BSc Mental Health Nursing

Key details

BSC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

Start Year

2020

Attendance

Full Time

Award

Degree of Bachelor of Science

UCAS course code

B760

Entry Requirements

BBC

Duration (years)

As a student at UEA, you will study aspects of mental health nursing which include core nursing skills and those needed in more specialist mental health areas such as working with children and with people who have dementia. 

Your studies will be split 50/50 between academic theory and hands-on practice. You will undertake a range of placements in care homes, the community, hospitals and specialist care units. You will study alongside other healthcare students, giving you a greater insight into the responsibilities and roles of other healthcare professions. So you will graduate fully equipped with the skills and experience you will need for a career working with people with complex mental health problems. 

With the NHS Constitution at its core, our Mental Health Nursing degree provides rigorous training, fantastic placement opportunities and is fully approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). 

Highlights of Mental Health Nursing at UEA 

A wide range of placements including community settings, care homes, hospitals and specialist care units 
Excellent facilities including skills and simulation laboratories 
Emphasis on case-based learning to help you link theory to practice

Research led-teaching 
Highly motivated students and support from student representatives 
A highly supportive culture and passionate teaching team

About

With one in four people suffering from mental health problems every year and increasing awareness of mental health issues society’s increasing interest in mental wellbeing, mental health nurses are in huge demand. As a mental health nurse, you will work alongside individuals, families and their carers, empowering them to manage their conditions and work towards recovery through collaborative, person-centered assessment and care plan development. Working with a wide team of health and social care professionals, you will also help to provide appropriate interventions. It is incredibly challenging but also important and rewarding work.

Study for your BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing at UEA and you will benefit from service user contact from the very outset and a personal advisor to guide you throughout. We’re also ranked in the UK's top 15 for nursing (The Complete University Guide 2020). This course will lead not only to a degree qualification but also successful registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

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Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the courses listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the regular review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. Changes may for example consist of variations to the content and method of delivery of programmes, courses and other services, to discontinue programmes, courses and other services and to merge or combine programmes or courses. The University will endeavour to keep such changes to a minimum, and will inform students.

Assessment for Year 1

You’ll be assessed using a range of methods, which have been carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

With guidance, you’ll also build a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your progression and reflect both your theoretical knowledge and clinical skills. You’ll also need to maintain a Regiona Practice Document throughout the course, demonstrating your learning and competency in clinical skills.

Other assessment strategies include written assignments, unseen examinations, case studies, practical examinations and group presentations, plus a literature review, which should illustrate your deeper understanding of the relationship between the theory and practice of nursing.

While on clinical placement, you’ll complete an assessment of practice and you’ll write up your reflections of the placement experience.

Structure

Our programme combines small-group teaching, lectures and self-directed study, scheduled between 9am and 7pm. Theory sessions will be taught either online or face to face, dependent on social distancing restrictions. Clinical practice placements, however, are designed to reflect the typical working patterns of a qualified nurse. In your clinical practice placements you’ll learn through hands-on experience. These are designed to reflect the typical working patterns of a qualified nurse. In both theory and practice, each week comprises of 40 hours of learning. This course structure will enable you to meet the hours requirements for pre-registration nursing students as stipulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You will have placements in a wide variety of settings with our practice partners who are based across East Anglia. In each of these settings you will have the opportunity to use and develop your skills and knowledge under professional supervision in a clinical environment.

You will work closely with individuals with mental health needs, and their wider support networks. By the end of your course, you will have built up an individual learning profile, which will demonstrate that you have completed the requirements for professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). 

Teaching and Learning

You’ll experience a range of learning methods, designed to link nursing theory with nursing practice. Teaching will include large group lectures and smaller group-based activities, such as seminars, tutorials and workshops, to encourage peer-to-peer learning.

We’ll provide you with access to educational resources including presentations, workbooks and posters, as well as digital platforms such as virtual classrooms and online learning resources. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn directly from people who have experienced healthcare services.

One of our key aims is to promote your ability to learn autonomously and in partnership with others, including the wider healthcare team.

Independent study

We’ll encourage you to read – and engage with – a wide range of sources to inform your development. You’ll have access to resources to support your learning and to enable you to develop an effective approach to self-directed study.

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Assessment for Year 2

You’ll be assessed using a range of methods, which have been carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

While on clinical placement, you’ll complete an assessment of practice and you’ll write up your reflections of the placement experience.

Structure

Teaching and Learning

One of our key aims is to promote your ability to learn autonomously and in partnership with others, including the wider healthcare team.

Independent study

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Assessment for Year 3

You’ll be assessed using a range of methods, which have been carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

While on clinical placement, you’ll complete an assessment of practice and you’ll write up your reflections of the placement experience.

