MSc Early Years Practice Health Visiting
Stirling, United Kingdom
DURATION
24 up to 36 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
Blended
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Introduction
This course will provide you, as a registered nurse or midwife on Part 1 or Part 2 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register, with the opportunity to influence the health and social care provision of children and families. The course will equip you with the higher level knowledge and skills to deliver safe and best practice in the role of Health Visitor as defined in the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (NMC, 2022).
The development and delivery of the course is supported by a multi-disciplinary collaboration with our NHS Health Board and Local Authority partners. This reflects the growing priorities that have been identified to provide an improved and more responsible level of care to support, protect and improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families.
You'll be taught by a group of world-leading academics and your experience is enhanced by working in collaboration with other faculties and researchers. The course features an equal split of theory and practice to ensure you can put everything you learn straight to work in a professional setting. A unique feature of our course is the provision of master classes delivered by expert and key note speakers. You’ll also benefit from a varied approach to teaching that includes webinars, online guided study, group-work, podcasts and experiential learning. Support and guidance is on hand from your personal tutor, as well as your Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor.
Top reasons to study with us
#1 Accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery council and awarded Unicef UK Full Baby Friendly Accreditation (Sept 2021)
#2 86% overall student satisfaction for Early Years Practice in Health Visiting - Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2021
#3 Student Nursing Times Award 2021 winner for Education Provider of the Year (Post-registration)
Curriculum
Course objectives
The course curriculum is designed to equip nurses and midwives to deliver safe and best practice in the role of Health Visitor, as defined in the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, the Report from the Education Sub Group of the Children, Young People and Families National Advisory Group, and key legislation from the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
The course focuses on three key themes:
- wellbeing;
- assessing and analysing children’s needs including the impact of children’s experiences on their wellbeing;
- improving outcomes for children and their families.
Professional accreditations
This course has been accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council by passing quality assurance standards on maintaining public protection and safety.
This course is also accredited by the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Baby Friendly for implementing best practice in breastfeeding training.
Work placements
You’ll complete a work-based Health Visiting in Practice module which spans the entire duration of your studies. You’ll be assessed throughout it by a Practice Assessor who determines your eligibility for part-3 NMC registration.
Health Visiting in Practice is designed in collaboration with practice partners via a working group of practice assessors, lead nurses and practice education facilitators from the NHS.
Course details
This course leads to both an academic award and a professional qualification. It's made up of 50% practice learning and 50% theory, which are equally distributed across the course as prescribed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The course length is 52 weeks full time and 104 weeks part time.
Practice is integrated throughout the programme and each week students will have a mix of practice and theory including protected learning time.
Teaching
The course takes a blended approach to learning. Students will have access to our e-learning platform and may attend face-to-face seminars. A unique feature of the course is the provision of masterclasses. These classes are delivered by keynote speakers recognised for their expertise in the field of child health and wellbeing. The core teaching team are NMC registered SCPHN-HV, registered teachers and Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. They are all research active.
Assessment
A combination of assessment methods will be used across the modules of the course reflecting the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) level of the course of study.