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Study Details: PgDip 2 years
This course is run from the Berkshire Institute for Health in Fountain House, our campus based in the heart of Reading, but it is also offered at our West London campus. As you will spend half your course gaining experience on placement, you should choose a course location that you can travel to easily. Please see the course details below for our London placement partners.
This course has been approved against the Nursing and Midwifery Council Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses. These standards set out the knowledge and skills you will learn as the next generation of mental health nurses, to enable you to deliver world class person-centred, evidence-based care.
Are you ready to make a difference and embark on a rewarding career in nursing? This new course will prepare you to support people with a wide range of mental health conditions such as:
anxiety
depression
stress-related illness
personality disorders
psychotic disorders, ie schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder
dementia
eating disorders
drug and alcohol addiction.
On completion of the course you’ll be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Mental Health Nurse.
You need:
a first degree at grade 2:2 or above in any subject
GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 – 4 / A* – C) or Level 2 equivalents
Portfolio and independent study module
If you are successful at interview you will be required to complete a 6000 word portfolio (Recognition of Prior Learning module). You will need to achieve a pass mark of 40% at Level 6, to be offered a place on the course.
Guidance on how to complete this independent study module will be provided by the course leader. Candidates are usually given 4 weeks to complete the module.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
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