
Overview
The Mental Health Nursing (Hons) programme from University of Wolverhampton adopts a person-centred approach with placement opportunities across NHS Trusts, helping you apply what you’ve learnt and develop experience in providing safe and effective nursing care.
Quick Facts:
- Upon successful completion, this course will enable you to apply to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to practise as a registered mental health nurse in a range of diverse health and social care settings. The mental health nursing degree at the University of Wolverhampton is delivered by subject experts with extensive clinical experience, and you will be supported to achieve a high clinical, professional, and academic standard. We are also proud of our relationships with our partner organisations which were recently commended by the NMC.
- Mental health nurses work with people experiencing mental health difficulties across the lifespan. At the core of mental health nursing is the ability to establish trusting therapeutic relationships with service users and with their families and carers.As a mental health nurse, you would care for people affected by a range of mental health difficulties, such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, psychological trauma, psychosis, and dementia.Mental health nurses support individuals and their families in a wide variety of settings, including in their own homes; GP practices; primary care facilities; specialist nursing homes; hospitals (both general and mental health); prisons; and forensic mental health units. Whatever your client group, this mental health nursing degree will allow you to provide professional expertise and skills to promote recovery and positive mental health.
- Nursing is a demanding vocation which requires compassion, commitment, creativity and resilience, along with an ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Mental health nursing requires a warm and empathic approach to help build trusting therapeutic relationships with people who are sometimes reluctant to engage.
- This degree will develop your knowledge, skills, and confidence as a practitioner working in partnership with service users and carers in a variety of settings. Our mental health nursing course promotes personal resilience and critical thinking, while supporting you to advocate on behalf of service users and carers as well as to provide effective evidence-based interventions and continuous service improvement.
Accreditation
Recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the purpose of registration as a qualified nurse (mental health).
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Inclusive and Collaborative Practice
- Pre-registration Nursing (BNurs) Mandatory Training
- The Human Life Journey
- The Reflective Practitioner
- Challenges to health and wellbeing
- Contemporary Evidence Based Practice in Mental Health Nursing
- Skills for Safe and Effective Practice
- Working in Partnership to Prioritise Care
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- 112 UCAS points
- A Levels - grades BBC
- T Levels - Equivalent to 112 UCAS points or higher in Health or Healthcare Science
- BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades DMM
- CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma at a B grade
- Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (112 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 15 credits at distinction)
- Undergraduate or Postgraduate degrees
- Foundation degrees /HND/ HNC
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14950 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14950 GBP per year during 36 months. -
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9250 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9250 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Wolverhampton
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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