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Postgraduate Diploma - Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting)

Teesside University

Darlington — Darlington, North East, United Kingdom

Study Level
Postgraduate · Postgraduate Diploma
Duration
To be confirmed
Study Mode
To be confirmed
Next Intake
September 2027
Tuition Fee
GBP 16,150
Application Fee
None listed
Scholarships Available
None listed
Post-Study Work Information
Graduate Route: Verify before applying
Application Status
Open — confirm with Eagle Link (Not confirmed)

Program information is subject to institution confirmation. Fees, deadlines, intakes and entry requirements may change.

Overview

Building on your existing knowledge, abilities, and experience, your educational path involves personal and professional development in a nurturing and student-centered atmosphere. This course, which has been approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, prepares students for master's-level coursework after they successfully complete their dissertation. It also registers them as specialists in community public health nursing (health visiting) on Part 3 of the register and records them as community prescribers. Students will get public health leadership skills to help them to contribute to the modern health visiting agenda, as well as public health practice knowledge and abilities to work with individuals, families, and communities in an effective manner. Developing as a responsive, resilient, and adaptable practitioner who can adapt to the changing health and social care environment is important. Students concentrate on quality improvement and how leadership abilities and traits can influence the achievement of sustained change within SCPHN practice. In a health visit setting, students look at the family's and child's medical needs, safeguards, and surveillance, and they prescribe based on the community practitioner's formulary. This course is practice-focused, covering 50% theory and 50% practice. To offer a clinical placement, they need to have an agreement and contract with a health trust, the local government, or an employer. their sponsoring organisation assigns students a practice assessor who is in charge of evaluating your competency and assisting you with learning in practice. Developing as a responsive, resilient, and adaptable practitioner who can adapt to the changing health and social care environment is important. Students concentrate on quality improvement and how leadership abilities and traits can influence the achievement of sustained change within SCPHN practice. In a health visit setting, they look at the family's and child's medical needs, safeguards, and surveillance, and they prescribe based on the community practitioner's formulary. This course is practice-focused, covering 50% theory and 50% practice. To offer a clinical placement, students need to have an agreement and contract with a health trust, the local government, or an employer. Their sponsoring organisation assigns students a practice assessor who is in charge of evaluating your competency and assisting them with learning in practice.
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Entry Requirements

Entry requirements will be confirmed by the institution or authorized partner before application.

English-language requirements

English-language requirements will be confirmed by the institution or authorized partner before application.

Fees & Costs

Tuition fee
GBP 16,150
Application fee
None listed
Deposit required
Not listed
Estimated other compulsory fees
Not listed — confirm with Eagle Link.

Institution fees are paid according to the institution's instructions. Any Eagle Link service fee is shown on an Eagle Link invoice before payment. See our Payments Policy.

Scholarships

No scholarship is currently listed for this program. Explore scholarships and funding.

Scholarships are competitive and may change, close or be withdrawn. Eagle Link does not guarantee that any student will receive a scholarship.

Intakes & Deadlines

Upcoming intakes
September 2027, September 2028, September 2029
Application deadline
Confirm with Eagle Link
Application status
Confirm with Eagle Link
Intake availability
Not confirmed

Campus & Location

Darlington

Darlington, North East, United Kingdom

Vicarage Road

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Post-Study Work / Immigration Information

Please confirm current eligibility with Eagle Link before applying.

Graduate Route
Verify before applying

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About the Institution

Teesside University generates and applies knowledge that contributes to the economic, social and cultural success of students, partners and the communities they serve. Through education enriched by research, innovation, and engagement with business and the professions, they transform lives and economies. Teesside University is ranked in the 801-1000 band of global universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020. These include almost 1,400 universities across 92 countries, standing as the largest and most diverse university rankings ever to date. Why Teesside Universit...

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Program information last verified 8 October 2026.