Health and Social Care (HSC) Undergraduate Prospectus 2010
BSC (Hons)
Location Location
Southwark Southwark
DipHE (Graduate Entry -
Mental Health Nursing
Duration Duration
Accelerated Course)
3 years (full-time) 2 years (full-time)
and Social Work
Start date Start date
Adult Nursing
September March
Number of places Number of places
20 30
Health and Social Car
Course description Career opportunities
Health and Social Car
How to apply How to apply Course description Students have also gained employment
This innovative programme, the first This course prepares people for a range
Via UCAS Via UCAS
This programme offers an accelerated overseas and have progressed to
course of its kind to be run in the South of roles in mental health practice. route to adult nursing registration for
UCAS code UCAS Code
undertake further studies.
of England, will enable you to become Graduates can work anywhere in the
BL7M 3010
graduates with health-related degrees.
a mental health practitioner who holds NHS, local authority or the independent This course will equip you with the Progression routes
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a qualification in both nursing and sector as mental health nurses or
Course contact Non-Standard Entry Requirements
knowledge and skills to assess and to postgraduate study
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(HSC) (HSC)
Audley Graham Candidates will normally hold an Honours degree
social work, as well as an Honours social workers doing jobs such as care
Grahama3@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 844 in a subject related to health, for example,
manage the nursing care needs of Successful diplomates from the Adult
degree. The programme has been coordination, assertive outreach, crisis psychology, sociology, child health/development, adults, including those with acute and Nursing course exit with a diploma
commissioned by the South London and care, child and adolescent mental
Non-standard entry requirements biology, health sciences.
long term conditions. It also develops qualification and can undertake post-
Maudsley Mental Health Trust where health, substance misuse.
AVCE Double Award Grade CC, or BTEC National All applicants are required to be successful in
the student nurse to consider the wider qualifying study to gain a degree in
Diploma Grades Pass/Pass/Merit, or BTEC numeracy and literacy assessment at interview.
practitioners are increasingly required
National Certificate Grades Merit/Merit, or GNVQ Shortlisted applicants are interviewed and, if
aspects influencing adult’s health needs specialist expertise such as intensive
to work in services freshly designed to Progression routes Advanced Diploma in Health and Social Care, offered a place, must successfully complete both and prepares them for future leadership care nursing.
promote recovery of people with mental to postgraduate study
or Pass in a QAA recognised Access to Nursing a Criminal Records Bureau and Occupational
in an ever changing healthcare system.
health issues. Graduates will be eligible for post
course; or NVQ Level Three in Care; or recognized Health check and satisfactory references.
equivalent plus at least 1 year of relevant work
With additional experience, advanced
qualifying Masters programmes in
experience. Simple timetable information
You will gain your clinical experience practice is available at Masters level with
Fifty percent of your learning takes mental health or for programmes
Full-time only, 50% of course spent at LSBU and
in a variety of settings, for example, in the potential to progress to doctorate
place in a range of practice placements, within the social work PQ framework
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. 50% in hospital/primary care placements
primary care and hospital wards including studies.
Applicants are interviewed and, if offered a
working with all age groups, mainly in offered at LSBU.
place, must successfully complete both a Criminal Course contact
specialist and intensive care areas.
mental health settings, but also with Records Bureau and Occupational Health Debbie Harris Professional contacts/industry links
other vulnerable groups who are likely Professional contacts/industry links
check, and provide proof of ordinary residency
harrisde@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 8015
Practice experience is gained in one of Practice experience is gained in leading
to encounter mental health issues. The BSc (Hons) Mental Health Studies
requirements and satisfactory references.
the following central or outer London
Course units
NHS Trusts across London, for example,
is accredited by the Nursing and
Typical offer Students on this course undertake units in the
Hospitals. Such as Guy’s and St Thomas’ Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s
In Year One, you will be introduced Midwifery Council (NMC) and the 160 UCAS Tariff points Foundation Programme that are shared by all Hospital, King’s College Hospital, College Hospital, University College
to the context of social work and General Social Care Council (GSCC).
students on the pre-registration programmes.
University College London Hospital, London Hospital, Queens Hospital and
Course units
nursing practice and given the relevant It is sponsored by the South London
Year 1 Foundation Programme: A total of 4
Queens Hospital and King George King George Hospital, and Whipps
knowledge and beginning skills to begin and Maudsley Mental Health Trust. – Preparation for Practice compulsory units will be studied over a 6 Hospital, and Whipps Cross Hospital. Cross Hospital.
your practice as student professionals.
– Working with Vulnerable People month period – the units studied will be
Throughout the programme, learning Recent guest lecturers
– Sciences for Nursing and Social Work dependent on prior learning:
During your placements you will be The course leads to registration with
– Skills for Nursing and Social Work – Biology for Nursing
is on an interprofessional basis, – Professor Tony Leiba
– Inter–professional mental health practice – Applied Biology for Nursing
supervised and work closely with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
shared with student nurses from – One 8 week placement, one 4 week placement – Individuals in Society experienced qualified nurses who
other branches and with mental For full entry requirements see pages
Year 2 and 3 – Ethics and Law for Nursing
will help you to further develop the Recent guest lecturers
health nurses, social workers and joint 252 to 253.
– Promoting Recovery 1 – Models and Frameworks for Nursing
– Social Change, Social Policy, Health and and Social Work
required skills. These exciting learning Expert speakers include service users
practitioners in learning disability.
Social Services – Engaging with Vulnerable People
experiences will prepare you to become such as patients, carers and charitable
Service users and carers will participate
– Promoting Recovery 2 – Foundation Skills for Practice
a safe and competent adult nurse and organisations, expert practitioners and
in the teaching and assessment process.
– Mental Health Nursing and Social Work
prepare you to register with the Nursing other lead professionals in adult health
Theories and Methods Adult Branch units studied over an
– Law for Social Work and Nurses 18 month period:
and Midwifery Council. and adult nursing. Adult nurses work
– Context of Mental Health – Sciences for Nursing within a multi-professional team which
– Ethical Issues and Decision Making – Care of the Acutely Ill Adult Patient 1
Career opportunities is reflected in the variety of speakers
– Research in Practice – Care of the Acutely Ill Adult Patient 2
LSBU Adult Nursing students have an
– Promoting the Mental Health of Children – Ageing and Managing Health
who contribute to the course.
and Young People – Medicines Management 1
excellent record in gaining employment
– Management in Health and Social Care – Medicines Management 2 in the setting of their choice. All For full entry requirements see pages
– Professional Role Development
students are offered an opportunity 252 to 253.
– Consolidation of Nursing Care
to apply for employment in their host
Trust on completion of the course when
posts are available.
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