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Adult - Entry Point for Registered Nursing Associates BNursing (Hons)

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Overview

Overview

Why study at the University of West London? 
  • Ranked 30th university in the UK - The Guardian University Guide 2025
  • Our Nursing courses are ranked #4 in England and #2nd in London - Guardian University Guide 2025
  • Number 1 London university for overall student satisfaction - National Student Survey 2024**
  • Best university for Student Experience and Teaching Quality in the UK - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

This 18-month full-time route has been designed for Nursing Associates registered with the NMC*, who wish to become an adult nurse, recognising prior certified learning.

The adult nursing course is approved against the Nursing and Midwifery Council Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses. These standards set out the knowledge and skills that you will learn to enable you to deliver world-class, person-centred, evidence-based care.

Upon completion of the course, you will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as an Adult Nurse.

This course will prepare you to care for adults of all ages (aged 18+), who are recovering from an accident or acute illness, learning to live with a chronic health condition or at the end of their lives. You will also learn how to empower people to make a difference in their own physical and mental health.

This nursing course offered at our Berkshire Institute for Health in Reading is also available at our West London campus. As you will spend half your course gaining experience on placement, you should choose a course location that you can travel to easily - please select the correct option when applying.

*You must have successfully completed either a 'Health Education England' or NMC curriculum Nursing Associate Foundation Degree

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Select your desired study option, then pick a start date to see relevant course information:

Study options:
We support flexible study by offering some of our courses part-time or via distance learning. To give you real world experience before you graduate, we also offer some courses with a placement or internship. All available options are listed here. Your choices may affect some details of your course, such as the duration and cost per year. Please re-check the details on this page if you change your selection.

Start date:

If your desired start date is not available, try selecting a different study option.

Locations this course is taught at:
Berkshire Institute for Health
West London Campus
Why study Adult - Entry Point for Registered Nursing Associates with us?

Why study Adult - Entry Point for Registered Nursing Associates with us?

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What our students say…

I looked on the website and saw the feedback from other students. When I came for the interview, I was feeling nervous but the welcome was so warm that it took all the fear away. The University is so supportive. It's not just the learning - they look at the person behind the student and make sure you get everything you need to achieve. The experience has been second to none.

Caroline Sambana
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This course has simulation centres in London and Reading
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Graduates are eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery council
Course detail & modules

Course detail & modules

You will spend equal amounts of time studying and in practice, including in hospital and out of hospital settings. Our simulation centres will help you practise your clinical skills in a safe environment. You will reflect the values expected in contemporary nursing practice (The Code, NMC 2018) and the NHS Constitution.

On this course you will learn how to deliver care to the high standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The aim is to equip you with the skills and knowledge to face the challenges of nursing in the twenty-first century.

You will learn how to:  

  • provide, lead and coordinate care that is compassionate and evidence-based
  • care for people in healthcare settings, including their own home, in the community and in hospital
  • help promote health, protect health and prevent ill health
  • empower people, communities and populations to take control of their own health decisions and behaviours
  • care for people of different ages, backgrounds, cultures and beliefs
  • care for people with complex mental, physical, cognitive and behavioural care needs
  • care for people at the end of their life
  • work across health- and social care services 
  • play a proactive role in multidisciplinary teams
  • think critically and apply your knowledge and skills
  • provide expert, evidence-based nursing care
  • be emotionally intelligent and resilient, while managing your personal health and wellbeing.

Facilities and support

We will provide a supportive learning environment to help you gain confidence as you develop your skills. You will learn using high-tech, innovative resources that make your classes fun and engaging. In addition, you will have:

  • teaching staff who are highly committed, passionate subject specialists
  • a personal tutor to guide you through your course
  • regular personalised feedback on your progress in theory and practice components
  • access to a variety of practice placements, thanks to our many partners.

Adult nursing placement partners

Your placement is an essential part of your course. It will give you practical experience so that you can apply what you learn in a real-world setting. 

