Nursing graduates have an opportunity to work in a range of diverse health and social care settings from acute nursing to community settings or in education, research, and improvement.

UK has announced 2 years PSW for 2021 graduates.

Entry Requirements 2020-21

• Applicants should hold an honors degree at 2.2 classifications or above.
• Normally 3 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) including English, Maths, and Science, or equivalent qualifications. These GCSEs must be obtained prior to submitting an application. Applicants who completed an Access to HE in Health and Social Care will be required to provide evidence of undertaking science units at level 3.
• Evidence of experience in a practice setting to include 650 hours of care related practice experience to be completed by the 31 October for January entry. Please see below for more information.
• Certificates and degree transcripts of all previous qualifications will need to be provided before any offers are confirmed.

Other requirements include:

• IELTS 7.0 with no element below 6.5.
• Successful performance at an interview.
• Knowledge of contemporary health and social care issues, and the role of the Mental Health Nurse in providing healthcare.
• Understanding of written material and can communicate clearly and accurately in written and spoken English.
• “Settled residential status” in the United Kingdom in line with the requirements of the 1977 Immigration Act.
• Resident in the United Kingdom for at least three years.
• All students will be required to sign the subject-specific Fitness to Practise Code of Conduct on entry, details of which will be forwarded with an offer letter.
• Satisfactory completion of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (formerly the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
• Entry on to the course is subject to meeting the requirements of a profession-specific occupational health screening.

Evidence of Experience in a Practice Setting:

This section of the portfolio relates to the evidence you need to provide to show that you have undertaken 650 hours of care related practice experience. This will ensure that you are able to meet the required 2300 hours of practice at the end of your program which is a stipulation of the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council).

What do we mean by care related practice?

For the purpose of recognition of prior experiential learning (RPEL), the practice can be defined as:

‘A place of work that specializes in providing services to people requiring physical or psychological support or care’.

Experience can be in the following:

• A hospital, care home, or community setting and can include people of any age;
• Undertaken on a paid or voluntary basis
• Within an NHS, private or voluntary organization.

A practice supervisor will be required to verify practice hours completion, but if you have already completed 650 hours of practice, for example as a healthcare assistant, you will not have to complete an additional 650 hours. However, you will still have to ask a practice supervisor to verify that you have completed the required number of practice hours.

You are responsible for ensuring all sections of this document are completed and signed by a practice supervisor. Examples of appropriate supervisors may include the following:

• Line manager
• Registered health or social care practitioner
• Voluntary work coordinator/leader.

Applicants with Disabilities

We take seriously our obligation to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that all students with disabilities can successfully complete their studies. All applicants will be assessed on the basis of the criteria outlined here regardless of any disability. If you declare a disability we will invite you to work with us to explore how best we can support your studies.

Other information:

You must declare all spent and unspent criminal convictions including (but not limited to) cautions, reprimands, final warnings, bind over orders or similar and details of any minor offenses, fixed penalty notices, penalty notices for disorder, ASBO’s or VOO’s.

Bangladesh

Prospective students require one of the following qualifications:

• Successful completion of a 4 year Bachelor's degree from a recognized institution.  A minimum of 65% overall, or a GPA of 3.5, is generally considered comparable to a 2:1. A minimum of 60% overall, or a GPA of 3.0, is generally considered comparable to a 2:2. 
• Successful completion of a Master's degree from a recognized institution, preceded by a 3 year Bachelor's degree

English Language Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each band score). Please note that some courses require a higher IELTS score.

India

Prospective students require a good Bachelor's degree from a recognized institution in India (or the UK) with a minimum grade of 50%.

English Language Requirements

Prospective students require one of the following qualifications:

• A minimum of 70% in the Standard XII awarded by CISCE or CBSE (for courses requiring IELTS 6.0). These qualifications should usually have been completed no more than 5 years before enrolling at the University of Lincoln. However, this requirement will usually be waived for applicants who achieved the required High School English grade and subsequently completed a degree in their home country that was taught fully in English. An official letter from the previous institution, confirming that the degree was taught in English, may be required. 
• IELTS 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each band score). Please note that some courses require a higher IELTS score.

Nepal

Entry requirements vary depending on the course. Typically we require a good Bachelor (Hons) degree from a recognised institution with a minimum of 60% (4-year Bachelor degree).

English Language Requirements

Prospective students require the following qualifications:

• IELTS 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each band score). Please note that some courses require a higher IELTS score.

Pakistan

Entry requirements for postgraduate (Master's degree) programs vary by course, although typically range from a GPA of 2.5 – 3.0 (out of 4) if you have studied at a Public university*.

Specific information on postgraduate entry requirements can be found on the individual program pages.

For comparison purposes, a GPA of 2.5 (out of 4) is the equivalent of a 2:2 honors degree. A GPA of 3.0 (out of 4) is the equivalent of a 2:1 honors degree.

English Language Requirements

• English language requirements vary by program although typically range from IELTS 6.0 – 7.0 (or equivalent).

Students who do not meet the above English language requirements may be eligible for entry onto a Pre Sessional English and Academic Study Skills (PEASS) course.

Sri Lanka

Prospective students require a good Bachelors's degree from a recognized institution.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each band score).  Please note that some courses require a higher IELTS score.