BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing

Key details

BSC (HONS) MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

Start Year

2022

Attendance

Full Time

Award

Degree of Bachelor of Science

UCAS course code

B760

Entry Requirements

BBC

Duration (years)

With one in four people experiencing symptoms of mental health problems during their lifetime and society’s increasing interest in and awareness of mental health and wellbeing, mental health nurses are in huge demand. At UEA we strive to deliver the best education so that you can go on to deliver the best mental health care. 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. You will work with a range of health and social care professionals to provide evidence-based interventions. This is challenging but 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.

About

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 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. 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, hospitals and specialist care units
Regular group work with other healthcare students.
Excellent facilities including skills and simulation laboratories
Research led teaching.
Exploration of contemporary practice in small seminar groups
Highly motivated students and support from student representatives.
A highly supportive culture
A passionate teaching team with a rich and varied range of practice experience.

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Important Information

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 will be assessed using a range of methods, carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

UEA’s contemporary assessment strategy includes written assignments, examinations, presentations and posters. In the final year, you will complete a project, which will illustrate your deeper understanding of the relationship between the theory and practice of nursing.

You will also be assessed in practice during your clinical placements.

Structure

To meet the requirements of the NMC Pre-registration nursing standards, in each Year (Parts) you will study core modules delivered simultaneously across the year.

In year 1, you will study:

Becoming a Professional module: This module addresses the professionalism of nursing to enable students to deliver safe and effective person-centred and evidence-based care. Subject content will include; legal and ethical issues professional values, professional relationships, boundaries and developing your academic skills.

Facilitating Health and Wellbeing: This module aims to provide knowledge and skills to enable you to take a life course approach to the promotion of health, prevention of ill health and management of health challenges with individuals, communities and at population level.

Nursing Practice and Simulation 1: this module encompasses core and field specific learning centred on professional values in both practice placements and simulation sessions in school.

In addition to these modules, in Years 1 and 2 you will engage in Interprofessional Learning activities exploring collaboration and teamworking with other healthcare students across the faculty as this is essential to effective person-centred care.

Teaching and Learning

Our degree programme employs a range of learning methods designed to support your ability to link nursing theory to 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 scheduled between 9am and 7pm.

We will 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 will also have the opportunity to learn directly from people who have experienced healthcare services.

In clinical practice placements you will be learning with the support of registered nurses, members of the healthcare team and those using healthcare services. Your clinical practice placements are designed to reflect the typical working patterns of a qualified nurse. You will have access to placements in a wide variety of settings located with health care providers who work in partnership with UEA. You will be able to use and develop your skills and knowledge under professional supervision. You will work closely with people using mental health health services, and their wider support networks.

Your theoretical learning will enhance your clinical practice learning so that you develop the necessary evidence-based practice to deliver safe and effective nursing care.

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

By the end of your studies, you will have built up an individual learning profile, which will demonstrate that you have completed the requirements for professional registration with the NMC.

Independent study

You will be encouraged to read and engage with a wide range of sources to inform your development. You will have access to resources to support your learning and help you develop an effective approach to self-directed study.

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Assessment for Year 2

You will be assessed using a range of methods, carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

You will also be assessed in practice during your clinical placements.

Structure

In year 2, you will study:

Health and Life Sciences for Nursing Module: The focus of this module is on the application of life and social sciences to contemporary nursing practice.

Managing Care Module: This module aims to provide knowledge and skills to enable you 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.

Nursing Practice and Simulation 2: this module continues to build on core and field specific learning with increasing complexity, centred on professional values in both practice placements and simulation sessions in school.

Teaching and Learning

Your theoretical learning will enhance your clinical practice learning so that you develop the necessary evidence-based practice to deliver safe and effective nursing care.

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

By the end of your studies, you will have built up an individual learning profile, which will demonstrate that you have completed the requirements for professional registration with the NMC.

Independent study

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Assessment for Year 3

You will be assessed using a range of methods, carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

You will also be assessed in practice during your clinical placements.

Structure

In year 3, you will study:

Complexity and Innovation in Nursing Module: This module builds on your existing knowledge, understanding and experiences to develop higher academic skills, independent learning and, reflective practice which is both ambitious and creative. You will develop your understanding of complex care, leadership and management skills and service improvement to prepare you for transition into the role of registered nurse.

