Nursing (Mental Health) PgDip
University of West London
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Berkshire Institute for Health - UWL - Reading

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OverviewThis course is run from our West London campus but it is also offered at the Berkshire Institute for Health in Fountain House, our campus based in the heart of Reading. As you will spend half your course gaining experience on placement, you should choose a course location that you can travel to easily. Please see the course details below for our London placement partners.This course has been approved against the new Nursing and Midwifery Council Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency ...Read more

Overview

This course is run from our West London campus but it is also offered at the Berkshire Institute for Health in Fountain House, our campus based in the heart of Reading. As you will spend half your course gaining experience on placement, you should choose a course location that you can travel to easily. Please see the course details below for our London placement partners.

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 completion of the course you’ll be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Mental Health Nurse.

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58th

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Entry requirements

Students must have a first degree at grade 2:2 or above in any subject; GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents.

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£9,250 per year

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The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £9,250. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.

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University of West London
University of West London , Ealing

The University of West London (UWL) is known as the ‘career university’ due its exceptionally high graduate employment rate and...

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University of West London
St Mary's Road Ealing Greater London W5 5RF United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: South Ealing  0.2 miles away Nearest train station: West Ealing  0.6 miles away
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