Nursing Studies (Learning Disabilities) (Hons) Teesside University

Overview

This Nursing Studies (Learning Disabilities) (Hons) degree programme delivered by Teesside University meets the NMC (2023) requirements of 4,600 hours of learning (a minimum of 2,300 hours of theory and 2,300 hours of practice). It also aligns with the latest NHS Workforce Plan, ensuring you're at the cutting edge of healthcare education and practice. Theoretical knowledge is balanced with practical experience, meeting the latest standards and requirements in the healthcare industry.

Key Facts

Gain specialisations in learning disabilities nursing. Explore the changing and challenging nature of providing healthcare in the 21st-century and the evolving, diverse role of the learning disability nurse. Leadership is embedded throughout the course, recognising the crucial role nurses play in moving practice forward. Benefit from shared learning across all four fields of practice (adult, child, mental health and learning disabilities nursing).

Become part of a course that educates and develops you while playing a crucial role in retaining and reforming the future nursing workforce.

The start of the course prepares you for placement experiences and assessments, so you can link theory with practice. In your first year, you focus on core elements across nursing before moving into field-specific elements in theory and practice. You gain practical experience early, ensuring you are well-prepared for your future career.

Career opportunities

On graduation you are eligible for registration with the regulator of NMC as a learning disabilities nurse. This can lead to a range of exciting and rewarding career opportunities within the NHS and private sectors, in the UK and overseas.

This course is designed to prepare you for the challenges and demands of contemporary and future nursing, health, and social care practice. It provides a stepping-stone so you can further develop your expertise in the fields of nursing practice, leadership, research, education and consultancy.

Accreditation

On successful completion of the course you will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (MNC) on the nurses' part of the Professional Register (Learning Disabilities Nursing).