Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) PGDip
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 52 weeks full time
- Mode
- Full-time
- Subject
- Nursing
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Next intake
- SEP 2026
Overview
Our Specialist Community Public Health Nursing course is designed to enable you to study at academic Level 7 (Masters level) whilst also preparing you to become proficient practitioners within a chosen field of specialist community public health nursing (Health Visiting HV or School Nursing SN). Successful completion of this course which has 120 academic credits and includes evidence of achieving all core and field specific SCPHN Proficiency outcomes (NMC 2022), will allow you to work at specialist practitioner level following achievement of the academic and vocational award that can be registered on Part 3 of NMC register as SCPHN HV or SN.
Entry requirements
| Other conditions | professional_registration · …dependent on the following minimum criteria: The applicant must be an NMC registered nurse (level 1), midwife or a SCPHN for at least 12 months before applying to the programme. |
|---|---|
| Degree | 2nd class · or above |
Start dates
September 2026
Application deadline
No fixed deadline — apply as early as possible. Applications close when the course is full.
Campus
- Waterside Campus, Northampton, United Kingdom
Where you will study
West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom
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