Mental Health Nursing with Registered Nurse Status MSc

The Principles of Mental Health Nursing Practice is a Year 1, 20 credit module of the pre-registration Nursing (Mental Health) Programme, delivered across semester 1. This module will provide students with the foundational knowledge, which is fundamental to mental health nursing practice. The module aligns with the expectations outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the professional regulator for nurses, midwives, and nursing associates in the UK. The NMC set standards of education, training, conduct and performance to ensure that nurses are educated to a high standard in order to deliver safe and effective care at the point of entry to the professional register (NMC, 2018). Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/

Within the module, key elements of nursing practice will be explored, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) professional standards that nurses, midwives and nursing associates must uphold in order to be registered to practise in the UK.
This module is structured around four themes – prioritise people, practise effectively, preserve safety and promote professionalism and trust. Topics also covered will include reflection and health service delivery models, an introduction to health policy and collaborative working practices. Importantly, relevant legal, professional regulatory and ethical frameworks, safeguarding and raising concerns will be incorporated, in order that students have knowledge of the core components of Nursing. This module also includes anatomy and physiology, genomics and behavioural sciences knowledge to understand human development, commonly encountered mental health conditions and recognising deteriorating health needs to inform person-centred care.

In order to set the context for this introductory module of the MSc pre-registration nursing programme, users of services are invited to share their personal healthcare journeys to ensure the authentic alignment from theory to practice.

The Developing and Enhancing Skills for Practice module is a Year 1, 20 credit module of the Mental Health Nursing with Registered Nurse Status MSc Programme, delivered across semester 1 and will provide students with the knowledge and skills to undertake nursing procedures effectively to provide compassionate, evidence-based person-centred nursing care. The module aligns with the expectations outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the professional regulator for nurses, midwives and nursing associates in the UK. The NMC set standards of education, training, conduct and performance to ensure that nurses are educated to a high standard in order to deliver safe and effective care at the point of entry to the professional register (NMC, 2018). Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/

Students will benefit from practice-based placements across the Cheshire and Mersey region, including Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, whose placement portfolio includes Acute, Forensic (high, medium and low secure), Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) and Child and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS). The first practice placement learning opportunity, Practice Placement 1, forms part of this module. This is a 10-week placement facilitated during Part 1 of the programme. Students will be supported in clinical practice by their Practice Supervisor, Practice Assessor and their University of Liverpool Academic Assessor.

The theory and skills taught in this module will develop the student’s proficiency in holistic safe practice. This knowledge will help students to assess patient needs and plan their care. It will also help students to provide and evaluate care, and work towards leadership and coordination of care utilising a holistic approach.

Learning and teaching will be delivered via synchronous and asynchronous sessions, engaging a mix of online and classroom-based activities, including self-directed study, which encourage both critical reflection and examination of nursing practice. The acquired knowledge and skills will then be consolidated during the ten-week practice placement. In order to set the context for this module within the Mental Health Nursing with Registered Nurse Status MSc Programme, users of the service are invited to partake in teaching, simulation and assessment to ensure the authentic alignment of theory to practice. The total theory hours for this module will be no less than 200 hours.

The assessments for this module will take the form of a practical exam, the submission of a written assignment, a numeracy exam and successful completion of their Practice Assessment Document (PAD) and Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR) which constitute assessment around clinical skills during the practice placement.

The Local and Global Determinants of Mental Health is a Year 1, 20 credit module of the MSc pre-registration Nursing (Mental Health) Programme, delivered across semester 2 and will provide students with the knowledge and skills to undertake nursing procedures effectively to provide compassionate, evidence-based person-centred nursing care. The module aligns with the expectations outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the professional regulator for nurses, midwives and nursing associates in the UK. The NMC set standards of education, training, conduct and performance to ensure that nurses are educated to a high standard in order to deliver safe and effective care at the point of entry to the professional register (NMC, 2018). Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/

Students will benefit from an initial 4-week adult setting placement, students will then benefit from a 5 week practice-based mental health focused placement across the Cheshire and Mersey region, including Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, whose placement portfolio includes Acute, Forensic (high, medium and low secure), Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) and Child and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS). Students will be supported in clinical practice by their Practice Supervisor, Practice Assessor, a Practice Education facilitator (PEF) and their University of Liverpool Academic Assessor.

The theory and skills taught in this module will develop the student’s proficiency in holistic safe practice. This knowledge will help students to assess patient needs and plan their care. It will also help students to provide and evaluate care, and work towards leadership and coordination of care utilising a holistic approach.

Learning and teaching will be delivered via synchronous and asynchronous sessions, engaging a mix of online and classroom-based activities which encourage both critical reflection and examination of nursing practice. The acquired knowledge and skills will then be consolidated during the 9-week practice placement.

The assessments for this module will take the form of a submission of a written assignment, a verbal presentation, and the successful completion their practice assessment document (PAD) and an Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR) which constitutes assessment around clinical skills during the practice placement.

The Research for Professional Practice module is a Year 1, 20 credit module of the Mental Health Nursing with registered status programme, delivered across semester 2. It provides the student with the knowledge and skills related to research methods, evidence generation and the utilisation of knowledge in nursing practice and evidence-based practice.
Within the module the theoretical debate around legitimate sources of professional knowledge are explored and students reflect critically on the orthodoxies of what constitutes knowledge in the clinical area and practice-based evidence.

The module uses a blended approach to learning, engaging a mix of online and classroom-based activities, and assessment will take the form of an unseen exam and the completion of an ethics application.

