APPLYING FOR NURSING AND MIDWIFERY AT UNIVERSITY

OUR DEGREE COURSES

Nursing BSc (Hons) (45 weeks)

• Adult, Mental Health, Child

Midwifery BSc (Hons) (45 weeks)

ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• UCAS tariff point scores:

• Mental Health and Adult Nursing - 280 pts• Child Nursing – 300 pts• Midwifery - 320 pts

• GCSE requirements vary - English, Maths, Science

• Key Skills Level 2 qualifications

NON ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

• Satisfactory Disclosure and

Barring Service (DBS) check• Occupational Health check

- online and appointment• Second reference

- employment/volunteering

COURSE CONTENT• Theory and practice

• Learn with students from other health professions

PLACEMENTS• Variety of settings

• Geographical location

• Support in practice

• Shift work

• Assessed element of course

PERSONAL STATEMENTS

• Why do you want to study the course?

• What research have you done?

• What have you learnt from any profession specific work experience?

• How can you demonstrate that you have the transferable skills and personal qualities required?

• What are your hobbies and interests?

• How can you stand out from other applicants?

ADULT NURSING• Ability to assess situations,

and deliver quality care

• Placements can be in hospitals, community and independent settings

• This is a career for you, if you want to make a real difference everyday for your patients and their families

WHAT DO ADULT NURSES DO?

• Meet the needs of patients with diverse physical health conditions

• Adult nurses utilise a range of clinical skills across a variety of health care settings

• May include injections, medications and procedures but also hygiene needs, washing, feeding and toileting patients, taking observations

• Working in teams of other health professionals including doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, health care assistants and many others

WHAT MAKES A GOOD ADULT NURSE?

• The ability to be flexible to meet ever changing needs of patients and employers

• Excellent communication skills

• Be able to express empathy to wide variety of people

• Be able to prioritise care based on the needs of your patients and the resources available

• Commitment to continuing learning throughout your nursing career

MENTAL HEALTH NURSES – WHO ARE THEY?

Someone who…• Enjoys meeting people and listening to their life stories• Is non judgemental• Caring• Adaptable• A good communicator• Up for a challenge• Enjoys working with other health professionals• Can form effective relationships with others• A team player

One in four of us will experience a mental health difficulty at some point in our lives

WHAT DO MENTAL HEALTH NURSES DO?

• Function as part of a multi disciplinary team

• Support carers and families of those with mental health difficulties

• Refer service users (patients) to other agencies and services

• Work in partnership with service users moving towards recovery

• Monitor effects and side effects of treatment

• Build effective , therapeutic relationships with service users

• Support people with long term mental health problems to have the best quality of life possible

• Work with individuals when they are in crisis or distressed

• Use interventions and therapies

• Monitor a person’s mental state

WHERE DO MENTAL HEALTH NURSES WORK?

In a wide variety of settings including:

• NHS mental health wards and community mental health teams and services

• A range of specialist placements – Regional Secure Unit, drug and alcohol services, Children and young adults mental health services, A and E Liaison

• Working in teams of other health professionals including social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists

• Independent (private) sector including drug detoxification , secure wards and hospitals, dementia nursing homes

All mental health nursing students will experience a range of placements including wards, community teams, older adult and specialism's

CHILDREN’S NURSING • Work with 0 to 18 year olds in a variety of

settings

• Children react to illness in a very different way to adults

• Children are still growing, so symptoms may affect their development in different ways to adults

• Their emotional needs, and those of their families, are also very different to adults

• Children's nurses also support, advise and educate parents and other close relatives

PLACEMENTS

Students will have the opportunity to work in a variety of clinical areas, including:

• Several children’s wards

• Community placements

• Neonatal

• High dependency and paediatric intensive care unit

• Children’s out patients departments

• Children’s hospice

BSC (HONS) MIDWIFERY

• Stage 1 – key areas

• Role of the midwife

• Multi- ethnic multicultural context of maternity services

• Physiological, social, psychological impact of pregnancy

• Inter-professional education

• Clinical practice – ward and community

BSC (HONS) MIDWIFERY

• Stage 2 – key areas

• Develop knowledge of abnormal cases

• Explore pathophysiologies associated with the ante-, intra- and postnatal periods, public health and neonatology

• Multi- ethnic multicultural context of maternity services

• Clinical practice – labour ward

BSC (HONS) MIDWIFERY

• Stage 3 – key areas

• Gain confidence in pathophysiologies associated with the ante, intra and postnatal periods, public health and neonatology

• Reflect on the scope of midwifery registration

• Inter-professional education

• Clinical practice - caseload

NHS FUNDING• Applicable to some health related courses• Course fees paid• £1000 non income assessed bursary for all students• Income assessed bursary varies on:

• Family income• Length of course• Where you live during your studies

• Reduced student loan• Travel, uniforms and childcare

• NHS Student Bursary website• Bursary calculator• Full course listings

FIND OUT MORE

• Open Days • 20th/21st June 2014

• Taster Days

• Applicant Visit Days

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

Any Questions?

Web: www.bradford.ac.uk/health