BSc (Hons) Nursing with Registration (Mental Health Nursing)

Mental health problems can affect anyone, at any point, with up to one in four people experiencing mental health difficulties during their lifetime. That’s where you come in – as a trained mental health nurse, you can develop specialist care skills, and make a real difference in supporting those who are struggling with these challenging emotional experiences.Nurses can promote mental health by building good relationships with people, encouraging healthy behaviours, recognising and offering a variety of recovery informed approaches. Registered mental health nurses are highly sought after in a diverse range of essential roles and practice specialities across the health and social care sector in the UK and overseas.On this course, our strong links with service providers across the region and integrated placements, will help you put theory into practice and build your knowledge, skills and confidence in caring for people with a range of different mental health experiences.To succeed, you will need to be committed and dedicated, with the willingness to give time to others demonstrating a high degree of care and compassion.**From September 2020, all nursing degree students will receive at least £5,000 a year with up to £3,000 additional funding available.**Key features• You will be taught by a team of highly qualified registered nurses, researchers and other healthcare professionals enabling us to deliver high-quality professional education to our diverse studentship.• You will have the opportunity to complete a variety of practice placements, which consolidate your expertise within your chose field of practice• Purpose-built facilities, including clinical skills suites, a state-of-the-art simulation suite, a moving and handling area, cardiopulmonary resuscitation room and a sensory room, allow you to apply theory to practice in a safe environment.• Graduates are eligible to register with the NMC which allows you the opportunity to practise in acute and community based settings, and apply for international employment opportunities.• Professionally accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, registered nurses can start on a salary of more than £24,907 (NHS pay scales 2019/20).• Gain international experience related to your studies through our DMU Global programme *, which has seen students take part in healthcare programmes in Peru, improve the health of communities in India and examine the social and health inequalities faced in America.• You will study a range of modules including Influences on Wellbeing, Acute Care, Complex Care, Managing Complexities in Nursing Practise and Consolidating Care and Professional Practise. This allows students to gain a holistic understanding of key considerations when caring for patients, linking theory to practice.**DMU’s careers and employability service, known as DMU Works, was awarded the Best University Careers/Employability Service at the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards in February 2021. We understand university is a huge investment, and our careers commitment to you is not simply to help you secure a job, but to equip you with the skills to thrive, adapt and innovate in our ever-changing world.**