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Nursing (Mental Health)

Entry requirements


Minimum of 30 credits at Merit or Distinction.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

UCAS Tariff

112

GCSE English Language & Maths Grade C/4 or above. (Functional Skills Level 2 is acceptable)

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Mental health nursing

**Overview**

Mental Health Nursing needs compassionate and highly skilled individuals. You will learn from the expertise of experienced mental health academics, clinicians, service users and carers. This innovative course will enable you to think critically about current issues in mental health and will equip you with the specialist skills to provide high quality person-centred mental health care as a future graduate mental health nurse.

Clinical placements in a variety of specialist areas will provide opportunities for you to learn about mental health nursing from real life experience. You will receive expert teaching and student focused support to nurture your development to provide high quality mental health care as a graduate Mental Health Nurse.

**Key features**

- You will learn about Evidence based Practice within a variety of Acute, Community and Primary Mental health clinical placements, which forms 50% of your course

- On successful completion of the Mental Health BSc (Hons) Nursing programme, you will deliver, safe, effective, compassionate Mental Health Care and you will be eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

- You will develop your knowledge of inter-professional practice, to help enhance your role as a Mental Health Nurse in both general and mental health settings

- A unique insight into the experiences of service users and carers is provided through collaborative teaching with the University Based IMPACT Lecturers. You will have the opportunity to learn from lived experience which enhances the quality of the Mental health Nursing course

- Mental Health Practitioners provide contemporary, clinically based teaching to enhance the quality of the Mental Health Nursing modules and to develop your critical thinking skills in assessments, care planning and interventions

- Opportunities to complete either a UK or international elective placement, for example, in Finland, Denmark, Ireland and Tanzania.

**Learn more about the course at our Open Days**

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Find out more and book your place at www.worcester.ac.uk/open-days

**Why the University of Worcester?**

The University of Worcester is a close-knit and high-achieving community where students are supported to succeed at every level.

The University is a truly inclusive place where every person counts as an individual. From designing imaginative facilities to providing practical support and tailored learning, we strive to help people of all backgrounds and abilities to achieve their own rich potential. We work hard to break down barriers and provide opportunities for all.

**Recent University of Worcester achievements**

- Shortlisted for Best Student Experience in the annual Student Nursing Times Awards 2022, while several students were shortlisted across a number of categories in the Awards. 

- For almost three decades, the University of Worcester has been educating professionals to work in the health and social care sectors, from Nurses and Midwives to Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, Paramedics to Physician Associates. Each year, hundreds of professionals graduate from Worcester and go on to make a significant contribution to society. The University’s new medical school welcomed its first cohort of students in September 2023. The Three Counties Medical School will help to address the pressing need for more doctors in this left-behind part of the Country.

- The University of Worcester has been ranked in the top 5 in the UK for Quality Education in the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings every year since its inception in 2019. The University has also been ranked in the top 5 in the UK for Gender Equality in all years of the rankings and currently holds the number one spot (2023).

Modules

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Assessment methods

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The Uni


Course location:

University of Worcester

Department:

Three Counties Medical School

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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?

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Mental health nursing

Teaching and learning

68%
Staff make the subject interesting
74%
Staff are good at explaining things
79%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
79%
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

74%
Library resources
89%
IT resources
74%
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?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
24%
Male students
76%
Female students
31%
2:1 or above
11%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
D
C

After graduation


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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.

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Average annual salary
100%
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Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

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.

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£31k

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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