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PG Dip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or School Nursing)

Anglia Ruskin University

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  • Qualification

    Graduate Diploma

  • Location

    Chelmsford Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    18-JAN-27

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

IntroductionTake your nursing or midwifery qualifications a step further by learning to provide support for children and families at household, school and population level. As a specialist community public health nurse, you’ll focus on preventing ill-health, improving health and wellbeing, and reducing health inequalities. By studying at ARU, you’ll learn how to assess, identify and manage health conditions and developmental issues in 0-19 year-olds. You’ll have the opportunity to expand your responsibilities too, with our Nurse Prescribing module. With an eye on your future career, you’ll also develop leadership skills that will help you advocate on behalf of children and families, and commission services.As a Public Health Nursing student at ARU, your focus will be on supporting children, young people and their families in the community. As well as learning how assess and manage vulnerability and risk, you’ll advance your communication skills in order to provide the best possible care. Alongside studying the fundamentals of health visiting and school nursing, you’ll refine your research skills and understanding of policy and legislation, and apply these to your practice. Our innovative postgraduate course combines theory and practice, with one to two days each week on campus in Cambridge, and one to three days out on placement. There’s also a ten-week consolidatory placement at the end of the course. Upon successful completion of our PG Dip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing, you’ll be eligible for part three NMC registration – and ready to start work as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

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Anglia Ruskin University

  • University League Table

    113th

  • Campus address

    Cambridge Campus, East Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1PT, United Kingdom

Vibrant and bustling city campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, and Writtle – all with close transport links to London.
A friendly and welcoming community of students and staff from around the globe.
A range of international scholarships are available.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    34th out of 40 2

    56th out of 86 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 241
    157 65%

    32nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    100.0 100%

    1st

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.97 74%

    27th

    4
  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    106 53%

    73rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    97.0 97%

    21st

    3
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.13 78%

    49th

    1

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