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Mental Health Nursing

Entry requirements


GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English Language, Maths and Science at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy and Adult Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs. Please note the GCSE science requirement can also be met through a range of level 3 science qualifications including A levels, BTEC and Access to HE Diplomas.

UCAS Tariff

120

A minimum of 80 points from two A levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Mental health nursing

**Use your personal and communication skills to learn how to support people with mental health problems, helping them lead a normal life.**

Qualify as a registered mental health nurse and develop the expertise to be able to support people with mental illnesses in their homes and specialist health services.

As part of this course, you’ll:

- Spend time at university honing your specialist knowledge

- Practise your skills in a supported healthcare environment during placements

- Learn how to aid the recovery of people with mental health problems, while working alongside those in related health and social care professions, including adult nurses, social workers and dietitians

Occupational Health clearance and compliance with standard NHS immunisations requirements is mandatory and essential for placement attendance. Please click "find out more" in the fees and funding section further down this page for full details of any extra costs relating to your course.

Completion of this course provides eligibility to apply for registration with the NMC as a qualified nurse - mental health nursing.

**Find out more...**

Studying nursing with Leeds Beckett gives you access to a wide variety of placement opportunities within the NHS and the voluntary sector. We can offer these in many settings, including services in drug and alcohol, mother and baby, eating disorders and forensics.

You’ll have regular opportunities to interact with mental health service users throughout your study. Your placements will involve shift work and travel within the Leeds area.

The course is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Men Into Nursing Together (MINT). Visit the MINT Twitter page @MINTnursing for information on this initiative.

**Why study Mental Health Nursing at Leeds Beckett University...**
- Access to specialist facilities - including our Clinical Skills Suite which houses a hospital ward, simulation suite and community area

- Professional recognition - from the Nursing & Midwifery Council, the nursing and midwifery regulator for the UK

- Develop practical skills with practice placements - set in real-world, multidisciplinary environments

- 100% of BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation (HESA Graduate Outcomes, 2020-21)

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:
- Becoming a Nursing Student
- Fundamentals of Nursing Science & Practice
- Exploring Health & Wellbeing
- Mental Health Practice Assessments 1 (non-credit bearing)

Year 2 Core Modules:
- Developing Professional Skills
- Application of Nursing Science & Practice
- Promoting Health & Wellbeing
- Mental Health Practice Assessments 2 (non-credit bearing)

Year 3 Core Modules:
- Transition to Registered Nurse
- Advancing Nursing Science & Practice
- Population Health & Wellbeing
- Mental Health Practice Assessments 3 (non-credit bearing)

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

From September 2020 new and Existing students studying this course will be eligible to receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5000 each year from the Government. Further information is available on the Government website.

The Uni


Course location:

City CampusC

Department:

Health and Community Studies

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

58%
Mental health nursing

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Mental health nursing

Teaching and learning

65%
Staff make the subject interesting
54%
Staff are good at explaining things
58%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
73%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

73%
Library resources
69%
IT resources
71%
Course specific equipment and facilities
42%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

99%
UK students
1%
International students
15%
Male students
85%
Female students
91%
2:1 or above
4%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

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C
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After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Mental health nursing

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£22,000
med
Average annual salary
100%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

98%
Nursing and midwifery professionals
2%
Welfare and housing associate professionals

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Mental health nursing

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£30k

£30k

£30k

£30k

£34k

£34k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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