Welcome to the Institute of Health Professions Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing

1. Welcome to the Institute of Health ProfessionsFaculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing Bachelor of Nursing BNurs (Hons)

2. Why undertake your nursing degree with us? • Students select a ‘Home Trust’ Year long placements with specialist experiences. 50% of the course is directly in clinical practice • Only QAA commended institution in the region. • Widening participation • Significant campus investment. Halls of residence can be for full 3 years • Service User and Carer engagement • Student involvement  • Exceptional employment opportunities on graduation

3. Which campus can I study at for the different fields of Nursing? Adult (Burton, City, Walsall) Child (Walsall) Learning Disabilities (Walsall) Mental Health (City) Please note it is essential you consider the logistics of how you get to your placement and university campus

4. Student Support • Study Skills Advisors • Personal Tutors • Module Leaders • Practice Placement Managers/Practice team • Student Advisors • Group Teachers • Special Needs Tutor • Award Leaders

5. How is your learning assessed? • Assignments, word processed and supported by evidence, via e-submission • Seen and unseen examinations • Practice Assessment Documents (in clinical practice 50% of whole course) • Presentations • Reports • Independent Project • Viva Voce (spoken exam)

6. BNurs (Hons) Course 20 Research awareness for healthcare professionals Understanding Public Health and wellbeing Year One Preparation for practice Developing essential nursing skills 80 Exploring person centred care 20 Field Module Framework for Professional Practice Exploring evidenced based practice in nursing 20 Year Two Field Module Field Module 40 Caring for a person with a long term condition 60 Assessment and delivery of person centred care 20 Service improvement .. Independent project Year Three 60 Field module Field Module Field Module 40 Leading and Managing Care

7. Clinical Practice • Strong emphasis is placed upon you to learn in the clinical setting. You will be allocated a mentor, who will support you whilst you are having your practice experience, over each year. • Your practice will largely follow the normal academic calendar, throughout your course. • Academic modules are integrated and will prepare and underpin your practice. • Skills, professionalism, attitude, attendance, punctuality are important elements that the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) expect to uphold public confidence.

8. Clinical Practice • Wards and Specialist Units • Elderly care and rehabilitation wards • Community settings • Critical Care Units • Nursing and Residential homes • Outpatients and Imaging • Social Services (Learning Disability predominately) • Charities • Prisons and Secure units • Community specialists services E.g. Child and adolescents, drug and alcohol services

9. Attending Practice- Vital information! Set number of hours required to qualify (NMC) Typical Shifts • Early 7.00 – 15.00 Hrs. • Late 13.00 – 21.00Hrs • Night 20.30 – 07.45Hrs • Many Trust now operate a 12 hour shift system (E.g. 8am-8pm) Shifts will include: WEEKENDS, NIGHTS, and some BANK HOLIDAYS and travel to different placements

10. Placement Areas • Burton Centre-Adult Nursing, based at Burton NHS Trust • City Campus-Adult Nursing, based at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust or Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust. Mental Health Nursing-Black Country partnerships Foundation NHS Trust or Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust). • Walsall (Adult- Based at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust or Walsall Manor NHS Trust, Children’s Nursing at all of the acute NHS Trusts within the Black Country region. Learning Disability- placements offered across the Black Country region) • Other varied placement areas will available in nursing homes, community settings, prisons Charites etc.

11. Enhanced DBS and Occupational health • If a candidate has been convicted of a criminal offence or received a caution/reprimand or warning within 3 years then it is unlikely that they would be permitted onto the BN programme. Candidates are asked to declare these and then they are considered by the schools suitability panel on a case by case basis. • All candidates have an occupational health check to ensure the are fit enough to undertake a nursing programme • All offers are conditional until these checks have been undertaken

12. Changes to funding for Nursing • From August 2017 student nurses will be eligible for a student loan • There will no longer be an NHS Bursary from August 2017, likely to mean we can offer more places. • Placement travel expenses are likely to be covered • Repayments on student loans are at 9% and written off after 30 years (roughly £5 per month for a qualified RN) • University of Wolverhampton gives excellent free advice on finances- speak to our student advisors

13. Personal Statements/Interviews • Make your personal statement strong by ensuring you state why you want to study the field of nursing you have applied for. Make sure you proof read it. Volunteering opportunities greatly strengthen any applications considered. www.wlv.ac.uk/personalstatement • You will be interviewed by academics, practice partners and service users/carers • You should be on time and present yourself professionally. • You will be asked questions about the course, some values based questions and think about why you would like to study with us. • Prepare by checking out the NMC pages for students at www.nmc-uk.org • You will need to access UCAS for your results about 14 days after interview. • Successful candidates are invited to a ‘Road to success day’

14. We would like to choose to study with us! If you need further details, please speak to a member of the team Telephone: 0800 953 3222 Email: healthprofessions-enquiries@wlv.ac.uk Website: www.wlv.ac.uk Thank you for listening