The overall aim of this unit is to enable SCPHN registrants to achieve the knowledge, skills and competencies to practise safely and effectively in an additional field of SCPHN practice in line with NMC (2006) guidance.
Students can undertake this placement-based unit from ten weeks full-time to one year part-time.
Credits: 20 credits at level 6
SCPHN registrants.
Senior Lecturer
This course has given me the chance to learn. I see my role from a different perspective and want to develop my career. I have developed more confidence in myself and my own ability.
Unit to enable SCPHN registrants to achieve the knowledge, skills and competencies to practise safely and effectively in an additional field of SCPHN practice in line with NMC (2006) guidance.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
10 weeks minimum. Students can undertake this placement-based unit from ten weeks full-time to one year part-time.
Students must be SCPHN: HV/SN with current registration on part 3 of the NMC register.
This course is not running at this moment. Register your interest and we'll let you know when it becomes available again.
The standard course fee is £1,056.
Course fees
The standard course fee is £800 for 2023/24 entry.
The standard course fee is £1056 for 2024/25 entry i.e. from September 2024.
We want to make our applications process as easy as possible. Please see the below list of application and funding options available for this course.
If you plan to fund your own studies, please follow the instructions below:
Programme or Modular?
With MMU, you can choose to take units either modularly or as part of a programme of study.
Modular study allows you to take one-off units and collect academic credits that you may, where allowable, count towards a future academic award, either at MMU or another university.
Programme-based study means you pursue a particular award and study units applicable to that award. You can read about MMU's programmes of study in our prospectus.
Application Form
Once you have decided whether to apply for a programme or modular study, complete and return an MMU Application Form.
HE Co-operative Application
All applications for prescribing courses require an additional application form available to complete at http://www.hecooperative.co.uk/ . You should download and complete this form and return it to MMU Admissions via email (directapplications@mmu.ac.uk).
Receipt of Applications
Once MMU has received both your MMU and HE Co-operative applications, your details will be passed to the academic lead for consideration.
We will notify you of the outcome of your application as soon as possible.
Enrolment
If your application has been successful, you will receive an invitation to enroll. At this stage you will be able to choose how you will pay your fees - a number of payment options are available.
All applicants will require a recent (within 3 years of commencing the course) DBS check at enhanced disclosure level to meet professional body requirements. This must be shown at registration. Additional documentation relating to the DBS check must also be completed; this will be sent to all successful applicants.
If your employer has agreed to fund your studies, please follow the process below to apply.
1) Programme or Modular?
With MMU, you can choose to take units either modularly or as part of a programme of study.
Modular study allows you to take one-off units and collect academic credits that you may, where allowable, count towards a future academic award, either at MMU or another university.
Programme-based study means you pursue a particular award and study units applicable to that award. You can read about MMU's programmes of study in our prospectus.
2) Application Form
Once you have decided whether to apply for a programme or modular study, complete and return an MMU Application Form. You do not need to state at this stage who will fund the course, but you may wish to confirm with your sponsor that they still intend to fund you.
On receipt, your application will be passed to the academic course leader for consideration. MMU will notify you of the outcome as soon as possible.
3) Enrolment
If your application has been successful, you will receive an invitation to enrol. At this stage you will need to present confirmation of your funding. This should take the form of a funding letter from your sponsor, printed on company headed letter paper. The confirmation should include your details, the course(s) for which your sponsor will fund you, the dates of the courses and the full fee amount that will be sponsored. The letter should be signed by an authorised signatory.
For general enquiries please contact our Course Enquiries Team.
We don't have any available dates at this moment. Please submit your contact details and we'll let you know when new timetable becomes available.
For each unit of study you complete, you’ll receive a number of credits. These credits relate to the length and depth of study involved.
A 10-credit unit equates to 100 hours of student effort. These hours include face-to-face contact with a tutor in a one-to-one or group setting, reading and researching time, completing study tasks, online learning, and preparation and completion of an assessment.
You’ll need 60 credits to achieve a postgraduate certificate (PgCert), 120 credits to achieve a postgraduate diploma (PgDip), and 180 credits for a masters degree (MA/MSc).
When you take a CPD unit, you’ll study at a specific level of learning and cover a specific topic.
Level 5 units are the academic equivalent of diploma level, level 6 units are at bachelors degree level, and level 7 units are at masters degree level.
Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
If you have undertaken prior learning, you may be exempt from aspects of the course you wish to study. This is subject to the University’s RPL policy. Please get in touch to discuss requirements and the types of learning recognised.
I am a Registered Adult Nurse with experience in a variety of clinical settings; I am a Specialist Community Practitioner and Nurse Prescriber and have 13 years' experience in Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting). Karen holds the Post Graduate Certificate in Education and in January 2013 joined the teaching team at MMU as a senior lecturer on the PGDip/BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing programme (SCPHN).
In December 2013 I became the Award Leader for Health Visiting. Prior to joining the team at MMU I worked as a Health Visitor, as the Children and Families Health Development Co-ordinator within a Public Health Team, the Pathway Leader for Health Visiting on the BSc (Hons) SCPHN programme at Birmingham City University and most recently was the manager of a Public Health Nursing team.
I currently teach on the following units:
My research interests include: