Mental Health Nursing (Advanced Standing) Bournemouth University

Overview

This Mental Health Nursing (Advanced Standing) BSc course from Bournemouth University prepares you to work in a variety of mental health settings with a diverse range of people. You will gain experience within inter-professional practice and develop skills in mental health nursing across the lifespan.

Why study BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing (Advanced Standing) at Bournemouth University? 

• Acceptance onto the course depends on factors such as the initial field of registration, holding a nursing degree qualification and the date of the applicant’s original registration  

• One in four people will struggle with mental health issues at some point during their life. It is a rapidly expanding area of nursing that needs caring, compassionate and competent professionals

• This course will teach you how to deliver high-quality nursing care, to enable, educate, and encourage those experiencing mental health problems to progress towards recovery  

• Practical experience takes a central role in the course, with 50% of the course spent in practice placements to gain nursing experience in a variety of healthcare environments.

• Newly built skills facilities include simulated hospital wards and community home settings, allowing you to learn and practice.

Career opportunities:

This programme is designed for practising nurses who want to move from one part of the nursing register to another and will provide you with excellent career progression opportunities. Among the roles you can take on once you graduate are:

• Mental health nurse in an in-patient environment (e.g. acute admissions unit, elderly care, treatment wards, psychiatric intensive care unit or rehabilitation)

• Community mental health nurse

• Staff nurse

• Specialist nurse (covering the likes of eating disorders, addictions, forensic psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry or psychological therapist).

Accreditation

Nursing & Midwifery Council