Welcome

Falmer campus open dayFriday 14th June 2013

Nursing and Paramedic Practice

Penny EdwardsStudent Recruitment Manager

Presentation outline

• Introduction to the University and the School of Nursing and Midwifery

• Admissions process and application statistics

• Locations

• NHS Student funding

• Accommodation for students in Brighton

The University

• Long tradition of delivering HE• Large portfolio of Health related courses and strong relationship

with Strategic Health Authority (SHA)

• Benefits of large university (22,000 students) • split-campuses deliver a personal experience• Professional approach provides work-related context

• Career Planning Agreement and Personal Development Planning encourages students to take responsibility for own learning pathway

• Recognised as rising ‘research star’ following 2008 RAE results

• Financially stable

School of Nursing and Midwifery

• Also delivers Midwifery (based in Eastbourne)

• Nursing courses delivered at Falmer, Eastbourne and Hastings

• Increase in applications nationally

• Numbers commissioned by NHS can vary each year

Course 2013 applications

Places available

Applicants per place

Adult Nursing 1,465 210 7

Mental Health Nursing 388 35 11

Child Nursing 477 36 13

Paramedic Practice 645 20 32

Location - Brighton

• Cultural and creative environment

• Alternative and cosmopolitan

• Vibrant music scene

• Big city buzz

• Student friendly

• Current students comprise 30% of total population

• No student ghettos

• The City is the Student Union

• One of the most cost-effective student locations in the UK (Natwest Student Index)

Location - Eastbourne

• Contrary to media image – largest demographic aged between 16 - 36

• Less extrovert than Brighton – but plenty going on

• Close-knit student community

• Organised student nights in clubs

• Campus is close to Beach and South Downs

• Allegedly sunniest place in the UK!!

• Low-cost off-campus accommodation

Location - Hastings

• Historical and cultural

• Excellent facilities

• New halls for 2014

• Growing student population – 1,500

• Personal and supportive environment

Student funding for NHS courses

Contract with Strategic Health Authority

Tuition fees paid by NHS

Covers Nursing and also Paramedic Practice at this university

Fees and funding for NHS courses

• NHS pay the fees for Nursing, Midwifery and courses regulated by Health Professions Council

• Dietetics; Dental hygiene or Dental Therapy; Occupational Therapy; Operating Department Practitioner; Orthoptics; Physiotherapy; Podiatry; Prosthetics and Orthotics; Radiography; Speech and Language Therapy

• Further funding support from NHS and students are also eligible for reduced maintenance loan from Student Loans Company

• No national agreement for Paramedic Practice – Brighton contract with NHS South of England:

• Fees fully paid• Students eligible for means tested allowance and reduced maintenance

loan from SFE

• Students are not eligible for university bursaries, as fees are paid, but will be eligible for academic merit scholarships

All students eligible for £1,000 grant

Maintenance loan

reduced in final year

of study

additional income

assessed allowances

are available :

for students with

dependant adults

and/or children

Disabled students

For help with

practice/placement

travel/accommodation

expenses

NHS funded – 45 weeks*

If you will be studying and living:

Non-means tested grant

Means tested bursary (maximum)

Non-means tested maintenance loan

in London and living in student/rented accommodation/ your own home

During TERMTIME

£1,000 £5,460 £3,263

elsewhere in England (UK for medical and dental students) and living in student/rented accommodation/ your own home

During TERMTIME

£1,000 £4,395 £2,324

anywhere in England (UK for medical and dental students) and living with your parents

During TERMTIME

£1,000 £3,351 £1,744

*Nursing and Midwifery

Brighton package

Tuition fees* Paid in full by SHA

SHA Non-means tested allowance

Up to £2,808

Reduced maintenance loan £2,324£1,744 (living in parental home)

Allowance paid in twelve monthly instalments

•£195.50 per month if living at parental home•£234.10 per month if living elsewhere

Paramedic Practice

• Allowance restricted to UK students

• Additional allowances for disabled students, care leavers, students with adult/child dependants

• *Island students will pay fee. Contact States Education Department for information on grant/loan entitlement

Higher level of contact hours than most courses.

