BNurs (Hons) Mental Health Nursing
BSc (Hons) Midwifery leading to Registered Midwife
UCAS code: B760 Full-time: 3 years Location: Wolverhampton City Campus Entry requirements: A-levels at grades BBC (or equivalent).
UCAS code: B720 Full-time: 3 years Location: Walsall Campus Entry requirements: Three A-levels at grades BBC
GCSEs in an English-based subject and Maths at grade C or above (or equivalent). A satisfactory personal statement and reference will also be required. You must satisfy a Disclosure and Barring Service check and Occupational Health requirements.
(or equivalent) including one science subject (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Sociology, Health and Social Care) at grade C or above plus five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above including English and Mathematics. A satisfactory personal statement and reference will also be required. You must satisfy a Disclosure and Barring Service check, and health clearance. You must have evidence of recent study within the last 5 years.
This course allows you to develop the knowledge, skills and attitude required to provide safe and effective nursing care to people with mental health problems through a ratio of 50/50 theory and practical nursing experience. Successful completion of the BNurs (Hons) Mental Health Nursing will allow you to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to practise as a registered mental health nurse in a variety of care settings. Mental health nurses work in a variety of diverse settings caring for children, adolescents, adults of working age and older people who are experiencing problems in the way that they think, feel or behave. This can have a significant effect on their relationships, work and quality of life. The work of a mental health nurse involves helping these people to recover from their illness or to come to terms with it in order to maximise their life potential. Mental health nurses work alongside many other professionals including social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists and GPs.
Accreditation The course has been accredited and validated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the University of Wolverhampton.
Where can it take you? Once you have gained your BNurs (Hons) Mental Health Nursing, then this will open up the prospect of many jobs in clinical practice, hospital or community settings, research, teaching or managerial roles, and opportunities to work overseas.
The pre-registration midwifery course will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective midwifery care, and register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to practise as a midwife. You will study a range of subjects including sexual and reproductive health, neonatal care, midwifery care and practice, management and leadership and high-risk care of mother and baby. You will have the opportunity to participate in providing individual care to a woman and her family under the supervision of a qualified midwife, and experience midwifery practice in a variety of settings. You will be expected to develop an electronic portfolio during your course of study. All theory is delivered at Walsall Campus for classroom study, and placements will be with one of five NHS Trusts: Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell and West Birmingham, or Burton-upon-Trent.
Accreditation This course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Where can it take you? Opportunities exist to be clinical leaders and consultant midwives, and to work in management or at supervisory level. Midwives can also develop innovative specialist roles – for example, in ultrasound, foetal medicine, public health and parenting education. There are also opportunities to work as a research midwife or in education. Many midwives are employed by the NHS, working in a hospital or community setting. Posts are also available in private birthing centres, or you may be an independent midwife.
DID YOU KNOW? Unsure if your grades meet our entry requirements? Contact the Gateway at: gateway@wlv.ac.uk or tel: 01902 321 032
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Full details of all courses and entry requirements can be found at: wlv.ac.uk/undergraduate