Nursing / Registered Nurse (Mental Health) BSc(Hons) single honours
Bachelor's degree
In Surrey
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Surrey
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
Mental health nursing is a highly rewarding career where you can make a real difference. One in four people experience mental health problems in any given year, and this course prepares you to work in collaboration with service users, their relatives and carers towards recovery. It is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) so you can become a registered mental health nurse.
Half of your time on the course will be on placements and in simulation suites. Our award-winning simulation suite has twice won the Student Nursing Times Teaching Innovation of the Year award and you'll be taught by our skilled clinical, research and academic staff. You can take an adult insight placement to develop the physical health skills needed in mental health nursing and at the end of your second year you'll have the opportunity to take an elective placement nationally or internationally.
We have strong partnerships with service user and carer-led organisations. These include the Recovery College, the Sutton Carers Centre and the South West London Recovery College, where you will have the opportunity to learn first-hand from mental health service users.
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About this course
Unrivalled career prospects:
99% of graduates are employed within 6 months
Many receive multiple job offers
We have excellent relationships with our clinical partners and employers
Exciting learning opportunities:
You will have the opportunity to undertake a national or international placement
You will study and practice alongside other health and social care students
You will learn in our award-winning skills and simulation suite
You will experience innovative arts-based activities
Expert teachers and clinical staff:
Lecturers are experts in their field
Many are active researchers and publish nursing books and articles
Excellent support in University and clinical practice
Our students are recognised externally for their achievements: at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2015, one of our students won Most Inspirational Student of the Year while another won Post-registration Nurse of the Year. A number of our lecturers also won Teaching Innovation of the Year in 2012, 2015 and 2016. Two recent graduates have also won the highly prestigious Nursing Times ‘Rising Star' award out of the 3 years that it has been running and one of our graduates, Neomi Bennett, was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2018. Our students are also regularly shortlisted for and win awards at the annual KU Talent awards.
A-level: science or health-related subject preferred. Grades BBC. General Studies not accepted.
BTEC Extended or National Diploma: Science or Health Studies. Distinction Merit Merit.
Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to 112 UCAS points
Note: Functional/Key Skills points not accepted as part of the tariff.
This degree confers both an academic award and a professional qualification in nursing. On completion of the programme, students are recommended to the Nursing and Midwifery Council for professional registration.
Once qualified, students have a range of employment opportunities across Surrey and south-west London in leading NHS and independent organisations as well as nationally. Staff development and continuing professional development programmes support and encourage life-long learning.
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Subjects
- Mental Health
- Simulation
- Health nursing
- Nurse
- Nurse training
- Nursing Practice
- Science for Nursing
- Nursing in Context
- Mental health nursing
Course programme
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. These are modules that will be delivered in 2019. Our 2020 curriculum is currently being revised in line with the new NMC standards.
Year 1- Science for Nursing
- Nursing in Context
- Foundations of Mental Health Nursing
- Nursing Practice Part 1
- Person-centred Care
- The Care Process in Mental Health Nursing
- Collaborative Working in Mental Health
- Nursing Practice Part 2
- Transition to Professional Practice in Mental Health Nursing
- Complexities of Mental Health Nursing
- Developing Evidence-based Practice
- Nursing Practice Part 3
Additional information
Nursing / Registered Nurse (Mental Health) BSc(Hons) single honours