The public places high expectations and levels of trust in the nursing professional and this course aims to develop confident, articulate and aspiring graduate nurses who are future-ready, socially and ethically engaged, research-active, globally connected and digitally empowered. Successful completion of the course leads to the award of BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Mental Health) Apprenticeship, enabling you to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The flexibility of the apprenticeship structure enables employers togrow their own talent and succession plan effectively while enabling the apprentice to meet all the requirements of the University, the NMC and the Apprenticeship Standards for pre-registration nursing. Employers are also able to maintain their current employee within their role for an overall average of 12 hours a week.
You gain the knowledge and skills to care for adult patients within a range of community and hospital settings who may have physical, emotional, and social care needs. You develop your emotional intelligence, clinical decision-making and interpersonal skills, and your ability to provide high-quality person-centred compassionate nursing in a safe and caring environment. It is also a major step towards an exciting and rewarding career. To be a nurse and to share peoples healthcare experiences, is sometimes very difficult and emotionally demanding, however it is a privilege. It is hard work and challenging, therefore, to work within the healthcare sector it is essential that you are able to demonstrate the core values embedded within the NHS Constitution:
- working together for patients
- respect and dignity
- commitment to quality of care
- compassion
- improving lives
- everyone counts.
Throughout the course, as part of the placement experience, you will be required to participate in a shift pattern rota, or work weekends and undertake night duties.
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