i wanna b a Registered Nurse in Mental Health in ENGLAND,i am 15yrs old and english,i moved 2 SPAIN 5 yrs ago?

Question

i want to work as a Registered Nurse in Mental Health in england,preferably for eating disorders,not quite sure yet though,i am english and have been living in spain for 5 years,i am 15 years old,when i finish my bachillerato(similar to a-levels)i want to go to england and study to become a nurse,i want to live and work in the uk and i eventually want to work in a private hospital like the priory would i be able to work in england? i speak 4 languages.

PLEase tell me everything you know about this matter.thanks

Answer 1

I've been a psychiatric nurse for almost 17years....

Mental Health isn't really about brains...but common sense.
You could have 10 people with the same diagnosis with very different symptoms and presenting problems.
The key is looking at the bigger picture surrounding the client and using your judgement to find the treatment that suits them.
its about thinking on your feet.

I've known people who weren't the cleverest but were excellent psychiatric nurses and i've known people who flew through the course with merits and are cr@p!!

Mental health is sooooo different from General nursing...Its not nearly as clear cut and I don't mean to be offensive to General nurses as I believe we all do a great job...

But....once you've a diagnosis..your treatment is pretty much clear cut and prognosis known...
Thats not the case with psychiatry..

If this is an area you REALLY want to get into then i'd say go for it.
Most universities for nursing have a minimum entry age of 17 1/2 yrs old. In the meantime you could do some work in a local nursing home to gain some experience of the shift patterns, work required to be done and the pay...which isn't the greatest for the work you do.
Be prepared for a lot of course work with essay's about everything. The university training now is very different from the training I did...
I feel old saying this but we were very hands on..counted in the numbers and thrown into a lot of practical work with very little course work... Today's course is mostly theory based with little practical work compared to what use to be done when you were employed by the healthboard as a student.
Once you have your diploma..(the standard 3 yr course) you can do a bit more course work for your degree...

If you want to specialise in eating disorders i'd suggest you find some employment first...get some practical work under your belt there are plenty of courses available..do some modules on what you want to specialise in and go from there.

I wish you all the best.

Answer 2

I am a mature student (52 yrs old)! currently half way through my second year of training to become a registered mental health nurse. I am studying at Liverpool John Moores University and I love every minute of it, I just wish I had done it earlier in my life. If it is what you really want to do, get some experience by working as a health care/support worker within mental health organisations, private and NHS, either as a volunteer (while you are so young) or wait until you are able to work for pay and join a nursing agency or become a 'bank' nurse with the NHS or private agencies such as the Priory. Go online to some university websites, email them, get some information as to what their entry requirements are, like, age limits and qualifications you will need, that way you can start working towards them now. Good luck and i wish you the very best in your future career.

Answer 3

I am studying BSc Nursing right now, first you have to do a health and social care course or access to nursing (u have to be 19 or over for the access). but if you bring an health related qualification (high grade) then you might be able to skip the courses. but i have to tell you that qualification or no qualification you need experince, i know someone who got on a corse without proper qualification and i know someone ho got rejected with a qualification but no experience. although bear in mind that you need to be 17.5 yrs old to go on a HND or BSc course, (you need just one of them, BSc is a degree, HND diploma). but to get funding you will need to be resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years before he start of the course. self funding is not allowed.
i hope this helped.

Answer 4

Nurses are in high demand nowadays.I live in italy and used to work as a nurse but I gave it up because it was too upsetting for me to deal with that every day.
Once you get your diploma I guess you will be able to find employment easily.

Answer 5

You should have NO problem in living/working here. You still have a British passport do you.???

Answer 6

Dont bother.... i am in second year of MH training and it is hard hard work, few rewards, crap pay, very academic and little support available for studying

Answer 7

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/you_choose_your_hours/