This course has been approved against the new Nursing and Midwifery Council Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses. These standards set out the knowledge and skills you will learn as the next generation of mental health nurses, to enable you to deliver world-class person-centred, evidence-based care.
Are you ready to make a difference and embark on a rewarding career in nursing? This new course will prepare you to support people with a wide range of mental health conditions such as:
• anxiety
• depression
• stress-related illness
• personality disorders
• psychotic disorders ie: schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder
• dementia
• eating disorders
• drug and alcohol addiction.
On successful completion of the course, you’ll be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Mental Health Nurse.

On this mental health nursing course you will learn how to assess, plan, promote and support a person’s recovery, facilitating their involvement and enhancing their level of control (recovery focused approach). Importantly, you will also learn how to support client’s physical health needs.
You will learn how to deliver care to the new standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The aim is to equip you with the clinical skills and evidence-based knowledge you need to face the challenges of modern mental health nursing.
This postgraduate mental health nursing course has been developed with input from students, service users and our partners in the NHS and voluntary and independent sectors. Your studies will help you to gain the skills and experience you need to start your nursing career on graduation.
You will learn how to:
• provide, lead and coordinate care that is compassionate and evidence-based
• care for people with complex mental, physical, cognitive and behavioural care needs
• care for people in healthcare settings including their own home, in the community and in hospital
• help promote health, protect health and prevent ill health
• empower people, communities and populations to take control of their own health decisions and behaviours
• care for people of different ages, backgrounds, cultures and beliefs
• care for people at the end of their life
• work across health- and social care services
• play a proactive role in multidisciplinary teams
• think critically and apply your knowledge and skills
• be emotionally intelligent and resilient, while managing your personal health and wellbeing
Practice learning
You will spend a significant amount of time in practice where you will be appropriately supported and assessed. This will include learning to care for people in hospitals, in their own homes or within a community setting. As you will be working with people who require care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you can expect to work days, weekends, bank holidays and night shifts. You will not receive payment for your practice learning.
Each year your course will divided into blocks:
• Theory - this will include: induction, taught time, independent learning, assessment support and scheduled Personal Tutor meetings)
• Practice - this will include preparation for practice weeks and placement learning)
• Annual leave - these are set for the duration of the course and cannot be changed
Support
We will provide a supportive learning environment to help you gain confidence as you develop your skills. You will learn using high-tech, innovative resources – including a fully equipped simulation centre – that help make your classes fun and engaging.
Placement partners
Your placement is an essential part of your course and will take up an equal amount of time as your classroom studies at the University. It will give you practical experience so that you can apply what you learn in a real-world setting.
Kindly refer to our website for more information, and to learn which healthcare organisations we partner with.