Working in a variety of healthcare settings including specialist learning disabilities nursing services, community, and family homes, learning disabilities nurses provide specialist health support to people of all ages with a range of learning disabilities. It's a challenging but highly rewarding career and the course will give you the knowledge, skills and attitude to work with people who have learning disabilities, their families and other professionals, improving access to healthcare, wellbeing, social inclusion and quality of life.
BSc(Hons)/BSc Nursing (Learning Disabilities) is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and leads to registration as a learning disabilities nurse with the NMC. As well as learning the theory of good nursing practice and studying the subjects that underpin it, you will develop strong inter-professional and interpersonal skills, together with a real understanding of what it means to have a learning disability or to be a family carer. With fully integrated work-based training and outstanding onsite facilities, you will be taught by an enthusiastic team of experienced learning disabilities nurses.
Note that the program is unable to accept applications from international students (overseas fee status) due to funding arrangements. |