36 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Nursing
Degree
BN
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This exciting new Mental Health Nursing (Distance Learning) BN degree will provide you with the knowledge and skills to successfully graduate as a registered mental health nurse, and you will undertake practice placements in community and hospital settings with our partner organisations within Wales, with experiences in a range of mental health care related areas. MH Nurses work in a variety of settings which are reflected in the placement opportunities which include community and inpatient services such as child and adolescent MH, adult and older adult MH in hospital, rehabilitation, prison and forensic services, therapeutic substance misuse services and nursing homes. Registered nurses’ learning is supported throughout their careers through, initially preceptorship that offers the structured support needed to successfully transition your knowledge into everyday practice, and through continuous professional development.
Mental health nursing will lead you to an exciting and rewarding, though demanding, career as a mental health nurse. The course will enable you to develop your career working with people of all ages who are facing physical and mental health challenges, or living with learning disabilities, who need professional mental health nursing care.
You can experience a very wide range of community- and inpatient-based practice placements across Wales as a mental health nursing student, which could include:
- Primary Care
- Child and adolescent mental health services in the community and residential setting
- Mental health hospital care for adults and older people with 24-hour needs
- Multidisciplinary community mental health teams for adults and older people
- Prison and forensic medium secure hospital services with links to the criminal justice service
- Home treatment, rehabilitation and step-down recovery services
- Perinatal mental health services
- Memory services
- Liaison mental health services
- Therapeutic substance misuse, peer support and detoxification services.
Bangor accepts applications for nursing courses throughout the year, while places are still available. As this pathway is in demand, we recommend applications are
As this course is funded by the NHS and students have to have placements in the local NHS Health Board we are unable to accept applications from international students.
Elements of the course can be available through the medium of Welsh and you’ll be supported to access the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol incentives. For more information on the School's bilingual provision click here
Programme overview
Main Subject
Nursing
Degree
BN
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This exciting new Mental Health Nursing (Distance Learning) BN degree will provide you with the knowledge and skills to successfully graduate as a registered mental health nurse, and you will undertake practice placements in community and hospital settings with our partner organisations within Wales, with experiences in a range of mental health care related areas. MH Nurses work in a variety of settings which are reflected in the placement opportunities which include community and inpatient services such as child and adolescent MH, adult and older adult MH in hospital, rehabilitation, prison and forensic services, therapeutic substance misuse services and nursing homes. Registered nurses’ learning is supported throughout their careers through, initially preceptorship that offers the structured support needed to successfully transition your knowledge into everyday practice, and through continuous professional development.
Mental health nursing will lead you to an exciting and rewarding, though demanding, career as a mental health nurse. The course will enable you to develop your career working with people of all ages who are facing physical and mental health challenges, or living with learning disabilities, who need professional mental health nursing care.
You can experience a very wide range of community- and inpatient-based practice placements across Wales as a mental health nursing student, which could include:
- Primary Care
- Child and adolescent mental health services in the community and residential setting
- Mental health hospital care for adults and older people with 24-hour needs
- Multidisciplinary community mental health teams for adults and older people
- Prison and forensic medium secure hospital services with links to the criminal justice service
- Home treatment, rehabilitation and step-down recovery services
- Perinatal mental health services
- Memory services
- Liaison mental health services
- Therapeutic substance misuse, peer support and detoxification services.
Bangor accepts applications for nursing courses throughout the year, while places are still available. As this pathway is in demand, we recommend applications are
As this course is funded by the NHS and students have to have placements in the local NHS Health Board we are unable to accept applications from international students.
Elements of the course can be available through the medium of Welsh and you’ll be supported to access the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol incentives. For more information on the School's bilingual provision click here
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