Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing) BSc (Hons)

**This course has been approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)**<br/>Do you have the passion and empathy to care for adults, children and young people in a variety of settings? Working as a mental health nurse is an incredibly rewarding career. No two days are the same – its one of the most rewarding roles in health and social care.<br/><br/>**Course overview:** <br/>Our BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing) course aligns to the key principles of the NHS Constitution, derived from extensive discussions with staff, patients, carers and the public. These principles inspire passion in the NHS and provide a common ground for cooperation in achieving shared aspirations, at all levels of the NHS.<br/><br/>At Aston you’ll learn in an inter-professional way, developing the theoretical, practical, and interpersonal skills youll need to be able to register as a nurse specialising in mental health. When you successfully complete the course, you will be eligible to register as a mental health nurse with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council).<br/><br/>**What skills we teach**<br/>As a student in our Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing) BSc (Hons) programme, you will study topics that are fundamental to mental health nursing, ensuring you have a solid foundation upon which to build your knowledge and skills over the course of three years. The programme enables you to explore and develop skills pertaining to mental health and mental illness, evidence-based practices, research practices, critical exploration, leadership and physical health care.<br/><br/>**Integrated placements**<br/>You will benefit from extensive patient contact throughout the course with practice learning placements forming a large part of your study experience. You will spend 50% of your study time in practice, which will be undertaken in various clinical and community environments. There is opportunity for a negotiated placement in year 2 where you can experience nursing in an alternative setting in the UK, or abroad.<br/><br/>**How you will learn**<br/>A significant portion of your learning will be the application of theory into practice such as delivering care to people and their families at home, in the community, or in the hospital environment. The programme will help you to understand the key health priorities for adults, children and young people, to consider how you can enable people to have good mental health, to recovery from mental illness and how you can work with people and their families during difficult and vulnerable times.<br/><br/>Practice learning placements are a large part of your study experience. You will spend 50% of your study time in practice in various clinical environments. This will support you in gaining experience in different clinical areas in organisations that offer specialist services. You will also have the opportunity to experience a placement in an alternative setting in the UK, or abroad. We also partner with high-level NHS Trust clinical environments in the West Midlands, which provides a collaborative approach to learning, clinical placements and quality assurance.<br/><br/>This three-year course runs over 45 weeks each year. There are three year-long modules, incorporating both theory and practice. <br/><br/>**What you will learn**<br/>This course is delivered by seminars, lectures, work-based learning, tutorials, and technology-enhanced learning environments such as our new highly advanced clinical simulation suite, an immersive studio room and a simulation flat.<br/><br/>You will study topics fundamental to nursing, ensuring you have a solid foundation upon which to build your knowledge and skills over three years. You will develop the skills needed to care compassionately for people and explore theories and concepts to boost and challenge your understanding of mental health nursing and the impactful role mental health nurses can have on person-centred care, recovery, research and service improvement.