Faculty of Health 73
PG Dip/MSc Community Specialist Practitioner PG Dip/MSc Community Specialist Practitioner
- District Nursing - Practice Nursing
Full-time or part-time Full-time or part-time
This course meets the additional needs of the This course meets the additional needs of the
specialist practitioner enabling them to make specialist practitioner, enabling them to make
higher levels of judgement, discretion and higher levels of judgement, discretion and
clinical decision-making in the management clinical decision-making in the management
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and provision of quality care. The four broad and provision of quality care. The four broad
areas are: clinical practice, care and programme areas are: clinical practice, care and programme
management, clinical leadership and clinical management, clinical leadership and clinical
practice development. This course is designed to practice development. This course is designed to
equip Community Specialist Practitioners to be equip Community Specialist Practitioners to be
evidence-based practitioners with practice and evidence-based practitioners with practice and
theory weighted 50:50 throughout the course. theory weighted 50:50 throughout the course.
The course comprises four core modules: The course comprises four core modules:
evidence based practice, public health, evidence based practice, public health,
leadership, management & enterprise, and leadership, management & enterprise and
therapeutic relationships, as well as four therapeutic relationships, as well as four
specialist modules: professional development, specialist modules: professional development,
case management, health assessment and case management, health assessment and
human health & disease. The latter two modules human health & disease. The latter two
focus on anatomy, physiology, consultation modules focus on anatomy, physiology,
models, history taking and physical examination consultation models, history taking and
skills, allowing you to further enhance physical examination skills, allowing you to
professional development in a broad range further enhance your clinical skills as well as
of areas. Application of theory to practice is professional development in a broad range of
further supported by a clinical facilitator and areas. Application of theory to practice is further
practice teacher who will work you regular basis supported by a clinical facilitator and practice
throughout the duration of the course. teacher who will work with you on a regular
basis throughout the duration of the course.
Entry requirements
You should normally be in possession of a Entry requirements
relevant first degree and be a registered nurse You should normally be in possession of a
with a minimum of two years’ post-registration relevant first degree and be a registered nurse
experience. You can seek advanced standing with a minimum of two years’ post-registration
through the selection process. experience. You can seek advanced standing
through the selection process.
Key facts
Course code: CSDPN Key facts
Place of study: Civic Quarter Course code: CSDPN
Start date: September Place of study: Civic Quarter
Length of study: Full-time 1 year. Start date: September
Part-time 2 years. Length of study: Full-time 1 year.
Part-time 2 years.
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