MSc Nursing Studies (Learning Disabilities) Pre registration

Study MSc pre-registration nursing Hear from lecturer Olivia and two current students as they share their experiences on our MSc pre-registration nursing courses. Open to graduates from any subject, these accelerated two-year programmes prepare you for a rewarding career as a registered nurse. You are in a unique and privileged position and play a key role in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the wide-ranging care needs of people with a learning disability and their families. This requires hard work, commitment and excellent interpersonal skills. If you are a motivated graduate with healthcare experience, this course gives you an exciting opportunity to work towards professional registration within two years, and prepares you for a fulfilling and successful career in learning disabilities nursing. You develop the essential knowledge and nursing skills required to care for people and their families in a variety of diverse settings, including hospital and community care. During these placements you participate in shift work, including weekends and night. You become a confident and competent skilled practitioner, capable of leading and managing the care of people and their families, and a resilient and future-ready nurse who holds strong professional values, is able to exercise clinical judgement, challenge inequality, champion diversity and uphold the integrity of the profession whilst delivering high quality, person-centred compassionate care. The course content reflects the changing and challenging nature of providing healthcare in the 21st century and the evolving and diverse role of the registered nurse. Leadership is embedded throughout the course, recognising the crucial role nurses play in moving practice forward. You work together with students from the adult, learning disabilities and mental health fields of nursing courses to share your learning and experiences. There is emphasis on mental health and cognitive issues impacting on physical health and vice versa, and the essential need to consider biological, psychological and social care across the age continuum, bridging the existing gaps between healthcare services. Please note 100% attendance is expected during this course. Study this course and you may be eligible for a £5,000 maintenance grant each year from the NHS Business Service Authority. Find out more. You can also apply for our Placement Support Fund if you are experiencing financial difficulties attending your placement. Find out more. Pre-registration nursing courses are typically three years, so in order to join this two-year master's degree, you are required to submit a Portfolio of Evidence. This portfolio will demonstrate how you have achieved the year 1 requirements of the course (through previous study andor work experience). You must also provide evidence that you have worked a minimum of 500 hours within a health or social care setting. These two elements are a condition for application and for shortlisting. Please ensure you read the entry requirements, guidance and complete the Portfolio of Evidence and Declaration (documents available from Entry requirements section) before commencing your course application. Supporting information for applicants Student Reference Policy

Please ensure you read the guidance and complete the Portfolio of Evidence and Declaration before commencing your course application. You must meet the course academic entry requirements and be highly motivated towards a career in nursing, demonstrate a good insight into the nurse’s role within the health and social care arena, and have excellent communication skills. Nursing courses are typically three years, so in order to join this two-year master’s degree, you are required to submit a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) portfolio of evidence. The portfolio is a condition for application and shortlisting. You are also expected to have: a minimum of two GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above including English and maths. Key Skills/Functional Skills Level 2 in Communication and Application of Number can be accepted in place of GCSEs a degree with a 2:2 classification or above. Recognition of Prior Learning You must submit a reflective portfolio which demonstrates how you have achieved the NMC outcomes for year 1 of the course. Additionally, you must provide evidence that you have worked a minimum of 500 hours within a health or social care setting, either paid or voluntary. Your written reflection within the portfolio will be marked at level 7 (MSc). Shortlisting criteria Your application is measured against the following criteria: your ability to complete all sections of the application form fully and correctly the level of all qualifications and grades are specified appropriate academic entry requirements achieved or working towards qualifications personal statement supportive of chosen course and demonstrates an understanding of the uniqueness of the profession and the role of the professional satisfactory appropriate supportive references (academic/employer/character) completion of the RPL portfolio to a high standard. If you are invited to interview and the date is not suitable, we may not be able to offer you an alternative date due to the high volume of applications received for this course – but it is important that you contact the admissions office immediately. Interview criteria An online or face to face interview is used as part of the selection process.