SCPHN ADDITIONAL FIELD OF PRACTICE-HEALTH VISITORS - 2021/2

Module Overview

This module will enable Specialist Community Public Health Nurses who have successfully completed a programme in public health and are currently registed as either a health visitor or school nurse, to apply their knowledge and skills to an additional field of practice. In accordance with NMC circular 26/2006 on successful completion the SCPHN would be equipped to work in the additional field of practice.

Module provider

School of Health Sciences

Module Leader

ROBERTS Sarah (Health Sci.)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Year long

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

Students must have a live registration on Part 3 of the NMC register as either a health visitor or school nurse

Module content

Indicative content includes:
This is a practice only module, the student will set learning agreements with their Practice Teacher and receive regular feedback on their progress in achieving competency in the SCPHN domains.

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

None

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate critical analysis of evidence based theory with the acquisition of practice skills in the new field.
In the portfolio, students will identify the strengths, challenges, opportunities and barriers (SCOB) to their learning at two key points in their learning journey. This will enable them to set their learning objectives, agree a plan for achieving them with their Practice Teacher and evaluate their progress

The summative assessment for this module consists of 2 parts:

1. The student will submit a reflective account which demonstrates their ability to systematically analyse need and engage with families and professionals in the additional field of practice. The student will self evaluate their progress and identify their future development needs. The student will critically appraise two specific practice experiences to evidence how they have achieved competency in all four domains of practice
3,000 words

2. A Portfolio of evidence which includes
• A log of practice hours
• Achievement of all domains of practice at a competent level
• Teaching plan, delivery and evaluation by student and Practice Teacher
• 2x SCOB analysis
o Learning agreements and evaluation of them
o Public health experience notes
o Confirmation of achievement of additional field competencies signed by Practice Teacher

Formative assessment and feedback
Student progress will be reviewed at tripartite meetings in practice between the student, Practice Teacher and University Specialist Practice Teacher. Each student will receive a minimum of 2 visits at strategic points in the module. Students will develop their portfolio of evidence and complete a SCOB and reflection of their progress to be discussed at each visit. Practice Teachers will review the student’s practice on a regular basis and raise any concerns with the student and their tutor at an early stage.

Module aims

• This module aims to :
  Enable the practitioner to transfer their knowledge and understanding of public health theory and the evidence base underpinning their practice, to an additional field of SCPHN practice
  Facilitate practice based learning with a different client group
  Promote the development of proficiency in all 4 domains of SCPHN practice in an additional field of practice.
  
  
  Domain 1- Search for Health Needs
  Principle: Surveillance and assessment of the population’s health and wellbeing
  Domain 2 – Stimulation of awareness of health needs
  Principles : Collaborative working for health and wellbeing
  Working with and for communities to improve health and wellbeing
  Domain 3- Influence on policies affecting health
  Principles ; Developing health programmes and services, reducing inequalities
  Policy and strategy development and implementation to improve health and wellbeing
  Research and development to improve health and wellbeing
  Domain 4 – Facilitation of health enhancing activities
  Principles : Promoting and protecting the population’s health and wellbeing
  Developing quality and risk management within an evaluative culture
  Strategic leadership for health and wellbeing
  

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:
Enable the student to gain an insight into an additional field of SCPHN practice and transfer their knowledge and skills so that they have a good overview of the needs of families and children in the full 0-19 age range

The learning and teaching methods include:
Observation, participation and demonstration of skills, professional conversation and reflection, clinical supervision, contribution to inter-professional forums in practice

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: NURM190

Other information

NMC requirements 50 days @7.5 hours gained over a minimum of 10 weeks. This module is practice only and will require students to pass the portfolio and assignment If there is either evidence of unsafe practice or any breach of confidentiality, it will result in an automatic referral for the assessment of this module

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2021/2 academic year.