events will be published on this webpage and on the University's social media accounts.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

13232 GBP / year

≈ 13232 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

6800 GBP / year

≈ 6800 GBP / year

Living costs

Newcastle upon Tyne

United Kingdom

560 - 991 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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