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As a graduate of the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) programme at the University of Northumbria, you will build on your existing nursing knowledge to advance your evidence-based practice.

You will be able to apply critical thinking and synthesis in your expert learning within the field of health visiting or school nursing. As a postgraduate of this programme, you will be able to:

  • Critically analyse and address health and social needs in collaboration with people who use services, specific client groups, families, and communities within the context of promoting health and wellbeing and coordinating specialist care provision.
  • Transform and promote effective inter-professional, evidence-based practice, with a strategic approach to organisational and governance procedures. You will be able to promote health promotion and advanced practice through audit, research, and other forms of evidence in practice, evaluating and disseminating research findings to improve population health and wellbeing.
  • Assess and judge risk for children, young people and families in diverse and complex situations, leading care through interagency and multi-disciplinary collaborative approaches, including families.
  • Promote and advance population health with flexible and critical approaches to practice within the context of local, national and, where relevant, international policies.
  • Lead and coordinate care, teams and services being sensitive to conflicting priorities and ambiguous situations, demonstrating an ability to prioritise needs and delegate care or service provisions when in the best interest of the child, young person, family, or community.
  • Formulate strategies to develop your own lifelong learning, professional curiosity, and critical enquiry to advance your own practice, as well as the practice of others.
  • Facilitate, initiate, manage, and evaluate innovation and sustainable change management strategies and policies within your speciality to improve access to the service, improving partnership working, service user experiences and the provision of care to children, young people, families, and communities.

As a graduate of the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) programme at the University of Northumbria, you will build on your existing nursing knowledge to advance your evidence-based practice.

You will be able to apply critical thinking and synthesis in your expert learning within the field of health visiting or school nursing. As a postgraduate of this programme, you will be able to:

  • Critically analyse and address health and social needs in collaboration with people who use services, specific client groups, families, and communities within the context of promoting health and wellbeing and coordinating specialist care provision.
  • Transform and promote effective inter-professional, evidence-based practice, with a strategic approach to organisational and governance procedures. You will be able to promote health promotion and advanced practice through audit, research, and other forms of evidence in practice, evaluating and disseminating research findings to improve population health and wellbeing.
  • Assess and judge risk for children, young people and families in diverse and complex situations, leading care through interagency and multi-disciplinary collaborative approaches, including families.
  • Promote and advance population health with flexible and critical approaches to practice within the context of local, national and, where relevant, international policies.
  • Lead and coordinate care, teams and services being sensitive to conflicting priorities and ambiguous situations, demonstrating an ability to prioritise needs and delegate care or service provisions when in the best interest of the child, young person, family, or community.
  • Formulate strategies to develop your own lifelong learning, professional curiosity, and critical enquiry to advance your own practice, as well as the practice of others.
  • Facilitate, initiate, manage, and evaluate innovation and sustainable change management strategies and policies within your speciality to improve access to the service, improving partnership working, service user experiences and the provision of care to children, young people, families, and communities.

Course Information

Level of Study
Postgraduate

Mode of Study
1 year Full Time

School
Healthcare and Nursing Sciences

Location
Coach Lane Campus, Northumbria University

City
Newcastle

Start
September 2026

Fees
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Entry Requirements Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements 2025/26

Standard Entry

Entry Requirements 2024/25

Standard Entry

Admission onto a higher or degree apprenticeship can only take place if applicants are currently employed and their employer has a training agreement in place with Northumbria University.

Applicants should normally have:

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a any subject.

Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and employed as a first level nurse.

International qualifications:

If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry

English language requirements:

International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 with 7 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS.  You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications

GCSE Requirements:

Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or Functional Skills English and Maths at level 2 and be able to provide evidence of these qualifications.

Entry Requirements 2026/27

Standard Entry

Entry Requirements 2024/25

Standard Entry

Admission onto a higher or degree apprenticeship can only take place if applicants are currently employed and their employer has a training agreement in place with Northumbria University.

Applicants should normally have:

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a any subject.

Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and employed as a first level nurse.

International qualifications:

If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry

English language requirements:

International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 with 7 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS.  You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications

GCSE Requirements:

Under 19 at the start of the Apprenticeship: 
 
Apprentices must hold a minimum of a grade C or 4 at GCSE in English and Mathematics or equivalent and be able to provide sufficient evidence of the qualification(s). Suitable and acceptable equivalencies can be located here 

If an apprentice cannot provide evidence of these qualifications or does not hold them, the University will support their achievement through a specified provider. 

Over 19 at the start of the Apprenticeship: 

Apprentices should hold a minimum of a Grade C or 4 at GCSE in English and Mathematics or equivalent and be able to provide sufficient evidence of the qualification(s). Examples of suitable and acceptable equivalencies can be located here 

If an apprentice cannot provide evidence or does not hold these qualifications, there are alternatives that can be considered: 

Level 2 English 

  • Northumbria University’s English Language Acceptable Qualifications (English Medium Tab, UK Section) 
  • Previous Accredited Qualifications at Level 2 or above including English (Language or Literature), Report Writing, Academic Skills etc (list not exhaustive) 
  • Previous and current work experience will also be taken into account, when assessing Level 2 requirements. A minimum of 1 years relevant work experience must be demonstrated in the relevant subject area, and must be substantiated with either a CV or Employer supporting statement. 

Level 2 Mathematics 

  • Previous Accredited Qualifications at Level 2 or above including Numeracy, Statistics, Algebra, Data Analysis, Calculus etc (list not exhaustive) 
  • For Apprenticeship programmes in Health and Life Sciences – we will consider and accept Non Medical Prescribing module 
  • Previous and current work experience will also be taken into account, when assessing Level 2 requirements. A minimum of 1 years relevant work experience must be demonstrated in the relevant subject area, and must be substantiated with either a CV or Employer supporting statement. 

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Full time Courses are primarily delivered via on-campus face to face learning but could include elements of online learning. Most courses run as planned and as promoted on our website and via our marketing materials, but if there are any substantial changes (as determined by the Competition and Markets Authority) to a course or there is the potential that course may be withdrawn, we will notify all affected applicants as soon as possible with advice and guidance regarding their options. It is also important to be aware that optional modules listed on course pages may be subject to change depending on uptake numbers each year.  

Contact time is subject to increase or decrease in line with possible restrictions imposed by the government or the University in the interest of maintaining the health and safety and wellbeing of students, staff, and visitors if this is deemed necessary in future.

 

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Northumbria University is committed to developing an inclusive, diverse and accessible campus and wider University community and are determined to ensure that opportunities we provide are open to all.

We are proud to work in partnership with AccessAble to provide Detailed Access Guides to our buildings and facilities across our City, Coach Lane and London Campuses. A Detailed Access Guide lets you know what access will be like when you visit somewhere. It looks at the route you will use getting in and what is available inside. All guides have Accessibility Symbols that give you a quick overview of what is available, and photographs to show you what to expect. The guides are produced by trained surveyors who visit our campuses annually to ensure you have trusted and accurate information.

You can use Northumbria’s AccessAble Guides anytime to check the accessibility of a building or facility and to plan your routes and journeys. Search by location, building or accessibility feature to find the information you need. 

We are dedicated to helping students who may require additional support during their student journey and offer 1-1 advice and guidance appropriate to individual requirements. If you feel you may need additional support you can find out more about what we offer here where you can also contact us with any questions you may have:

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