Become a confident and compassionate nurse with Buckinghamshire New University. Start your rewarding career in adult Nursing. With our diverse teaching, state-of-the-art hospital wards and clinical placement opportunities, you can gain the skills you need. Care for others and make a difference to someone’s life.
**Why study this subject?**
If you are compassionate, kind and caring person who wants a rewarding career, then nursing could be for you. Be part of a team that works to offer outstanding, considerate patient care, and guide them through their most vulnerable moments. Go home after a shift feeling like what you did that day made a difference in helping someone who needed support.
**Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?**
We've been running nursing programmes for many years and have a high rate of employability. 99 per cent of our BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) students are in employment or in further study six months after graduating (HESA 2016). So what better place to start you career than at Buckinghamshire New University.
Working with our professional experts and lecturers, you’ll gain an insight into adult nursing and develop your understanding and skills at great length. You’ll also benefit greatly from our two campuses dedicated to nursing. Here you will be using our simulations suites to further your knowledge and gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment.
As well as this you will have the opportunity to put your learnt skills into practice through a range of clinical placements. We're renowned for the support we offer you while you are on placement. Members of the teaching staff are assigned to each clinical area and will visit you regularly whilst you are out in practice.
We offer a variety of clinical experiences in a range of settings and work with hospitals in North West London. The main NHS Trusts we are currently working with include:
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
We also have a range of non home-base placements in different fields which could include: BMI Clementine Churchill, BUPA Bushey, nursing homes, Medihome and learning disabilities facilities.
During your time on the programme, you'll be working alongside experienced health care professionals who will help you become a caring, confident and practice-ready adult nurse. Our enthusiastic and dedicated adult nursing lecturers have a passion for what they do and will support you throughout the programme. We make sure that you'll have the knowledge, skills and the confidence to work as a student nurse before sending you out into clinical practice.
**What facilities can I use?**
Excellent simulation suites are available at both our Uxbridge and Aylesbury campuses. This includes up-to-date equipment allowing for the simulation of skills to enable the learner to develop in a safe environment.
Simulation is an important aspect of our nursing and healthcare programmes. Students regularly spend time in these areas, to practice technical skills and use the newest technologies, in a safe and supportive environment. We use simulation manikins programmed to act like humans, and ‘moulage’ – the process of applying mock, often gorily realistic injuries for training purposes. We also engage service users in role-play sessions. This allows us to provide realistic scenarios where students can gain experience, exposure and feedback to boost their confidence before going out on placement.
Course Details - Modules
Year One: Foundation Skills for Adult Nursing, Foundations of Adult Nursing Practice, Health and Illness across the Lifespan, Independent Learning for Nursing. Year Two: Intermediate Skills for Adult Nursing, Intermediate Adult Nursing Practice, Adult Community Nursing: Public Health in Action, Broadening Perspectives on Practice, Research Methods for Nursing. Year Three: Adult Nursing Skills Underpinning Complex Care, Leadership and Collaborative Interprofessional Practice, Research in Nursing, Towards Autonomy in Adult Nursing Practice.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
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.
Application Codes
Course code:
B701
Institution code:
B94
Campus Name:
Aylesbury Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
A typical offer will require a UCAS Tariff score between 112-136 points; or an Access to Nursing qualification (minimum of 30 Level 3 credits at Distinction, 12 at Merit, and 3 at Pass).
Those whom English is not their first language must achieve a minimum score of 7.0 overall or equivalent for the International English Language Test Score (IELTS).
You may find it easier if you have prior knowledge of health, so we prefer if you have relevant A Levels - such as Biology, Health and Social Care, Chemistry, Psychology, Physics, Physical Education, and Sociology. However, it is not essential.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