Structure

Teaching and Learning

One of our key aims is to promote your ability to learn autonomously and in partnership with others, including the wider healthcare team.

Independent study

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Assessment for Year 1

You’ll be assessed using a range of methods, which have been carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

While on clinical placement, you’ll complete an assessment of practice and you’ll write up your reflections of the placement experience.

Compulsory Modules

Interprofessional Learning - Level 1

Code HSCI4001Y

Credits 0

Interprofessional collaboration & working is proven to improve outcomes in health & social care. In this module you’ll meet and work with others from across healthcare programmes at UEA in a 2 hour learning event. You will explore how teams can work in different scenarios where the focus is on cognitive impairment & communication difficulties across the lifespan. You’ll begin to reflect on your personal and professional development, and begin to explore how you will collaborate & work with other professions to provide integrated person-centred care. In the 2 hour session you will also have the opportunity to become a Dementia Friend. You’ll also have the option to complete a Reflective Workbook to guide your foundational learning on Dementia Awareness & Learning Disability Awareness. You will be assessed on this through a set of multiple choice questions.

BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL

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Credits 30

This module addresses the professionalism of nursing to enable students to deliver safe and effective person-centred care. Professional socialisation includes developing self-awareness and recognising the significance of this for nursing practice. This module promotes an understanding of positive professional relationships in various contexts which are person-centred and respect professional boundaries. Students will gain insight into the complexity of nursing and the values, legislation and ethics involved. The module fosters an understanding of evidence-based practice and sets out to provide students with the knowledge and skills to enable the development of academic skills whilst taking responsibility for their own learning. Content in this module will inform the students’ learning in conjunction with the ‘Facilitating Health and Wellbeing’ module delivered this year. Consolidation of this theoretical learning will take place in the simultaneously delivered 'Nursing Practice and Simulation 1' module.

FACILITATING HEALTH AND WELLBEING

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Credits 30

This module aims to provide knowledge and skills to enable students to take a lifecourse approach to the promotion of health, prevention of ill health and management of health challenges. The module will begin to develop students’ exploration of the underpinning evidence-base in order to facilitate health and wellbeing at all stages of life. Students will be enabled to discover and implement skills to work effectively with people and their families, carers and wider multi-agency teams at individual, community and population levels. Content in this module will inform students’ learning in conjunction with the 'Becoming a Professional’ module delivered this year. Consolidation of this theoretical learning will take place in the simultaneously delivered 'Nursing Practice and Simulation 1' module.

NURSING PRACTICE AND SIMULATION 1

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Credits 60

Nursing Practice and Simulation 1 spans Year One (Part One) of the programme encompassing core and field specific learning centred on professional values. This will be achieved through blocks of practice experience and simulated practice. The module focuses on the delivery of care that is safe, compassionate, evidence-based and person-centred with people and their families across the life course. The importance of promoting health, health protection and prevention of ill-health will be explored during the module. Students will experience the practical realities of healthcare through the acquisition of identified proficiencies, skills and nursing procedures. Supernumerary status will be maintained throughout the module thus enabling students to work within interdisciplinary teams in order to provide safe, evidence-based care to people from different backgrounds, cultures and beliefs. This year-long module comprises: an initial eight weeks of practice experience and a subsequent nine weeks of practice experience (totalling 680 hours) and 120 hours of simulated practice learning.

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Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.

Assessment for Year 3

You’ll be assessed using a range of methods, which have been carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

While on clinical placement, you’ll complete an assessment of practice and you’ll write up your reflections of the placement experience.

Compulsory Modules

HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES FOR NURSING

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Credits 30

This module builds on the learning undertaken in year one of the programme. The focus of this module is on the application of life and social sciences to contemporary nursing practice. This module also explores the importance of pharmacology including the management of medicines. Integral to this module is developing a holistic approach to meeting people’s needs across the life course. The interconnectivity of the biological, sociological and psychological sciences of peoples’ lived experiences will be critically explored to recognise the importance that the sciences play in promoting health and well-being.

MANAGING CARE

Code HSCN5102Y

Credits 30

Building on the learning from year one, this module aims to provide knowledge and skills to enable students to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate safe and effective person-centred care pathways across service delivery settings. The module will further develop the application of theory to practice in order to manage evidence-based care. The module will enable students to discover and implement skills to work effectively with people, their families/carers and the wider multi-disciplinary, multi-agency teams and in communities. Content in this module will inform the students’ learning in conjunction with the 'Health and Life Sciences for Nursing Practice' module delivered this year. Consolidation of this theoretical learning will take place in the 'Nursing Practice and Simulation 2' module

NURSING PRACTICE AND SIMULATION 2

Code HSCN5103Y

Credits 60

Nursing Practice and Simulation 2 spans Part Two of the programme building on practice and simulated learning undertaken in Part 1. Through active participation in care, this module will encompass core and field specific learning centred on professional values. Within this module students will utilise a range of skills across contexts in order to provide evidence-based person-centred care. The module exposes students to the provision and skills of nursing care in a wide range of settings and of increasing complexity. Students will maintain supernumerary status and learn experientially through exposure to positive role models who demonstrate effective interprofessional working through practice and simulated learning. The importance of developing skills in relation to care management and application of sciences related to nursing will be a key focus of this module. Students will also begin to develop the skills which contribute to becoming an autonomous practitioner through multidisciplinary team working. This year-long module comprises: two episodes of practice experience and 72 hours of simulated practice learning.

