Learning Disability Nursing

In order to meet all of the requirements to register as a nurse you will need to fulfil a set number of hours of study which are compulsory this course has been specially designed to provide you with the opportunity to fulfill the requisite number of hours. These have been agreed as 4600 hours in three years. 50% of your course will be situated in the University and 50% in a variety of practice areas.

When you are working in placement areas you will be required to demonstrate professional conduct at all times. Your placement experiences will include providing nursing care to some of societies’ most vulnerable people, the elderly, those who are physically ill or have a physical disability, a learning disability, and those who have perhaps been through some very challenging situations. In order to ensure all the people you care for are protected and kept safe, you will be expected to abide by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance for student nurses. In addition we will expect you to conduct yourself in a highly professional manner and this will form part of our assessment of you in practice.

Learning Disability field students study a range of academic core (all fields of nursing) and field specific (Learning Disability focused) modules based on theory and practice experiences. Your practice experiences will assist you in developing practical skills and professional awareness.

Your modules will also contain a range of key skills which are essential for lifelong learning, including numeracy (essential for medicines management), information technology, communication and working with others, problem solving and how to improve your learning.

The course aims to help you prepare yourself to adapt to new roles and the environments you will be working in. You will continuously learn in order to develop your nursing knowledge and skills as the start of your career progression. Theoretical material will reflect the requirements of the National Health Service and Social Care Services and the changing needs of today’s population.

Practice experiences will build throughout the course and will include a variety of settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, community placements and the independent/ voluntary care sector. There will be opportunities to learn with other fields of nursing and other health related disciplines. At the end of the third year you may opt to undertake a placement overseas.

Placements will be undertaken in areas including Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell, Birmingham, South Staffs, Shropshire and South Staffordshire.

Travel expenses to University placements will not be funded. A learning support fund is available, to check whether you are eligible please visit here.

By successfully achieving all components of the BNurs (Hons) Learning Disability Nursing course you will be entitled to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Nurse.