**Why choose this course**
-Access our Clinical Simulation Centre, including our wards and community flat, to practise scenarios created with people who have lived experience and actors.
-Spend half of your training in clinical placements, to practise your skills in healthcare settings like acute inpatient, community and specialist mental health services, under the supervision of qualified practitioners.
-Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers, who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS. Many are also active researchers...
**Why choose this course**<br/>-Access our Clinical Simulation Centre, including our wards and community flat, to practise scenarios created with people who have lived experience and actors.<br/><br/>-Spend half of your training in clinical placements, to practise your skills in healthcare settings like acute inpatient, community and specialist mental health services, under the supervision of qualified practitioners.<br/><br/>-Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers, who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS. Many are also active researchers, investigating topics such as clinical risk, service user involvement in care and behaviour change.<br/><br/>-Get the academic requirements needed to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to work as a mental health nurse once you’ve graduated.<br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>On this course, you’ll learn to meet the diverse needs of people with mental health difficulties and their families and carers.<br/><br/>In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to mental health nursing, including anatomy and physiology, public health promotion and explore self-awareness and the ability to use the self therapeutically, ensuring you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree.<br/><br/>During your second year, you’ll begin to plan and deliver effective, evidence-based care to people experiencing specific mental health difficulties. You’ll learn how to empower people on their recovery journeys, utilising mental health policy and multi-agency approaches. You’ll also explore the interrelationship between physical and mental health comorbidities integrating with other health professionals and partner agencies like the police and social care.<br/><br/>In your third year, you’ll develop your decision-making and leadership skills, and will gain an interesting perspective into how psychosocial, spiritual, ethical and legal influences have an impact on the way patient care is provided.<br/><br/>You’ll be exposed to a variety of mental health clinical practice experiences where you’ll learn interpersonal engagement and assessment strategies to use with service users, and how to effectively provide care when patients are in crisis. <br/><br/>**Foundation year**<br/>The BSc Nursing with foundation has an additional year of study designed to support your transition on to latter years of the course. You will study full-time for one year at foundation level, and after successfully completing it you will be ready to move on to the next three years of the course.<br/><br/>Students will be required to undertake some local insight days as part of their foundation year programme. These local insight days will be arranged by the University. Students will be responsible for associated costs (i.e. travel).
The University of Surrey isn't just a place to study. It's rolling parkland and cobbled streets. Live music, an on-site theatre and delicious food options. Surrey ranks 4th in the UK for overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2023), and it's available through Clearing this summer!
With London right on your doorstep, you can expect award-winning work placements as part of your degree on any course. Surrey's Professional Training programme ensures career-relevant learning, experience in a professional environment, and the chance to build your CV. With over 2,30...
The University of Surrey isn't just a place to study. It's rolling parkland and cobbled streets. Live music, an on-site theatre and delicious food options. Surrey ranks 4th in the UK for overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2023), and it's available through Clearing this summer!<br/><br/>With London right on your doorstep, you can expect award-winning work placements as part of your degree on any course. Surrey's Professional Training programme ensures career-relevant learning, experience in a professional environment, and the chance to build your CV. With over 2,300 providers in the UK & overseas, it's one of the largest Training Programmes in the world. You can also test your skills on campus. Surrey's fantastic facilities include a fully operational pilot process plant, wind tunnels, flight simulators, a mock courtroom, and a Clinical Simulation Centre. Guildford School of Acting presents excellent plays and musicals and their state of art Surrey Sports Park hosts regular sporting events.<br/><br/>If you've gone through Clearing and Adjustment, you just need to apply by the deadline to get guaranteed accommodation!
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
09/2024
Campus
Stag Hill
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B761
Institution Code
S85
Points of Entry
Foundation
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Scottish HigherB,B,C,C,C Overall: BBCCC GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language and Mathematics grade C Access to HE DiplomaD:18,M:3,P:24 Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 18 at Distinction, 3 at Merit and and 24 at Pass GCSE or Equivalent: Inclusion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalent within Access programme International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme28 Overall: 28 GCSE or Equivalent: English, HL4/SL4 (including MYP). Maths, HL4/SL4 (including MYP). Maths Studies, SL4. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)MMM Overall: MMM GCSE/National 4/National 5English, Mathematics and Science grade C (4) (or equivalents may be considered). Scottish Advanced HigherC,C,D Overall: CCD GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language and Mathematics grade C Extended ProjectA Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A level offer, plus an alternate offer of one A level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)Overall: Pass overall with CCD from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. GCSE or Equivalent: Inclusion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalent within the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate. A levelC,C,D Overall: CCD We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. |
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