Mental Health Nursing

Entry requirements

The typical offer for this course is a degree at 2.2 or above, with evidence that you’ve undertaken academic studies in the last five years.

You’ll also need to have at least 650 hours of health or social care related experience completed in the two years before your application. We will ask you to complete an RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) claim form to demonstrate this. Along with a testimony, your RPL is a condition for entry to the programme.

This course also requires at least five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above in English language and mathematics, or equivalent qualifications.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Deepen your expertise and open doors to a rewarding career with life-enhancing impact.

One in four people experience mental health problems every year, which means the skills you’ll develop on this course are more important than ever. You’ll learn from a team of expert nurses, lecturers and researchers, preparing to make independent, fulfilling lives possible for service users, their relatives and carers.

A large part of this course will be spent on placement or in our award-winning simulation suites. This offers the perfect blend of learning styles and settings to help you refine your practical and therapeutic skills.

You’ll even receive a £5,000 per year, non-repayable NHS Training Grant to support your studies. Check out the NHS Business Service Authority website to find out more.

During the course, you’ll study the core elements of all fields of nursing, as well as modules specific to mental health. You’ll explore the diverse needs and contexts of mental health service users by analysing and applying research and evidence.

When you graduate, you’ll understand a range of psychological approaches used in clinical practice, and feel prepared to become a registered nurse. Previous students have gone on to secure roles in a range of settings, including hospitals, community teams, prisons, forensics, CAMHS and more.

Fees and funding

Nursing students on pre-registration courses will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which doesn’t need to be paid back, subject to eligibility criteria. For more information, please visit the NHS Business Service Authority.