Nursing is a challenging but rewarding career that will impact and change lives, including your own. As a nurse you will play your part in improving access to healthcare, wellbeing, social inclusion, and quality of life. The course will enable students to work in hospital and community settings within the NHS and private settings. Your studies will look at how to care for people across their lifespan and consider the importance of holistic nursing care. A £5,000 per year training grant is available for students along with an additional £1,000 per year grant because mental health nurses are in demand in the UK and worldwide. Further information is available on the NHS Business Services website. **Why University Centre Somerset (UCS)** You will learn from a passionate, enthusiastic, skilled, and supportive team with a range of experience across all the many different aspects of mental health nursing, and other fields of nursing. Many are active researchers; your learning will be enriched by the very latest in best practice and clinical understanding. This course has a strong practical focus, allowing you to gain competence carrying out the hands-on tasks you will perform in your career. About half your time will be spent on placements with our established partners. You will also have regular access to outstanding facilities including our Clinical Simulation Suite: an imitation ward where you will be able to develop your clinical expertise in a safe, instructive environment. Based at our Taunton Campus, you will interact with and learn from other students from a range of health and social care courses. You will develop essential people skills as you work with patients and their families, as well as our partners on placements, in class and online. **Progression** Registered nurses are in demand across the UK and our graduates enter careers in a variety of roles for the NHS, private and voluntary sector employers in community and hospital settings. Our graduates go on to work with adults across a large range of settings and services. You could go into community settings, such as community mental health services, hospital outpatients, emergency departments, secure residential units, as a health visitor, or service users own homes. Once qualified you can also combine clinical practice with study on a post graduate course to specialise in a specific area. Progression could lead to senior positions such as consultant nurse, nurse specialist, researcher, or local or regional services manager.

The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change. Year one : • Preparation for Professional Practice and Learning • Physiology and Pharmacology and Public Health • Episodes of Care 1 • Episodes of Care 2 Year two: • Complexities of Health in Mental Health Nursing • Assessment and Clinical Reasoning • Evidence-based Pharmacology and Practice • Episodes of Care 3 • Episodes of Care 4. Final year: • Health Care Research Methods • Leadership and Supervision • Final Project • Episodes of Care 5 • Episodes of Care 6 Plus, one optional module from: • Collaborative Approaches to Effective Pain Management • Primary and Community Healthcare • Principles of Cardiac Care • Principles of Perioperative Care • The Social and Policy Context of Mental Health Nursing • Public Health and Health Promotion for Professional Practice • Principles of Respiratory Care • Dementia Principles of Care • End of Life Care • World Wide Nursing • Cancer Care • High Dependency Care in Children's Nursing • Palliative Care for Children, Young People and their Families • Promoting Children and Young People's Health in the Community • Introduction to Emergency Care • Solution Focused Practice Developing Empowering Conversations with People • Principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy • Family and Carer Work for Serious Mental illness • Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People. University Centre Somerset always endeavours to respond to changes in practice and we work closely with our practice partners. This may mean that modules are subject to change to ensure we deliver current and evidenced based teaching. Study time The course includes attendance in classes and online directed learning. During the timetabled blocks of the course, you will study full time between 9:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays. The method of delivery of lectures may be subject change due to the current Covid 19 pandemic. University staff will be available to offer academic support and guidance. While you are on placement, you will be working full time (37.5 hours), participating in shifts over a 24-hour period, including nights and weekends. Your placements may take you anywhere across your chosen Primary Placement Area. Placements are a key part of your course and allow you to apply your knowledge and build your professional skills working with people, their families and healthcare professionals in a range of settings. With two practice placements a year this time makes up half of your course. University Centre Somerset has excellent links with our local employers, and placements are normally split between NHS roles and positions in private or voluntary sector organisations both in hospital and community settings. You can expect a broad range of practice experiences, putting you in a strong position for future employment. In each placement setting you will receive support and guidance from supervisors and assessors. Year one (19 weeks) • November (3 weeks) • January - March (8 weeks) • April - June (8 weeks) Year two (19 weeks) • October - December (8 weeks) • February - April (8 weeks) • June (3 weeks) Final year (22 weeks) • October - December (10 weeks) • April - July (12 weeks)

You will be continuously assessed on your clinical practice throughout the course. We will also make use of a mixture of written assignments, case studies, Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), project/portfolio work, timed examinations, and presentations. Learning and Teaching Our philosophy of nurse education encompasses flexible, progressive, and innovative approaches ensuring you will be a caring, competent, and critically thinking nurse. Some of our approaches include experiential learning, enquiry and action-based learning, group work and face-to-face learning. You will learn about the importance of your relationship as a nurse with both the service user and their family and friends. We will support you to develop the interpersonal skills you will need to build therapeutic relationships with people in diverse cultural contexts. Develop your expertise in healthcare systems, nursing management, and the sociology of health, wellness, and illness. Explore the latest research and evidence-based practice and learn to adapt and respond to changes in society and developments in care. With a strong focus on building independent learning and research skills, the course also provides an excellent preparation for future professional development. With the help of distance learning and self-directed materials you will be supported to take responsibility for your own learning.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: B760

Institution code: B70

Campus Name: Taunton Campus

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GCSEs Grade 4 or above in English (Language or Literature), Mathematics and Science, or recognised equivalents Equivalent qualifications other than those listed above may be accepted. Contact UCS Admissions Team for more Information

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Additional Course Costs Indicative Cost Per Year TBC OH/Medical assessment – ONLY charged for missed appointments TBC Supplementary fee information Additional costs are for items you may need during your studies that are not covered by the standard tuition fee. For example, textbooks, travel, clothing, software, or printing. Learn more about costs - please contact the UCS Admissions Team A £5,000 per year training grant is available for students along with an additional £1,000 per year grant because mental health nurses are in demand in the UK and worldwide. Further information is available on the NHS Business Services website.

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