Bachelor of Science - Nursing (Mental Health) (B760)

As many as one in three people in the UK have issues with their mental health at some stage of their life. Nurses who specialize in mental health, a complex and demanding area, work with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, and others, to help care for patients with mental illnesses. As a mental health nurse, they focus on the therapeutic relationship with those with mental ill health, and with their families. They provide the support and treatment to meet their physical, psychological, social, mental and spiritual care needs. More than anything else, mental health nursing requires empathy, to care about the people they are working with.

Unlike many of the older, traditional nursing schools, at Essex students receive a fresh, contemporary and relevant nurse education program, integrated into a University that is one of the UK's top ten research institutions. Students work with local organizations to ensure that they gain the best experience possible during their time with the School, and studying alongside other health professionals means that they also have the opportunity to gain expert knowledge from them.

There are four main types of pre-registration nursing degree – child, learning disabilities, adult and mental health. At Essex they specialize in adult and mental health nursing courses, including Return to Practice CPD courses. For a full list of our undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and research nursing courses, take a look at their subject pages.

The cost of required uniform will be fully covered by the school.