Adult Nursing

Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree, or equivalent, completed within the last 5 years. Applicants should have completed 12 years of general education with relevant documentation to support this (or 10 years with relevant vocational training).

All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview in support of their application and will be asked to submit a portfolio of evidence that they have a minimum of 800 hours of prior relevant clinical experience and 650 hours of relevant theory learning. If successful, applicants will be required to declare if they have been subject to any disciplinary procedures of fitness to practice by any other regulator, professional body, employer or educational establishment.

Applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health checks before starting the course.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Course highlights

• • Develop practical skills in our Centre for Simulation in Health and Care
  • Spend time on clinical placements in local community and hospital environments, learning to confidently examine, assess and treat patients
  • Learn how to lead change in healthcare and improve patient outcomes

Careers and opportunities

Nursing plays a vital role in our healthcare system – when you graduate from the MN Adult Nursing degree course, you'll be prepared to work locally and nationally across the healthcare field, while leading the way in patient care and innovation.

Once you become an adult nurse, you'll be ready to work in various nursing positions across the primary, secondary, tertiary, and community healthcare systems.

Graduates of this course could work in:

• • Charity and aid work
  • Advanced nursing specialisms such as palliative care or practice nursing
  • Nurse education and mentoring in practice or in higher education settings
  • Healthcare management in ward manager or lead nurse roles
  • Research nursing

Career planning

During your course you'll have expert career support from your tutors and our Careers and Employability Centre – which you can access for up to 5 years after you graduate.

Career support

You'll benefit from:

• Networking events
• Applied projects with employers
• 1-to-1 appointments
• CV and cover letter advice
• Interview preparation and practice
• Workshops to enhance your employability skills
• Recruitment events including the Student and Graduate Opportunities Fair
• Support starting your own business

Placements and industry connections

You'll spend a large amount of your time during this course on clinical placements with partner organisations in local community and hospital practice environments, including GP practices and local authority settings. You'll be supported by practice supervisors and assessors or registered healthcare professionals.

Our placement partners span a large area, including Portsmouth, Brighton, Winchester, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Basingstoke, Surrey and Sussex, so you'll have a great variety of experiences available to you.

You could complete placements in locations such as:

• Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust
• Fareham Community Team
• Local care and nursing homes
• Police Custody Suite
• Research teams