NMC Accreditation: You will be eligible to enter the Nursing and Midwifery Council Professional Register to legally practice as a Mental Health Nurse.

Work-Related Learning: Gain 50% theory and 50% placement practice. Students work in placements at NHS Trusts, and within clinical and community healthcare settings, addiction services, and children's services.

Employment Opportunities: Graduates are working as Community Mental Health Nurse’s, Crisis Nurse’s, and Consultant Nurses in hospitals, community practice, individuals’ homes, and rehabilitation units.

 

About the course

As a mental health nurse you will work in partnership with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties from a wide range of backgrounds and age-groups.

 

Approximately 25% of the population are thought to experience some form of mental health problem at any given time.

 

Mental health nurses are the largest profession working in mental health.

 

You will draw on a core set of values that inform every aspect of your practice. You will learn to:

• Respect individuals affected by mental health problems
• Value the aspirations of the individual
• Offer meaningful choices in evidence based interventions and care
• Adopt a positive attitude to change and support social inclusion

 

50% of your time will be spent in classroom based learning and 50% will be spent on placements in clinical settings such as hospitals and community. Your placements and classroom studies will alternate in blocks of several weeks.