Nursing (Mental Health)

This degree equips you with the skills and experience you need to become a registered mental health nurse. The course is approved by the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council).
Half of your time will be spent in study and hands-on learning on our award-winning medical campus. The other half will be on placement in mental health services.
You’ll learn the key skills of communication and establishing supportive relationships with service users, their families and carers. You’ll be guided in this by experienced practitioners, who will help you develop your confidence, empathy and practical nursing skills.

Why study at Hull?

• Award-winning facilities: The Allam Medical Building houses a host of high-tech simulation wards for you to practice and develop your nursing skills. The medical campus is multi-award winning. It delivers first-class, real-world facilities at the cutting edge of modern healthcare.
• Learn from the best: You’ll learn from professionals committed to supporting the community’s well-being – and who develop initiatives and research that benefits mental health nationally and globally.
• Get £6,000 cash or more per year: You’ll be entitled to not only the NHS Learning Support Fund, but also an extra Specialist Subject Payment (SSP) of £1,000 for each year you study. You may even get more, depending on your own personal circumstances – and you won’t have to pay it back.

Where could this take me?

This nursing degree has an excellent track record of entry into mental health nursing careers. It has a 100% employability rate – within 15 months, all graduates are employed or in future study. Most work in NHS hospital settings or specialist NHS units. You could be working in a psychiatric ward, in community healthcare or in a residential home, in child and adolescent mental health services or learning disability health services. And some students choose research posts or leadership roles.

Core modules include:

Fundamental Nursing Skills
Fundamentals of Professional Practice
Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health
Developing Nursing Skills
Developing Professional Practice
Critical Perspectives on Assessment and Formulation within Mental Health Nursing
Leading and Managing Care
Underpinnings of Contemporary Mental Health
Placements - Nursing Practice

You'll be assessed through a combination of written, practical and coursework assessments throughout your degree.

Written assessment typically includes exams and multiple choice tests.

Practical is an assessment of your skills and competencies. This could include presentations, school experience, work experience or laboratory work.

Coursework typically includes essays, written assignments, dissertations, research projects or producing a portfolio of your work.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Nursing and Midwifery Council