Option Module: You will choose one module to study which will provide you with insight into a specific area of nursing. The modules are: Urgent and Emergency Care, Transition: Mind the Gap, CAMHS, Forensic Health, Principles of delivering healthcare in the community, Cognitive Health and Wellbeing.

Nursing Practice and Simulation 3: this final practice module continues to build on core and field specific learning with increasing complexity, centred on professional values in both practice placements and simulation sessions in school.

Teaching and Learning

Your theoretical learning will enhance your clinical practice learning so that you develop the necessary evidence-based practice to deliver safe and effective nursing care.

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

By the end of your studies, you will have built up an individual learning profile, which will demonstrate that you have completed the requirements for professional registration with the NMC.

Independent study

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Assessment for Year 1

You will be assessed using a range of methods, carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

You will also be assessed in practice during your clinical placements.

Compulsory Modules

INTERPROFESSIONAL LEARNING - LEVEL 1

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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 may also have the opportunity to become a Dementia Friend. You may 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 eight weeks of practice experience (totalling 640 hours) and 120 hours of simulated practice learning.

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Important Information

Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring and review of modules. Where this activity leads to significant change to a programme and modules, the University will endeavour to consult with affected students. 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. Availability of optional modules may be restricted owing to timetabling, lack of demand, or limited places. Where this is the case, you will be asked to make alternative module choices and you will be supported during this process.

Assessment for Year 2

You will be assessed using a range of methods, carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

You will also be assessed in practice during your clinical placements.

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

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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

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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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Important Information

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

Assessment for Year 3

You will be assessed using a range of methods, carefully chosen to reflect your ability to apply the relevant theory to practice.

You will also be assessed in practice during your clinical placements.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

BTEC

DMM in Health, Care or Science

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

International Baccalaureate

30 points

Additional entry requirements

Bachelor's Degree (hons)

2.2 or above

Certificate of Higher Education

55% or above

Diploma of Higher Education

55% or above

European Baccalaureate

65% or above

Foundation Degree

55% or above in a Health, Care or Science subject

Foundation Year

60% or above in a Foundation Year of an undergraduate degree programme at a UK university, in a Health, Care or Science subject

Irish Leaving Certificate

1 subject at H2, 5 subjects at H3

NCFE/CACHE Level 3 Diploma

Grade B or above in Child Care and Education (Early Years Educator)

NCFE/CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma

Grade B or above in one of the following subjects:

Children's Care, Learning and Development
Children and Young People's Workforce
Health and Social Care (including Technical Level)

Open University

60 credits at 55% or above, in a Health, Care or Science subject

Scottish Advanced Highers

CCD or above

Scottish Highers

ABBBB or above

T Levels

Not accepted for 2022 entry

We recognise that some students take a mixture of qualifications. Please email admissions@uea.ac.uk if you would like to check whether any particular combination of qualifications would be suitable for entry to this degree programme, or for any advice on further study that might help you to make a future application to the course.

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 also 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.

Graduates may wish to consider our accelerated Masters programmes.

gcse requirements

Mathematics and English Language at minimum grade C or grade 4 required, alongside all other specified requirements.

In place of English Language GCSE we can also consider:

Functional Skills Level 2 English
Essential Skills Wales L2 Communication
Essential Skills Northern Ireland L2 Communication

In place of Mathematics GCSE we can also consider:

Functional Skills Level 2 Mathematics
Essential Skills Wales L2 Application of Number
Essential Skills Northern Ireland L2 Application of Number

If you have completed high school qualifications outside of the UK, please email admissions@uea.ac.uk to check if your qualifications will be acceptable in place of GCSEs.

RECENT STUDY

We would prefer you to be able to demonstrate evidence of recent academic study within 5 years of the start of the course. If you hold qualifications that meet the entry requirements above, but your last qualification will have been completed more than 5 years ago by the time the the course starts, please email admissions@uea.ac.uk to enquire further.

Students for whom english is a foreign language

We welcome applications from students whose first language is not English. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including reading, writing, speaking and listening) at the level of IELTS 7.0 overall (minimum 7.0 in each component). Review our English Language Equivalences for a list of example qualifications that we can accept to meet this requirement.

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

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.

Interview invitations will be sent by email. Please keep a close eye on all emails from UEA after you submit your UCAS application.

