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Career Opportunities In
Mental Health Nursing
Kathy Swanzy-AsanteMental Health Nursing Awareness
Lead/Project Leader
The NHS
About 1.3 million employees Largest employer in the country Estimated 350 different careers Almost 300 Hospital, Mental Health
and Ambulance Trusts About 43,000 GPs in the UK
Activity
On any given day it is estimated that: 800,000 people will visit their GP or
Practice Nurse 50,000 people will attend A&E 94,000 people admitted to hospital as an
emergency 36,000 people in hospital for planned
treatment
CNWL – over 5200 employees
Services span across 10 boroughs Mental Health Service in Brent, Kensington &
Chelsea, Westminster, Harrow and Hillingdon Substance Misuse Service in Ealing, Hounslow and
Hammersmith & Fulham Learning Disability in Brent Offender Care Service – Wormwood Scrubs, Feltham
Prison, Pentonville Prison and Holloway Prison Community Health Service in Camden and
Hillingdonwww.cnwl.nhs.uk
CNWL - Mental Health Services
Community Teams Crisis Resolution Acute In-Patient Rehabilitation Prison Services Police Liaison A&E Liaison Psychology Learning Disability
Older Adults Child and Adolescence Mother and Baby
Services Eating Disorder Substance Misuse Day services PICU
How Common is Mental Illness? 1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the
course of a year. 18 per cent of women have a mild mental health problem such as anxiety,
depression, phobias and panic attacks, compared with 11 per cent of men. 15 per cent of pre-school children will have mild mental health problems
and 7 per cent will have severe mental health problems. 10-20 per cent of young people involved in criminal activity are thought to
have a 'psychiatric disorder'. 20 per cent of all deaths by young people are by suicide. Approximately 142,000 hospital admissions each year in England and
Wales are the result of deliberate self-harm. Approximately 19,000 of these are young people.
Types of Mental Health Problems
Schizophrenia Manic Depressive Illness Depressive Disorder Anxiety Disorder Dementia Eating Disorder Personality Disorder
What Is Mental Health Nursing? A mental health nurse uses a range of skills,
interventions and qualities to help patients overcome or come to terms with their illness so they can lead as normal a life as possible
As a mental health nurse, you build a therapeutic, warm and caring relationship with your patient and their family during the care process.
Mental health nurses work with different professionals and agencies to meet the needs of patients
What Qualities & Skills Would You Need?
Caring, compassionate, warm personality Respect for others Genuine desire/passion to support patients
& their families Motivation, dedication, enthusiasm Confidence to deal calmly with difficult
situations Communication Skills Interpersonal Skills
Clinical Scenario - 1 A 37 year old lady with severe depression
and suicidal ideations is admitted to the acute ward for treatment.
Assessment – Holistic and biopsychosocial, risk assesment
Interventions – Recovery model, therapeutic interventions, talking
therapy, social inclusionStabilisation – Interventions and
medicationDischargeFollow - Up
Clinical Scenario - 2 A 19 year old man who is experiencing
visual and auditory hallucinations and believes that his food has been poisoned by his parents is admitted to the male acute ward for treatment.
AssessmentInterventionsStabilisationDischargeFollow-Up
Career Opportunities in Mental Health Nursing Job Satisfaction and Professional
Development Chance to work in many settings – hospital,
community and specialist unit. Career path leads to management,
consultant, executive, research and academic (HE) positions
Pay for Band 5 nurses (Staff Nurses) ranges from £24,852 - £32,206p.a
Mental Health Nursing King’s College University, West London University & Bucks University Entry Requirements Nursing BSc (Hons) for 3 years Two A Level qualifications or 200 UCAS tariff points or
equivalent qualifications at Level 3 plus English, Maths and Science at GCSE grade A-C
Access to Higher Education course is available to students who do not meet the above qualification.
Applicants need to ensure they meet, or are working towards meeting the entry criteria
NHS pays tuition fees and you can apply for a bursary Apply for course through UCAS (www.ucas.com)
Students Visiting Programme Ward visits can be arranged at CNWL for students
interested in mental health nursing Day visit on the wards followed by work experience
placement if required For further information about visiting arrangement
contact: Kathy Swanzy-Asante [email protected]
For further information about mental health nursing: http://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/mentalhealthnursing.html
Contact for West London University is Ramona Minette [email protected]
Contact for King’s College Angela Parry [email protected]
Questions ?
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