School of Health StudiesNursingMental Health Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
To find out more about the role of a Mental Health nurse, please visit http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/communities/rcn_forum_communities/mental_health
The Mental Health Nursing pathway will prepare students to work as Mental Health Nurses in hospital or community-based mental healthcare settings. This will be achieved through you undertaking modules of structured experience in a range of mental healthcare placements. These practice modules will be supported by pathway specific and core learning modules.
On entering the branch pathway (Year Two), you will encounter older persons with mental illness in hospital and community settings. The placement will enable the honing of fundamental interpersonal helping skills. You will become acquainted with the manifestations of mental illness in older persons and with therapeutic approaches and services developed for this client group. During the second semester of Year Two, a further period of experience in an acute inpatient setting will be provided. During this part of the programme, students will be engaged in a greater breadth and depth of evidence-based mental health nursing activity.
In the first semester of Year Three, you will encounter persons with enduring mental illness, in both hospital and community settings. During this placement students will, under supervision, adopt the role of virtual primary nurse to a small group of clients. Further exposure to the operations of the care programme apprach, to inter-agency working and to the provision of a seamless service will be made available during this period. The experience will be underpinned by analysis of evidence-based approaches to the care of persons with enduring mental health problems.
The final placement will allow you to consolidate and develop further your repertoire of skills and knowledge in specialist care settings. There will be an elective element in placement selection. Options will include forensic services, drug and alcohol services, and child and family services. By these means, students will be exposed to a broad range of mental health services and will develop the competencies expected of a newly registed mental health nurse.
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Student Profile
"In particular, I have really enjoyed the placements on the course. It is great being able to get real hands on work experience and to see how I am helping people. My placements have enabled me to develop both my clinical and listening skills."
Anthony Ackroyd
BSc (Hons) Nursing - Mental Health
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Katie Chislett
"All of the lecturers have worked in the field and can bring different viewpoints and experiences into the classroom. They are so approachable and encourage you to meet with them to discuss any aspect of your work."
