Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Blended Learning Mental Health BSc Hons

This apprenticeship course is designed for those interested in becoming a nurse in mental healthcare services. The course aims to develop essential skills, values, and confidence for working with people suffering from mental health conditions like anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, psychosis, and obsessive compulsive disorders. The course is designed to support a training in practice approach, with 30 hours of week spent on clinical practice or university placements. Once qualified, the candidate can apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and work as a Registered Nurse (Mental Health). The course uses digital technologies for flexible learning, with hands-on experience and a maximum of 20 days of campus attendance per year. The course also includes online learning through seminars, group work, simulation, and practical skills experience.

• Nursing Apprenticeship Course Requirements
• The course is designed for individuals interested in becoming a nurse in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Cheshire and Merseyside, North West, Cumbria or North Lincolnshire.
• The course requires applicants to be employed in healthcare and supported by their employer.
• The applicant must have a BBB at A Level (120 UCAS points), DDM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma, Merit at T Level, NCFE CACHE Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma/Level 3 Extended Diploma at grade B or a Pass in Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits.
• The applicant must have access to a computer with a reliable internet connection and the ability to access and use online study guidance and support.
• The applicant must meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018c) entry requirements in respect of literacy and numeracy, good character and good health.
• The application process includes a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health clearances.
• The applicant must also complete an Initial Needs Assessment.
• The applicant may be eligible to gain accreditation for their prior learning towards the course.
• If the first language is not English, the applicant must meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification.
• Alternative qualifications, including the nursing associate foundation degree, may be considered for advice before applying.

Mental health nursing offers diverse career opportunities in healthcare trusts, private hospitals, and community settings. It can involve working in child and adolescent mental health services, forensic settings, substance misuse, accident and emergency liaison, self harm, criminal justice system, youth offending, violence management, and specialist roles like admiral nursing and nurse consultant. Professional development opportunities include psychological therapies, medicines management, nurse prescribing, and becoming an approved mental health practitioner.