Interview format

All interviews for entry in 2022 will take place online with an academic staff member from the School of Health Sciences, and may also include either a clinician from the profession you are applying for, a health service user or a 3rd year student from the course. The interview will last about 30-40 minutes. For a little bit more information on the interview process, view our Plan Your Visit page and navigate to 'Health Sciences Interviews'.

Note that we do not disclose interview questions, but in general terms 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 an interest in people and a clear understanding of the profession (ideally with relevant voluntary or paid work in healthcare).

Experience of healthcare

We are aware that it is a difficult time to try to gain relevant experience in healthcare. First time applicants to Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied Health Professions will all be in a similar situation. We will take this into account and will adapt our expectations.

Keep in mind that clinical work experience is not generally a requirement for applying to train in healthcare, but it is important to show that you are able to work with people and appreciate the health and social care setting. It is important to remember why we look for work experience in an application; this in turn can help you think of the numerous ways that you might be able to demonstrate how you have acquired relevant experience.

We will want to see that you understand what a career in Health involves. Work experience, and other related experiences, are only as valuable as the way you talk about them and what understanding you take from them. While we will expect you to show some understanding of what it is like to be the professional of your choice, part of this involves demonstrating that you know what it is like to work in a responsible role, particularly with the public.

What type of experience do you need?

Any activity or life experience that helps you to prepare for training to be a healthcare professional will help. This means any activity that allows you to demonstrate that you have:

Had people-focused experience of providing a service, care, support or help to others, and that you understand the realities of working in a caring profession.
Developed some of the values, attitudes and behaviours essential to being a Nurse, Midwife or Allied Health professional such as conscientiousness, effective communication and the ability to interact with a wide variety of people. The values that we are looking for are set out in the NHS Constitution.
A realistic understanding of Health and Social Care and in particular the physical, organisational and emotional demands of the career.

Practical ways to gain experience

Keep a reflective diary on what is happening in the news and online. Listen to what healthcare professionals have to say and reflect on this. All healthcare professionals can be a valuable source of information and experience, not just those that work in the specific profession that you are applying for. Demonstrating that you have a sense of all healthcare professions (and how they work together) will help you in both your personal statement and interview.

Volunteer in your spare time if you can, all forms of voluntary work can provide helpful work experience. Whilst volunteer work in the NHS might be disrupted at this time, other schemes may still be in operation and worth exploring i.e. working with other people in a caring or service role. Voluntary commitments to community groups (for example groups related to the work of churches, mosques and temples, or other groups such as Scouts or Guides) and online community support groups may also provide valuable experience of taking on responsibility, dealing with people and communicating effectively. It is likely that these sorts of volunteering opportunities will start to run again before healthcare related opportunities are available.

Remember: it is what you learn about yourself, about other people and about how effective care is delivered and received that counts. What you did is only a small part of the story; it is how you communicate what you learnt which matters.

PROGRAMME CONDITIONS

Offers will be made to applicants after completion of successful interviews, and will be subject to a satisfactory occupational health check (including evidence of appropriate immunisations), an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and two satisfactory references. We will let you know what you need to do (and when) to meet these conditions if you are successful in gaining an offer.

PLACEMENTS

During the course, no less than 50% of your time will be spent on practice placement. This might be in a variety of settings that include hospitals, community services, general practice, social services and voluntary or private organisations. Placement allocation occurs throughout the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire.

As this course includes patient facing placements in health or social care settings, and these are a mandatory component of the course, you will need to comply with the placement vaccination policy. Failure to meet the placement vaccination policy may prevent you from joining the course or may lead to your withdrawal from the course in the future. Future employment may also be subject to this condition.

Applicants who are under 18 at the start of the course

There is no minimum age requirement to study at UEA, however courses in the School of Health Sciences involve considerable patient contact and placements from year one. In view of this, students who will not be 18 years old at the time that they start the course may wish to consider applying for deferred entry.

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 intend to apply with deferred entry, please let us know about your gap year plans in your UCAS application.

Progression Requirements

Once enrolled onto your course at UEA, your progression and continuation (which may include your eligibility for study abroad, overseas experience, placement or year in industry opportunities) is contingent on meeting the assessment requirements which are relevant to the course on which you are enrolled.

Intakes

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

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BSc (Hons) MENTAL HEALTH NURSING