Part-time work can increase income, but should be balanced against heavy workload

15 hours @ £6.50 per hour = £97.50

4 clinical days per week throughout summer

Weekly income for Nursing – 45 week course

Living outside London and away from parental home

Non-means tested grant

Means-tested bursary

Non-means tested maintenance loan

Total Weekly income

With full bursary

£1,000 £4,395 £2,324 £7,719 £171

Not eligible for means tested bursary

£1,000 £2,324 £3,324 £74

Weekly Income for Paramedic Practice – 45 Weeks

Non-means tested allowance per annum

Reduced maintenance loan

Total Weekly income

£2808 £2,324 £5,132 £114

Additional £82 bursary for additional weeks

Weekly outgoings Living in Halls£

Living off campus£

Rent 123 -150 85-115

Utilities 0 8

Phone 2 - 7 2 - 7

TV licence 0-4 4

Contents insurance

0 2

Food, domestic items

10-40 30 - 40

Travel 0-15 0-15

Clothing 5 - 10 5 - 10

Laundry 2 - 5 2 - 5

Study materials 5 5

Entertainment 10-100 10-100

Totals £177 - 336 £153-311

Average weekly cost of living:

Brighton - £210Eastbourne - £190

The cost of living

Applying for funding

• Nursing:

• Apply to NHS for fees, £1,000 grant and NHS bursary

• Apply to Student Finance England for reduced rate maintenance loan

• Paramedic Practice:

• Apply to NHS for fees and means-tested allowance

• Apply to Student Finance, England for reduced rate maintenance loan

Enrol in person at beginning of autumn term

• University confirms that student has enrolled

• Money transferred to student bank account by BACS

• Paid in termly instalments

Student loans DO NOT go on credit files

Rate of interest:

• RPI plus 3% whilst studying

• RPI under £21,000

• RPI plus up to 3% between £21,000 and £41,000

• RPI plus 3% above £41,000

Debt cleared after 30 years

Early repayments - no penalties

RepaymentsAnnualIncome Before Tax

Graduates, Current &11-12 entrants

2012-13 entrants

Annual Monthly Annual Monthly

£15,000 £0 £0 £0 £0

£16,000 £90 £7.50 £0 £0

£21,000 £540 £45 £0 £0

£22,000 £630 £52.50 £90 £7.50

£24,000 £810 £67.50 £270 £22.50

£30,000 £1,350 £112.50 £810 £67.50

£35,000 £1,800 £150 £1,260 £105

£40,000 £2,250 £187.50 £1,710 £142.50

£45,000 £2,700 £225 £2,160 £180

£50,000 £3,150 £262.50 £2,610 £217.50

Source: National Association of Student Money Advisers

Useful websites

• www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students

• NHS bursary entitlement: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Documents/Students/FAQ_7_0612.pdf

• Student bursary Calculator: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students/3576.aspx

• Information on funding for part-time courses: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students/Documents/Students/FAQ_18_0612.pdf

• www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk

• www.direct.gov.uk/student finance

• www.brighton.ac.uk/money

Provides students with advice and support whatever their accommodation choices

Halls of residence

UniHomes

Private Sector

Homestay

Accommodation Service

Halls of residence in four Brighton locations

Halls of Residence in Brighton

• 4 halls in sites across the city

• Over 1600 rooms in Brighton– 700 catered

• Wardens at Varley, Phoenix and Moulsecoomb Place

• 24 hour staff cover at Falmer

• 2013 entry rents range from £120 - £159 per week

• Phoenix Halls – self-catered:- £135

• Varley Park: – self-catered, shared bathroom: £120; catered, en-suite: £159

• 39 week contract (except Great Wilkins – 50 weeks also available)

• Free insurance, communal laundry facilities

• Free internet access

Applying for halls

• Invitation to apply for Accommodation sent by e-mail to all offer holders – Copy of Finding a Home Guide sent by post

• Halls allocation policy

• Guaranteed offers for students with certain disabilities and medical conditions

• To be eligible for consideration for halls, first years should

• Apply to the university by the UCAS deadline

• Make Brighton their firm choice

• Apply for halls by the deadline – mid-June

• Demand outstrips supply, halls places can not be guaranteed

• Places are allocated in the summer

Living in the private sector

• House hunting events organised in August and September

• Tailored advice and assistance from the Accommodation Office

Unihomes

• private rented accommodation managed by the university

• Circa 100 rooms available for first year students in Brighton in 2013 (£87 - £120 pw)

Private rented sector

• yourstudentpad.co.uk database of university-registered landlords

• Advice and assistance in finding private rented accommodation from the accommodation office

• One bed flat average of £135• Room in 4 bed shared house average of £92

Any questions?

Falmer open day 14th June 2013

Useful websites:www.brighton.ac.uk/accommodationwww.yourstudentpad.co.uk