Nursing at Middlesex

Have you got what it takes?

Keri Page (left) has been working at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital since graduation. “Nurses now have responsibilities previously undertaken by doctors and we need the ability to make fast informed decisions while remaining calm for patients.”

Apart from immense job satisfaction, pay rates are higher than you might think! Starting salaries in inner London are £25.4K, raising to £73K for a Nurse Consultant and even more for a Director of Nursing.

Have you go what it takes? Find out about undergraduate and postgraduate courses leading to careers as a Registered Nurse.

The challenge and the reward

Nursing is demanding ever increasing skills and responsibilities. Dean of the School, Jan Williams, outlines what is needed from tomorrow's nurses, while student and graduate nurses explain how nursing enables to them improve others' lives, and also their own.

Have you go what it takes? Find out about undergraduate and postgraduate courses leading to careers as a Registered Nurse.

University Oen Day

Book here and come along to find out more about mental health nursing at our next University Open Day on Saturday 26 November.

Why mental health nursing?

More and more people are being diagnosed with mental health conditions, and the demand for skilled mental health workers is reflected in NHS London’s workforce projections – they will need to train 25% more mental health nurses each year until 2015.

“What appeals to me about mental health nursing is how interactions can make a huge positive difference on someone’s life,” says Justin McDermott (left), a Middlesex graduate who worked in Psychiatric Intensive Care and is now teaching physical care skills at Middlesex.

Have you go what it takes? Find out about undergraduate and postgraduate courses leading to careers as a Registered Nurse.

Mental health in the ageing society

The incidence of dementia is increasing as people live longer, and Middlesex researchers are developing new tools to support care and quality of life – such as a “mockumentary” DVD about the Queen visiting a dementia day centre (left).

Lecturer Trish Hafford-Letchfield came up with the idea as a way of involving dementia patients in nurse and social worker education - “It helps give voice to patients’ own feelings and shows that carers and people with dementia can have fun together –laughing at themselves and each other.”

Have you go what it takes? Find out about undergraduate and postgraduate courses leading to careers as a Registered Nurse.

Postgraduate Open Evening - Wednesday 9 November

If you already have a degree, join us at our Archway campus on Wednesday 9th November at our Postgraduate Open Evening. You'll have an opportunity to speak 1-to-1 with our tutors as we help you decide whether adult or mental health nursing might be the right career for you. Remember, you can become a Registered Nurse in only two years (with accreditation), if you have an appropriate first degree and possibly appropriate work experience.

 Click here to book for this Postgraduate Open Evening which begins at 4pm.

Career Progression from the Pg Dip

Middlesex graduate Lorraine Kelly (left), Director of Nursing at Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals, shows that nursing has many career possibilities. Lorraine has worked in a number of NHS and private healthcare settings in London, including as a lead nursing specialist in breast care and junior matron. Lorraine ensures a high standard of nursing care and that nurses are able to develop skills through appropriate training.

For information on nursing career paths and salaries click here.

Find out more about Pg Dip Nursing (Mental Health) and Pg Dip Nursing (Adult)