Careers

Nursing

Adult Nurse

Adult nurses work with adults of all age groups, with all types of health conditions.

Adult nurses can be based in hospital settings, clinics or within the community and may be required to do shift work to provide 24 hour care. An adult nurse will often be part of a busy, multidisciplinary team including doctors, radiographers, physiotherapists and other professionals.

Working as an adult nurse will involve the use of initiative, observation, assessing what is best for the patient and acting on decisions. Nurses need to be willing to take responsibility for the well being of others, using caring, counselling, managing, teaching and interpersonal skills to improve the quality of patients' lives, sometimes in difficult situations.

A full time 3 year course which leads to a professional nursing qualification and access to the Register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Courses commence in March and September. Applications should be made via UCAS. The UCAS code for Bradford is BRADF B56. The course code is as follows; Adult Nursing B700 BSc/Nur (Adult)

Full details of the Advanced Diploma in Adult Nursing

Full details of the BSc (Hons) Nursing - Adult Branch

Child Nurse

Child nurses work with children of all ages with a variety of health conditions, ranging from babies born with heart complications to a teenagers with broken limbs. Children's nursing takes place in hospitals, day care centres, health clinics, in the community or the child's home, with nurses often required to do shift work to provide 24 hour care.

Child nurses need to be able to respond to the challenge of caring for someone who is sick, but who may be too young to express what is wrong. They should also have a keen awareness that a child's health can rapidly take a turn for the worse, and the knowledge to deal with this.

Being a child nurse will also involve working in partnership with children's parents, carers and siblings, ensuring that the child does not suffer additionally from the stress of being ill or in hospital, or to help them carry on with treatment in the home.

Full details of the Advanced Diploma in Child Nursing

Full details of the BSc (Hons) Nursing - Child Branch

Mental Health Nurse

As many as one in three people will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lives, regardless of their age or background. Conditions may vary from personality and psychological disorders to neuroses and psychoses.

Mental health nurses work with GPs, psychologists and others to help care for patients with mental illnesses. This is a rewarding role, with mental health nurses providing an increasing level of care in the community, visiting patients and their families at home, in residential centres, in prisons or in specialist clinics or units. Mental health nurses are often required to do shift work to provide 24 hour care.

Liaising with a patient's family, listening to and advising those who live with or care for a patient, dealing with occasional aggression in a sensitive and effective way and developing the ability to empathise with patients are everyday aspects of this role. Mental health nurses also have an opportunity to specialise in areas such as alcohol and drug misuse.

Full details of the Advanced Diploma in Nursing - Mental Health

Full details of the BSc (Hons) Nursing - Mental Health branch

Midwife

Midwives offer individual care to women and their families and help them take part in their own care planning during and after pregnancy. Midwifery involves supporting the woman and her partner from the confirmation of the pregnancy, through the birth of the baby and the post-natal period.

As midwives work with women and their families through all stages of pregnancy, they need to be aware of the social and cultural context in which childbirth takes place. They will normally be the lead person in caring for pregnant women, and therefore have to be capable of working independently as well as within the wider health care team.

A full time 3 year course which leads to a professional midwifery qualification, and access to the Register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Course commences in September. Applications should be made via UCAS. The UCAS code for Bradford is BRADF B56. The course code is B720 BSc/M

Full details of BSc (Hons) Midwifery

Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapists help people with physical and psychological problems to be more independent by assessing what they are able to do for themselves and providing appropriate support and engagement.

Occupational Therapists work in a variety of settings including hospitals, community health centres and in people's own homes, in a role which links health with social care and the surroundings in which people live.

A full time 3 year course which leads to a professional occupational therapy qualification, and access to the Register maintained by the Health Professions Council.

Courses commence in September. Applications should be made via UCAS. The UCAS code for Bradford is BRADF B56. The course code is B930 BSc/OT

Full details of BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy

Physiotherapist

Physiotherapists understand what is involved in movement and how injuries, pain and problems associated with disease can be managed and treated. This can include the assessment and treatment of problems as diverse as sports injuries, back pain and rehabilitation after a stroke or long illness.

Using techniques that range from exercise programmes to use of heat and other therapies, physiotherapists work in hospitals and outpatient clinics and also in a wide range of other settings.

A full time 3 year course which leads to a professional physiotherapy qualification, and access to the Register maintained by the Health Professions Council.

Courses commence in September. Applications should be made via UCAS. The UCAS code for Bradford is BRADF B56. The course code is B160 BSc/Phys

Full details of BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

Radiographer

Diagnostic radiographers use X-Rays, imaging and ultrasound technology to capture detailed images from inside the body which can be used to correctly diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries.

Radiographers work predominately in hospitals and health care environments, operating highly sophisticated equipment. Radiography allows you to combine an interest in science with a caring attitude to people.

A full time 3 year course which leads to a professional radiography qualification, and access to the Registered maintained by the Health Professions Council.

Course commences in September. Applications should be made via UCAS. The UCAS code for Bradford is BRADF B56. The course code is B821 BSc/DRad

Full details of BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography

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