BSc in Learning Disabilities Nursing
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* only for home students. We will continue to accept applications from international students after the 25th of January
** UK students: ยฃ9,250 per year | international: ยฃ16,200 for the first year
Key Summary
Introduction
Why choose this course?
Study this course and you'll become a registered learning disabilities nurse, ready to make a positive difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities. You'll study the factors that affect people's health and well-being, the health inequalities in our society and how we can improve health outcomes for people with a learning disability and autistic spectrum conditions (ASC).
You'll explore the management of complex conditions across the lifespan, from children to the older person and those with dementia, or other mental or physical health needs.
You'll gain hands-on experience in our award-winning simulation suite and develop your skills and confidence in caring for people by working with the famous Baked Bean Theatre Company.
You'll also have the opportunity to be a part of the wider Learning Disability Nursing UK and Eire network and can attend the Positive Choices Learning Disability Conference.
This course is designed for a small and enthusiastic cohort of students, where you'll benefit from individual learning and support. You will be taught by our dynamic teaching team which includes leading researchers and experts in Learning Disability nursing from practice and the Department of Health.
Placement providers include South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust, Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust, Great Ormond Street, The Children's Trust, and The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- Kingston is No.1 in London and No.6 overall in the UK for nursing and midwifery (Guardian league tables 2022).
- Our expert academics are involved in research and shaping the future of learning disabilities nursing nationally.
- Our students have been finalists in the Student Nursing Times Awards from 2012 to 2021.
Accreditation
This degree confers both an academic award and a professional qualification in nursing. On completion of the programme, students are recommended to the Nursing and Midwifery Council for professional registration.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
NHS Training Grant
Nursing students on pre-registration courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least ยฃ5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back, subject to eligibility criteria.
Salutem Learning Disability Nursing/Social Work Scholarship
Healthcare organisation Salutem is offering a scholarship for one Learning Disability Nursing or Social Work student which will cover the full value of the undergraduate tuition fees, together with a maintenance grant for the full three years.
Curriculum
What you will study
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. These modules will be subject to change in accordance with the new pre-registration education standards from the Nursing and Midwifery Council for 2020.
Year 1
You will develop your skills in caring for people with a learning disability, learning alongside students of adult, child and mental health nursing.
Core modules
- Introduction to Life Sciences
- Introduction to Learning Disability Nursing NL4104
- Introduction to Public Health and Health Promotion
- Introduction to Professional Practice
Year 2
In Year 2, you can develop your community nursing skills through our Alternative Practice Programme. Working in teams, you will explore topics such as mental health and well-being and nutrition and sustainability, and prepare a presentation.
Core modules
- Therapeutic Interventions in Nursing: Bio-Psycho-Social Approaches
- Assessment and care process in learning disability nursing NL5107
- Collaborative Working for Health and Wellbeing in Learning Disability Nursing NL5108
- Developing Professional Practice
Year 3
In Year 3 you will explore the management of complex conditions across the lifespan (e.g. children, transition, adulthood, the older person and those with dementia or other mental or physical health needs).
Core modules
- Safe and Effective Quality Care in Learning Disability Nursing NL6110
- Co-ordinating the Care of People with Learning Disabilities with Complex Health Care Needs NL6111
- Leadership in Learning Disability Nursing NL6112
- Advancing Professional Practice
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
After you graduate
Our graduates have gone on to posts as specialist nurses (e.g. epilepsy), nurse therapists, senior managers and leaders of the profession as well as community, clinical liaison and consultant nurses. Many go on to gain higher degrees and study clinical specialisms e.g. in Positive Behavioural Support, Autism, etc.
Type of jobs on qualifying
- Staff nurse learning disability
- Clinical health team for people with a learning disability
- Community nurse learning disability
Types of organisations
- London Borough of Sutton
- The Children's Trust
- Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Your Healthcare
- The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, Putney