INTERPROFESSIONAL LEARNING 2 - EDUCATION WORKSHOP

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Credits 0

This days workshop offers the students a chance to work with students on other courses interprofessionaly to consider the issues of working in an MDT.

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Students are required to take 100 credits of core modules and a further 20 credits of core modules from option range A

Compulsory Modules

COMPLEXITY AND INNOVATION IN NURSING PRACTICE

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Credits 40

The module content reflects three themes: complex care which is safe , evidence -based and of high-quality, secondly, team working , leadership and management . Including emphasis on service improvement. Thirdly, self development and promoting the development of others including fellow students.

NURSING PRACTICE AND SIMULATION 3

Code HSCN6103Y

Credits 60

Nursing Practice and Simulation 3 spans Year Three (Part Three) of the programme. The central focus of this year is to further develop knowledge, skills and practice in preparation for registration with the NMC. This module continues to build on practice learning in years 1 and 2 combining learning in the practice setting with simulated practice. Students will develop skills of leading and coordinating care working towards becoming an independent autonomous practitioner who is able to respond flexibly to a range of complex situations. In preparation for future practice, knowledge and skills relating to pharmacology and medicines management will be further developed during the module. This year long module comprises of two episodes of practice experience: the first block of five weeks practice learning is a ‘Professional Development Placement (PDP)’. The focus of this placement will be student driven thus enabling students to spend time in an area relating to their chosen field of study. The second ten week placement experience will be focused on leading and coordinating care in preparation for registration. Students will maintain supernumerary status and experiential learning through exposure to positive role models of inter-professional practice.

Optional A Modules

(20 credits)

URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE

Code HSCN6104Y

Credits 20

This module provides an opportunity for students to focus on Urgent and Emergency Care, applying this to their field of nursing practice. This will be achieved by critically appraising and evaluating contemporary evidence and exploring partnership, collaboration and interagency working in order to deliver safe and effective person-centred care through a focus on Urgent and Emergency Care.

TRANSITION MIND THE GAP

Code HSCN6105Y

Credits 20

This module provides an opportunity for students to focus on transitional care processes, with application to their field of nursing practice. This will be achieved by critically appraising and evaluating contemporary evidence and exploring partnership, collaboration and interagency working in order to deliver safe and effective care through a focus on transitional care across health and social care settings. Transition involves a planned and proactive process of addressing the medical and psychosocial needs of individuals and their families as they transition between differing health and/or social care services.

PRINCIPLES OF DELIVERING HEALTHCARE IN THE COMMUNITY

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Credits 20

This module provides an opportunity for you to focus on caring for people in the community setting, applying this to your field of nursing practice. This will be achieved by critically appraising and evaluating contemporary evidence and exploring partnership, collaboration and interagency working in order to deliver safe and effective person-centred care through a focus on care delivery within the community.

FORENSIC HEALTHCARE

Code HSCN6107Y

Credits 20

This module provides an opportunity for students to focus on healthcare for people with offending behaviour, applying this to their field of nursing practice. This will be achieved by critically appraising and evaluating contemporary evidence and exploring partnership, collaboration and interagency working to deliver safe and effective person-centred care through a focus on forensic healthcare.

COGNITIVE HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Code HSCN6108Y

Credits 20

This module provides an opportunity for students to focus on cognitive health and wellbeing across the life course, applying this to different fields of nursing practice. This will be achieved by critically appraising and evaluating contemporary evidence and exploring partnership, collaboration and interagency working in order to deliver safe and effective person-centred care through a focus on holism, well-being, reflection and self-determination.

CAMHS

Code HSCN6109Y

Credits 20

This module provides an opportunity for students to focus on child and adolescent mental health, applying this to their field of nursing practice.  This will be achieved by critically appraising and evaluating contemporary evidence and exploring partnership, collaboration and interagency working in order to deliver safe and effective person centred care through a focus on child and adolescent mental health. 

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Entry Requirements

A Levels

BBC or BCC with an A in the Extended Project.

T Levels

BBC or BCC with an A in the Extended Project.

BTEC

DMM in Health, Care or Science.

