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Study Details: MSc 2 years
Qualify in two years as a Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and enjoy a flexible study approach.
This two-year MSc Nursing (Pre-registration) programme is for graduates from any discipline who meet the necessary entry criteria to study and work in the UK.
During this programme, you will learn in a variety of practice settings, and study contemporary evidence-based nursing modules, delivered flexibly to meet your needs. To facilitate a breadth of authentic educational experiences, you will learn with inter-professional health and social care teams, and from people accessing health and social care support. You will become a life-long learner; a critical thinker who supports and influences the highest quality evidence base and provides exceptional person-centred care.
You will enter the nursing profession as a confident, proficient and autonomous practitioner, with a strong understanding of current health and social care environments. You will have the skills to lead, innovate and influence future provision to effectively meet the needs of people.
The School of Health and Social Care is based at our Sighthill Campus in the city of Edinburgh.
Bachelor (Honours) degree at 2:2 or above in any degree subject. Alternatively we can accept a Bachelor (Ordinary) degree in nursing with distinction where registration is in an alternative field to the one you are wishing to study (e.g. child health or learning disability). Should you meet the academic entry criteria, you will then be asked to complete an RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) document to provide evidence of undertaking a minimum of 500 hours (equivalent to 12-14 weeks full-time) of occupational or voluntary work supporting the health and/or wellbeing needs of people, in addition to demonstrating a minimum of 500 hours of appropriate theoretical learning and understanding evidenced from a previous degree and practice.
National 5 Maths and Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) at grade C or above taken within the past 5 years is also required – if applicants do not have these we can suggest alternative online equivalent courses to undertake. Admission to the programme is dependent upon a satisfactory Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) check. This will be conducted as part of the induction week. The cost of the PVG check will be paid by the University. Previous Nursing Students
Please note that students who have already studied a Nursing degree are unlikely to receive funding for a second Nursing degree.
To ensure that students’ health and character are sufficient to enable safe and effective practice on entering the programme, throughout the programme and when submitting the supporting declaration of health and character in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements, satisfactory occupational health assessment and criminal record checks will be made on entry into this programme of study.
This is an online programme and therefore requires a high level of digital literacy to enable engagement with learning materials, using a variety of digital platforms and databases to search for information and evidence, and collaboration as a member of a community of learning during tutorials in a digital space. Please note that international students are unable to enrol onto this programme.
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Edinburgh Napier University is one of the largest providers of nursing professionals in Scotland. This MSc programme will deliver post-graduate nurses who have excellent career prospects. Roles might take them anywhere from working with acute emergency admissions, to providing care in community settings, to leading discussions in the board rooms of health boards. They might work in the city of Edinburgh, remote and rural parts of Scotland, or even overseas.
The MSc Nursing (Pre-registration) programme at Edinburgh Napier University will enhance the ability to take forward informed decision makers life-long learners. Nursing is a fluid and constantly changing entity, we work with our students to help them develop the skills to welcome and withstand the changing demands of our evolving profession and work at the forefront of nursing.
It is anticipated that as a critically reflective practitioner with excellent leadership skills, following a period of consolidation post award, our MSc registrants will be able to apply for roles nationally or internationally, within the NHS, Social care or in other private and public sectors; examples might include:
Lecturer in Nursing
Research Nurse
Senior Nursing positions
Lead clinician for a charity
Advanced Practice Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nurse Consultant
For module information for this course please visit https://www.napier.ac.uk/courses/msc-nursing-mental-health-postgraduate-fulltime
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