Specialist Community Public Health Nursing

View the course timetable for Specialist Community Public Health Nursing:

• Course timetable information (PDF)

• MSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing programme overview

Key documents

• Practice assessors and supervisors handbook (PDF)

Module handbooks

• Specialist Practice in School Nursing (PDF)
• Specialist Practice in Occupational Health (PDF)
• Specialist Practice in Health Visiting (PDF)

All practice documentation is completed on Pebblepad – a digital platform to support assessment in practice for UWE Bristol learners.

Practice assessment document (PAD)

• PebblePad support for students
• PebblePad frequently asked questions and contact
• If you need further support with PebblePad, email us at haspebblepad@uwe.ac.uk.

Practice absence reporting

We recommend placements providers report any student absences to our dedicated shared inbox. 

Further information on reporting absence from placement

Student practice

For any concerns in practice or in the students progress and development either the student or Practice Assessor should contact the Academic Assessor directly or call the practice support line who will pass your details on to the relevant Academic Assessor. The Academic Assessor may arrange for a progress review meeting to take place. The concerns will be discussed openly with all parties and a clear plan of action and review date will be agreed on and documented.

If the issue cannot be resolved through the review meetings, then the sponsoring or seconding Trust/Organisation manager will be contacted.

Further information on Professional practice support line and contacts 

Practice

You have a professional duty to report any concerns from placement or university regarding an individual’s safety. The Code (NMC, 2015) states that, as a registrant, you must ‘…act without delay if you believe that there is a risk to patient safety or public protection’. Information on what might constitute a concern is available on the NMC webpages.

Report and support tool

We have a report and support tool available for students if they've experienced something that has made them feel upset or uncomfortable.

Find out more about supporting, supervising and assessing students in practice.

It is important that you have undertaken appropriate preparation to take on a role supporting a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) student. All practice supervisors must have completed their preceptorship as a SCPHN practitioner before acting as a Practice Supervisor.

We encourage all practice supervisors and assessors to undertake training in supporting students whilst on placement. It is recommended that you complete the online self-study UWE Bristol course Support Students in Practice.

This course is self-directed learning which you can undertake over a period of three to four months. There are no specific times or dates to undertake this course but you must apply for a specific start date to be enrolled.

The Programme Team recommends that SCPHN Practice Assessors complete the Practice Assessor module before taking on the role. The module has been designed to meet the Standards for student supervision and assessment (SSSA) and to meet the needs of SCPHN Practice Assessors and educators supporting other post registration nurses.

There may be funding available for you to complete this, please contact your line manager or link tutor for more information.

If you have any queries or questions about the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing programme or require support, please contact a member of the programme team.

Programme team

Dawn Odd

• Programme Lead
• Email: Dawn2.Odd@uwe.ac.uk

Joanne Seal

• Practice Lead
• Email: Joanne.Seal@uwe.ac.uk

Dom McLernon

• Practice Lead
• Email: DomMcLernon@uwe.ac.uk