Mental Health Nursing with foundation year

This mental health nursing course at CU Scarborough will help you gain essential skills to provide compassionate care for individuals with mental health challenges. Prepare for a rewarding career promoting wellbeing and resilience. This degree combines theory and practical learning to lead you towards professional registration and a rewarding career as a mental health nurse.

Our degree with foundation year could be the stepping stone you need to achieve your goals. The foundation year aims to prepare you for degree-level study and is a great way to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to succeed on your degree course. Mental health nurses work with a diverse range of people across a variety of settings including community and primary care, charities, in-patient, forensic and specialised services.

Proficient in treating physical health needs, mental health nurses focus on establishing therapeutic relationships with individuals and their support networks. They aim to ensure that individuals are actively involved in decision-making processes related to their own care.