Depression, anxiety and stress are common experiences. For the majority, mental health issues are temporary phenomena, while some people will experience more serious and long-term mental illness.
Mental health nursing is at the forefront of the move into the community as the setting for care and treatment. Nurses work in people's homes, specialist clinics, GP practices and prisons, as well as hospital wards and care homes.
Working in multi-disciplinary teams with psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists and occupational therapists you will support and care for children, adolescents, working age and older adults. Nurses working in mental health have some of the highest levels of job satisfaction.