Community Nursing
Specialist Practice Public Health Nurses (SCPHN)
Education is available to enable Registered Nurses and Midwives to undertake Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) in order to work in public health roles.
Completing Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) education enables registered nurses and midwives to be join the NMC public health register. This recognises their specialist skills and enables them to work in fields including health visiting and school nursing.
Funding guidance can be found here.
Community Nursing Specialist Practice Qualifications
Education is available to enable Registered Nurses and Midwives to undertake community nursing Specialist Practice Qualifications (SPQ) in order to work in community based care.
On completing the SPQ in Community Childrens Nursing, Community Learning Disabilities Nursing, Community Mental Health Nursing, District Nursing or General Practice Nursing Nurses can apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Council to have an annotation added to their registration in their field of practice.
| Programme | Education Provider | Contract area of recruitment |
|---|---|---|
| Community Nursing - Specialist Practice Qualification (SPQ) General Practice Nursing | Bangor University | All Wales |
| Community Nursing - SPQ Community Mental Health Nursing | Bangor University | All Wales |
| Community Nursing - SPQ Community Learning Disability Nursing | Bangor University | All Wales |
| Community Nursing - Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Health Visiting | Swansea University | HDUHB PTHB SBUHB |
| Community Nursing - SCPHN School Nursing | Swansea University | South & Mid PTHB HDUHB SBUHB |
| Community Nursing - SPQ District Nursing | Swansea University | South & Mid PTHB HDUHB SBUHB |
| Community Nursing - SCPHN Occupational Health | University of Chester | All Wales |
| Community Nursing - SCPHN Health Visiting | University of South Wales | ABUHB CTMUHB CVUHB |
| Community Nursing - SCPHN School Nursing | University of South Wales | ABUHB CTMUHB CVUHB |
| Community Nursing - SPQ District Nursing | University of South Wales | ABUHB CTMUHB CVUHB |
| Community Nursing – SPQ Community Childrens Nursing | University of South Wales | All Wales |
| Community Nursing - SCPHN Health Visiting | Wrexham University | BCUHB |
| Community Nursing - SCPHN School Nursing | Wrexham University | BCUHB North PTHB |
| Community Nursing - SPQ District Nursing | Wrexham University | BCUHB North PTHB |