BN Adult Nursing (Dispersed Learning route for Powys-based students)

at Bangor University

Bangor University’s underpinning philosophy is of promoting intelligent kindness and compassionate leadership, and these are woven throughout the curriculum of this Adult Nursing BN Dispersed Learning programme. Interprofessional modules promote a student-centred approach and recognising the value of learning from past and current experiences as well as that of service users and the introduction of new knowledge.

The learning, teaching and assessment strategies are designed to support students towards being an independent learner and that progresses towards becoming a registered practitioner. The assessment strategy is designed across the Adult Nursing BN Dispersed Learning programme to be progressive and will encourage you to develop critical thinking and analysis. The modules foster reflective learning; reflective learners are able to engage in independent reflection in order to achieve personal learning and in order to pursue practice excellence. Being a research-led University, we have embedded research principles and skills in research and enquiry into these modules in a progressive manner enabling the student to move from locating evidence (year one) to appraising evidence (year two) and finally to applying evidence (year three). 

Within the Adult Nursing BN Dispersed Learning programme in Powys, inter-professional education (IPE) will be a key component in health care practice teaching; its aim is to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for collaborative patient centred practice. The dispersed learning programme will include IPE which is interactive focussed learning that encourages active collaboration between professions.

Using this methodology within the Adult Nursing BN Dispersed Learning programme, you will be equipped to develop the knowledge, skills, and competence in relation to values, ethics, roles, responsibilities, and inter-professional communication. Interprofessional education affords you the opportunity to experience how other disciplines apply differing emphases to areas such as professional ethics and work collaboratively to deliver comprehensive patient care.

In practice, you will have opportunities to collaborate with professionals such as physiotherapists, radiographers, midwives, and social workers. Bangor University is developing models for virtual placement opportunities within NMC standards and developing use of virtual reality within its current programmes in order to equip the student with the skills and knowledge to becoming the proficient practitioner within an interprofessional workforce, within best practice guidance, and for the benefit of future patient care.

For 2022 entry the Adult Nursing BN Dispersed Learning programme is mapped to the 2018 Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards of proficiency for registered nurses and the Future Nurse: Standards of proficiency. The programme ensures nurses have greater understanding of patient/client needs across all four fields of nursing practice, but remaining field focused. The programme prepares future registrants with team working and leadership skills and enhanced knowledge in public health which is needed to deliver care in different settings to support health and well-being for people you care for.

GCSEs: applicants must normally have, or be working towards, a minimum of five GCSE grades A*-C/9-4 including GCSE Welsh or English first language and Mathematics/Numeracy (or a recognised alternative qualification*), but consideration is given to individual circumstances.

Offers are tariff based, 96 - 120 UCAS tariff points for the Bachelor of Nursing programmes:

• A Levels

• T-Levels in a relevant subject

• BTEC National/Extended Diploma and Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM - DDM

• International Baccalaureate Diploma

• Extended Project Qualification

• Access including Distinction / Merit profile (maximum 9 Passes)

• Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge

• Irish Leaving Certificate: 96 - 120 points from a minimum of 4 Higher Subjects

• FETAC QQI Level 5 Certificate in Nursing Studies: distinction profile

We welcome applications from mature students who are completing an Access HE Diploma or who have evidence of recent study at Level 3 or above in the past five years which meets our entry requirements; please note that we do not accept NVQ Level 3/QCF Level 3 as a means of meeting our entry qualifications.

*Recognised alternative qualifications for Welsh/English and/or Mathematics are Essential Skills Level Two in Communication and Application of Number, or Functional Skills Level Two in English and Maths (must be achieved within the last 3 years). The Irish Leaving Certificate minimum of O4 is the equivalent to GCSE Grade C/4.

International Tuition Fee For Full Year

• £16,250

Career opportunities

Health boards across Wales are the primary employment destination for many of our graduates. Throughout the NHS and other health and care settings, there is a clear career structure supporting nurses in their development from staff nurse working on a ward, for example, to autonomous consultants managing a caseload of patients in the community.  In addition to this there will be opportunities to utilise your qualifications abroad.

Nursing is an ever growing and innovative profession and nurses are working in multi professional teams across health and care settings. Nursing positions are split into different bands all of which have different salaries. 

Nurses are in a unique position to deliver care in partnership with people and carers, wherever care is needed. Across the health and care system there is an increased focus on preventing ill health, enabling people to self-care, to be partners in their care and to have a better quality of life. The rapid pace of advances in medical and nursing care, treatment and technology is creating new career opportunities for nursing with rapid developments in different service provision and ways of working.  The career opportunities and roles can range from front line staff to working in a leadership position or specialised nurse or consultant nurse.

Opportunities for adult nurses range from caring for patients to becoming a specialist. A graduate career in adult nursing involves caring for the physical aspects of adults and developing your skills and progression, the management of people plus resources. This involves monitoring and assessing people and responding to changes quickly.