the programme of study takes you through a specialist community public health or community nursing specialist trajectory which allows you to consider health attainment, promotion, and illness prevention in the context of local, regional, national and international public health, health and social care policy and practice. you will learn about the latest theory and practice influencing service provision and critically evaluate approaches to developing and delivering effective services to enhance your role. you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in: critical analysis, evaluation, and synthesis the integration of research and theory to practice leadership clinical risk assessment and risk management developing / strengthening awareness of equality and diversity. benefits of this course specialist community public health nurse (scphn) this pgdip scphn pathways component of the programme are designed to meet the requirements of the nursing and midwifery council (the nmc) proficiencies for scphn (nmc 2022) leading to registerable qualifications in either: health visiting school nursing community nursing specialist practice qualifications (spq) the pgdip spq pathway components of the programme are designed to meet the requirements of the nursing and midwifery council (nmc) proficiencies for community nursing specialist practice qualifications (spq) (nmc 2022) leading to a recordable qualification in one of the following: community children’s nursing community nursing in health and social care district nursing general practice nursing it is recognised that the students who commence the programme are unique and from a diverse range of backgrounds, with existing experience and attitudes to life. the emphasis on transferable skills in the curriculum ensures that the rich resources you bring to your learning are nurtured and developed. at city st george’s, university of london you will have the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes in public health and community settings that are characterised by ethnic diversity, high levels of deprivation with some of the most acute health care challenges in the uk. to meet these challenges, the programme will help you to be flexible and proactive and develop a sound evidence-based knowledge, enabling you to question or challenge with confidence and courage. accreditation queen’s institute of community nursing logo nursing and midwifery council logo unicef baby friendly accreditation logo logo awards you can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course. master of science (msc) postgraduate diploma (pgdip) who is this course for? successful completion of the pgdip health visiting, and school nursing routes will enable you to gain second registration on the specialist community public health nurse part of the nmc register (professional award). successful completion of the pgdip community nursing in health and social care, community children’s nursing, district nursing or general practice nursing will enable you to record a community nursing specialist practice qualification in your chosen pathway with the nmc. community nursing in health and social care, community children’s nursing, district nursing or general practice nursing students will also have the option to complete the independent and supplementary prescribing (v300) module as part of their programme if they are supported to do so by their employing organisation. students who successfully complete this module will be eligible to register an independent and supplementary non-medical prescriber qualification with the nmc, and as such be able to prescribe from the british national formulary within your identified scope of practice. the queen’s institute of community nursing (qicn) endorsement (spq pathways) additionally, city st george’s, university of london has successfully achieved endorsement for our specialist community nursing pathways from the queen’s institute of community nursing (qicn). this additional independent national accreditation requires you to successfully complete the independent and supplementary prescribing module as an essential element of your chosen pathway and will demonstrate for you how the course maps onto and reflects an advanced level of practice. if you are eligible for this additional national accreditation, you will receive a nationally recognised digital accreditation and certificate issued by the qicn. unicef baby friendly initiative (bfi) accreditation (scphn health visiting students) city st george’s, university of london pgdip public health and specialist community nursing (scphn health visiting) programme is proud to be accredited and reaccredited by unicef uk baby friendly initiative (bfi); part of the global who and unicef partnership to promote evidence-based best practice in infant feeding and early childhood development unicef baby friendly initiative. the programme aligns with unicef’s standards to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding, while also strengthening mother-baby and family relationships across uk public services. to successfully achieve the baby friendly certificate of education and training, health visiting students must: attend all taught sessions, successfully complete the early intervention for working with children, young people and families module, pass the bfi practice assessment document (pad) competencies demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and attitudes through a successful summative audit assessment.