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Innovative nursing training focusing on working out in the community is to be offered at the of Essex Southend campus from September.

A brand-new Bachelor of Science degree, specifically designed for those who wish to make their career in nursing in the primary care sector, such as GP practices, will start running as a three-year course with all fees paid by the National Health Service and a £4,000 annual grant available.

Course leader Sarah Lee said: ‘The programme is patient focused, service led and student centred, it has been developed as a result of consultation with service manager and nurses.’

‘If you are keen to become a health professional and want to shape the future of nursing, this course will help achieve these objectives.’

The full-time programme balances the study of the clinical skills of nursing with academic study at degree level. Learning takes place in a state-of-the-art suite at the Southend campus in the High Street and in a range of placements, working with nurses in a variety of settings including primary care, private sector, adults and the elderly.

Successful completion of the course can take you on one of two career paths, either as a Registered Nurse Adult (general) nursing or into Mental Health nursing.

Contact information for Nursing courses

Anyone interested in finding out more about Nursing programmes at the School of Health and Human Sciences should contact Bea Bard on 01702 328367 or see the University website at www.essex.ac.uk.