applying for nursing and midwifery at university
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OUR DEGREE COURSES
Nursing BSc (Hons) (45 weeks)
• Adult, Mental Health, Child
Midwifery BSc (Hons) (45 weeks)
ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• UCAS tariff point scores:
• Mental Health and Adult Nursing - 280 pts• Child Nursing – 300 pts• Midwifery - 320 pts
• GCSE requirements vary - English, Maths, Science
• Key Skills Level 2 qualifications
NON ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
• Satisfactory Disclosure and
Barring Service (DBS) check• Occupational Health check
- online and appointment• Second reference
- employment/volunteering
COURSE CONTENT• Theory and practice
• Learn with students from other health professions
PLACEMENTS• Variety of settings
• Geographical location
• Support in practice
• Shift work
• Assessed element of course
PERSONAL STATEMENTS
• Why do you want to study the course?
• What research have you done?
• What have you learnt from any profession specific work experience?
• How can you demonstrate that you have the transferable skills and personal qualities required?
• What are your hobbies and interests?
• How can you stand out from other applicants?
ADULT NURSING• Ability to assess situations,
and deliver quality care
• Placements can be in hospitals, community and independent settings
• This is a career for you, if you want to make a real difference everyday for your patients and their families
WHAT DO ADULT NURSES DO?
• Meet the needs of patients with diverse physical health conditions
• Adult nurses utilise a range of clinical skills across a variety of health care settings
• May include injections, medications and procedures but also hygiene needs, washing, feeding and toileting patients, taking observations
• Working in teams of other health professionals including doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, health care assistants and many others
WHAT MAKES A GOOD ADULT NURSE?
• The ability to be flexible to meet ever changing needs of patients and employers
• Excellent communication skills
• Be able to express empathy to wide variety of people
• Be able to prioritise care based on the needs of your patients and the resources available
• Commitment to continuing learning throughout your nursing career
MENTAL HEALTH NURSES – WHO ARE THEY?
Someone who…• Enjoys meeting people and listening to their life stories• Is non judgemental• Caring• Adaptable• A good communicator• Up for a challenge• Enjoys working with other health professionals• Can form effective relationships with others• A team player
One in four of us will experience a mental health difficulty at some point in our lives
WHAT DO MENTAL HEALTH NURSES DO?
• Function as part of a multi disciplinary team
• Support carers and families of those with mental health difficulties
• Refer service users (patients) to other agencies and services
• Work in partnership with service users moving towards recovery
• Monitor effects and side effects of treatment
• Build effective , therapeutic relationships with service users
• Support people with long term mental health problems to have the best quality of life possible
• Work with individuals when they are in crisis or distressed
• Use interventions and therapies
• Monitor a person’s mental state
WHERE DO MENTAL HEALTH NURSES WORK?
In a wide variety of settings including:
• NHS mental health wards and community mental health teams and services
• A range of specialist placements – Regional Secure Unit, drug and alcohol services, Children and young adults mental health services, A and E Liaison
• Working in teams of other health professionals including social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists
• Independent (private) sector including drug detoxification , secure wards and hospitals, dementia nursing homes
All mental health nursing students will experience a range of placements including wards, community teams, older adult and specialism's
CHILDREN’S NURSING • Work with 0 to 18 year olds in a variety of
settings
• Children react to illness in a very different way to adults
• Children are still growing, so symptoms may affect their development in different ways to adults
• Their emotional needs, and those of their families, are also very different to adults
• Children's nurses also support, advise and educate parents and other close relatives
PLACEMENTS
Students will have the opportunity to work in a variety of clinical areas, including:
• Several children’s wards
• Community placements
• Neonatal
• High dependency and paediatric intensive care unit
• Children’s out patients departments
• Children’s hospice
BSC (HONS) MIDWIFERY
• Stage 1 – key areas
• Role of the midwife
• Multi- ethnic multicultural context of maternity services
• Physiological, social, psychological impact of pregnancy
• Inter-professional education
• Clinical practice – ward and community
BSC (HONS) MIDWIFERY
• Stage 2 – key areas
• Develop knowledge of abnormal cases
• Explore pathophysiologies associated with the ante-, intra- and postnatal periods, public health and neonatology
• Multi- ethnic multicultural context of maternity services
• Clinical practice – labour ward
BSC (HONS) MIDWIFERY
• Stage 3 – key areas
• Gain confidence in pathophysiologies associated with the ante, intra and postnatal periods, public health and neonatology
• Reflect on the scope of midwifery registration
• Inter-professional education
• Clinical practice - caseload
NHS FUNDING• Applicable to some health related courses• Course fees paid• £1000 non income assessed bursary for all students• Income assessed bursary varies on:
• Family income• Length of course• Where you live during your studies
• Reduced student loan• Travel, uniforms and childcare
• NHS Student Bursary website• Bursary calculator• Full course listings