Scottish highers

ABBBB

Scottish highers advanced

CCD

Irish leaving certificate

1 subject at H2, 5 subjects at H3

Access course

Pass with Merit in 36 credits at Level 3 and Pass in 9 credits at Level 3, in a Health, Care or Science subject.

European Baccalaureate

65%

International Baccalaureate

30 points

GCSE offer

You are required to have Mathematics and English Language at a minimum of Grade C or Grade 4 at GCSE.

We can also consider Functional Skills Level 2 English, Essential Skills Wales L2 Communication or Essential Skills Northern Ireland L2 Communication instead of GCSE English, and Functional Skills Level 2 Mathematics, Essential Skills Wales L2 Application of Number or Essential Skills Northern Ireland L2 Application of Number instead of GCSE Mathematics.

Additional entry requirements

We’d also encourage an application if you hold or are working towards one of the following qualifications:

Bachelor Degree (hons)	2.2
Certificate of Higher Education	55%
Diploma of Higher Education	55%
Foundation Degree in a Health, Care or Science subject	55%
Foundation Year of an undergraduate degree programme at a UK university, in a Health, Care or Science subject	60%
Open University (60 credits) in a Health, Care or Science subject	55%
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education (Early Years Educator)	B
CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma in Children's Care, Learning and Development, or Children and Young People's Workforce, or Health and Social Care (including Technical Level)	B
City & Guilds Advanced Extended Diploma in Health and Care (Health or Care pathway)	Distinction

UEA recognises that some students take a mixture of International Baccalaureate IB or International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme IBCP study rather than the full diploma, taking Higher levels in addition to A levels and/or BTEC qualifications. At UEA we do consider a combination of qualifications for entry, provided a minimum of three qualifications are taken at a higher level. Please email admissions@uea.ac.uk if you would like to check whether any particular combination of qualifications would be suitable for entry onto this degree programme.

Please note that we do not consider A levels in General Studies or Critical Thinking, Apprenticeships, NVQs (any level) or Work-based Level 3 Diplomas (previously NVQs) to meet the minimum academic entry requirements, although these can be used as evidence of recent study.

We’ll be unable to consider you for this course if you’ve obtained an academic fail from a previous health based degree programme, including where an exit award has been achieved.

If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme and an interview:

International Foundation in Pharmacy, Health and Life Sciences

Special Entry Requirements

We’d prefer you to be able to demonstrate evidence of recent formal academic study within 5 years of the start of the course. This is to ensure that you’re equipped to succeed on this academically rigorous programme. If you have not studied for an academic qualification within the last 5 years please email admissions@uea.ac.uk to enquire further.

Offers to successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory occupational health check, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and two satisfactory references.

If necessary, the Admissions Service will be happy to provide you with advice on further study that might help you to make a future application to the course. Please email admissions@uea.ac.uk with any questions or if you need any further information.

Students for whom english is a foreign language

Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including reading, writing, speaking and listening):

IELTS: 7.0 overall (minimum 7.0 in each component)

We will also accept a number of other English language qualifications to meet this requirement. Review our English Language Equivalences here.

INTO UEA also offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study:

Pre-sessional English at INTO UEA

Academic English at INTO UEA

Interviews

The strongest applicants will be invited to interview. Please note that meeting (or being predicted to meet) the minimum academic entry requirements will not guarantee that you will be selected for interview.

The interviews will explore a range of issues, including your suitability for the profession and the NHS values (as reflected in the NHS constitution). We’ll look to consider your motivation to study this course, as well as whether you have a clear understanding of the profession (ideally with relevant voluntary or paid work in health care), and an interest in people.

Please note that we do not disclose interview questions.

Gap year

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. If you’re planning to apply with deferred entry, you are advised to indicate your reason for this on your UCAS application.

Intakes

This course is open to UK, EU and International applicants. The annual intake for this course is in September each year.

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Course Reference Number: 665434

Health Sciences

BSc MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

Key details

Year of Entry:

Attendance

Full Time

Award

Degree of Bachelor of Science

UCAS course code

B760

Entry Requirements

BBC

Duration (years)

Important Information

With one in four people suffering from mental health problems every year and increasing awareness of mental health issues society’s increasing interest in mental wellbeing, mental health nurses are in huge demand. As a mental health nurse, you will work alongside individuals and their families empowering them to manage their conditions and work towards recovery through collaborative, person-centered assessment and care plan development. Working with a wide team of health and social care professionals, you will also help to provide appropriate interventions. It is incredibly challenging but also important and rewarding work. Study for your BSc Mental Health Nursing at UEA and you will benefit from service user contact from the very outset and a personal mentor to guide you throughout. We’re also ranked in the UK's top 15 for nursing (The Complete University Guide 2020).

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BSc MENTAL HEALTH NURSING