The Skills for Registration module is a Year 2, 20 credit module of the mental health nursing with registered nurse status (MSc) programme, delivered across semester 1 and will provide students with the knowledge and skills to undertake nursing procedures effectively to provide compassionate, evidence-based person-centred nursing care. The module aligns with the expectations outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the professional regulator for nurses, midwives and nursing associates in the UK. The NMC set standards of education, training, conduct and performance to ensure that nurses are educated to a high standard in order to deliver safe and effective care at the point of entry to the professional register (NMC, 2018). Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/

Students will benefit from practice-based placements across the Cheshire and Mersey region, including Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, whose placement portfolio includes Acute, Forensic (high, medium and low secure), Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) and Child and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS). The first practice placement learning opportunity, Practice Placement 3, forms part of this module. This is a 10-week placement facilitated during Part 2 of the programme. Students will be supported in clinical practice by their Practice Supervisor, Practice Assessor and their University of Liverpool Academic Assessor.

The theory and skills taught in this module will develop the student’s proficiency in holistic safe practice. This knowledge will help students to assess patient needs and plan their care. It will also help students to provide and evaluate care, and work towards leadership and coordination of care utilising a holistic approach.

Learning and teaching will be delivered via synchronous and asynchronous sessions, engaging a mix of online and classroom-based activities which encourage both critical reflection and examination of nursing practice. The acquired knowledge and skills will then be consolidated during the ten-week practice placement. In order to set the context for this module, pre-registration mental Health Nursing with Registered Status, users of the service are invited to partake in teaching, simulation and assessment to ensure the authentic alignment of theory to practice. The total theory hours for this module will be no less than 200 hours.

The assessments for this module will take the form of a practical exam and submission of a written assignment. Both assessments are completed at university. As part of the module the students must also undertake a numeracy package and an exam. Students must also successfully complete their Practice Assessment Document (PAD) and Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR) which constitute assessment around clinical skill acquisition and deployment which are facilitated during the practice placement opportunity.

The Leading in Mental Health Nursing module is a Year 2, 20 credit module of the Mental Health Nursing with Registered Nurse Status MSc Programme, delivered across semester 1 and will provide students with the knowledge, skills, understanding and enactment of leadership, and the values and responsibilities of all nurses within the profession to reflect upon the demands of professional practice and recognise vulnerability in themselves and others. The module aligns with the expectations outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the professional regulator for nurses, midwives and nursing associates in the UK. The NMC set standards of education, training, conduct and performance to ensure that nurses are educated to a high standard in order to deliver safe and effective care at the point of entry to the professional register (NMC, 2018). Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/

Students will benefit from practice-based placements across the Cheshire and Mersey region, including Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, whose placement portfolio includes Acute, Forensic (high, medium and low secure), Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) and Child and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS). The practice placement learning opportunity, Practice Placement 6, forms part of this module. This is a 12-week placement facilitated during Part 3 of the programme. Students will be supported in clinical practice by their Practice Supervisor, Practice Assessor and their University of Liverpool Academic Assessor.

The theory and skills taught in this module will introduce students to the professional context of leadership within mental health nursing, with reference to relevant current policy. Leadership styles and skills including models of leadership, gender issues, motivation, developing effective communication, awareness and critical analysis of current health and social care leadership literature will be explored. The concept of complex healthcare needs in care-planning and delivery, and appropriate interventions / referrals will be explored including common complexities and specialisms (e.g. Alzheimer’s Disease, Children and Young Person’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS), Secure Services and Trauma-Informed Care).

The theory and skills taught in this module will help students to extend their understanding of risk management and aversion, legislation, national frameworks and health policies which relate to national collaboratives and partnerships. It will also help students to confidently take leadership and management decisions in measuring, evaluating and managing risk, vulnerability and patient safety. Learners will demonstrate consistent application of partnership-working in nursing care, and shared assessment, decision-making and goal setting when working with people, their families, communities and populations of all ages.

Learning and teaching will be delivered via synchronous and asynchronous sessions, engaging a mix of online and classroom-based activities which encourage both critical reflection and examination of leadership and management in nursing practice. The acquired knowledge and skills will then be consolidated during the twelve-week practice placement. In order to set the context for this module within the Mental Health Nursing with Registered Nurse Status MSc Programme, users of the service are invited to partake in teaching, simulation and assessment to ensure the authentic alignment of theory to practice. The total theory hours for this module will be no less than 200 hours.

The assessment for this module will be the submission of a written assignment, and successful completion of their Practice Assessment Document (PAD) and Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR) which constitute assessment around clinical skills during the practice placement.

The Dissertation module is a Year 2, 60 credit module of the Mental Health Nursing with Registered Nurse Status MSc Programme, delivered across semester 1 & 2. The module will provide students with the knowledge, skills, understanding and ability to expand their knowledge in an area of interest to themselves, and to be able to evaluate the evidence base which underpins their selected topic. The module aligns with the expectations outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the professional regulator for nurses, midwives and nursing associates in the UK. The NMC set standards of education, training, conduct and performance to ensure that nurses are educated to a high standard in order to deliver safe and effective care at the point of entry to the professional register (NMC, 2018). Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/

The theory and skills taught in this module will introduce students to the professional context of identifying, examining and critiquing the evidence-base. The teaching approaches are designed to enhance students’ capabilities and capacity for self-direction and independent study. Learning and teaching will be delivered via synchronous and asynchronous sessions, engaging a mix of online and classroom-based activities which encourage skills acquisition, critical reflection and development of literature appraisal skills and capabilities. The total theory hours for this module will be no less than 440 hours.

A key focus of the approach for this module is individual supervision and support. Students will be allocated a supervisor who will help guide them in developing their desk-based research project, in the execution of their literature searches, and in the writing of the review and research proposal.

The assessments for this module will take the form of a literature review and a research proposal.