 We currently partner with the following healthcare organisations in Berkshire and Surrey:

Compulsory modules

Compulsory modules

  • Enhancing Professional Practice

    The aim of this module is to prepare you for your role as a registered nurse. You will develop and enhance the communication and procedural skills gained in years 1 and 2. The module links to the Semester 2 module Transitioning to Being a Registrant.

  • Art and Science of Person-Centred Care

    The aim of this module is to embed knowledge and skills and focus on increasing complexity in decision making. This to enable you to develop the confidence to involve and empower patients in shared decision making and the co-production of person-centred care.

  • Leading Innovation and Improvement in Nursing Practice

    You will develop your skills, knowledge and behaviour for management, leadership and innovation. This is the ‘dissertation’ module. 

  • Transitioning to Being a Registrant

    You will be able to transition from student to registered nurse in your final year and to practice as professionals within the NMC Code in a variety of health and social care environments.

  • Part 3 Nursing Practice

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

  • This course is available to candidates who have successfully completed either a 'Health Education England' or NMC curriculum Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
  • You must hold registration with the NMC as a Nursing Associate
  • You need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 – 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents

Foundation Degree Nursing Associate (usually completed within 4 years of the start date of the BNursing (Hons) course).

You will be asked to provide a satisfactory reference along with your application form.

All offers are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health checks.

Find out more about the occupational health clearance requirements, tests and immunisations. (pdf, 723kb)

Selection Process

If you have the qualifications for this course, you will be asked to attend an individual values-based interview with an academic, clinician and service user/carer.

If you have a disability or a specific learning difficulty and require reasonable adjustments, please let us know ahead of time. We can ensure appropriate support is in place. Please contact the Wellbeing Team on wellbeing.team@uwl.ac.uk or 0208 231 2739 to discuss your support requirements.

Fees & funding

Fees & funding

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Please note:

  • Fees for the 2026/27 academic year and onwards may be subject to Government regulation and change.
  • Tuition fees are charged for each year of your course. If your course runs for two years or more, you will need to pay the fee for each academic year at the start of that year.
  • If your course runs for less than two years, the cost above is for your full course and you will need to pay the full fee upfront.
  • If no fee is shown above then the fees for this course are not available yet. Please check again later for updates.

Funding your studies

You may be eligible for a student loan to cover the cost of tuition fees, or a maintenance loan. Additional funding is available to some types of students, such as those with dependants and disabled students.

We offer generous bursaries and scholarships to make sure your aspirations are your only limit. In recent years, hundreds of students have received our Full-time Undergraduate Student Bursary.

There are also scholarships specifically for students in the fields of nursing, midwifery and healthcare.

View full details, including conditions and eligibility.

Funding your studies
Teaching staff

Teaching staff

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Alicia Powell

Alicia joined the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare in 2019 and teaches a wide range of nursing students and other healthcare disciplines. Alicia holds various leadership roles including Course Leadership and Module Leadership.

Alicia has taken the lead in planning and delivering innovative Mental Health Simulation Placements in partnership with a steering group of other Universities and NHS Trusts. This has led to the UWL Mental Health Team winning a UWL Award in Teaching Excellence, and nominations for Partnership Working Awards from the Student Nursing Times 2024 and London Higher 2024.

Alicia joined the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare in 2019 and teaches a wide range of nursing students and other healthcare disciplines. Alicia holds various leadership roles including Course Leadership and Module Leadership.

Alicia has taken the lead in planning and delivering innovative Mental Health Simulation Placements in partnership with a steering group of other Universities and NHS Trusts. This has led to the UWL Mental Health Team winning a UWL Award in Teaching Excellence, and nominations for Partnership Working Awards from the Student Nursing Times 2024 and London Higher 2024.

Study & career progression

Study & career progression

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Career progression routes upon successful course completion:

Many of our nursing graduates secure jobs with local NHS Trusts or healthcare organisations.

Further study that can be undertaken upon course completion:

You could continue your studies at UWL. This will help you to enhance your clinical knowledge and skills in a specialist area.  

We offer a wide range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses for healthcare practitioners.

How to apply

How to apply

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Disclaimer

*Modern universities - defined as higher education institutions that were granted university status in, and subsequent to, 1992.

**The National Student Survey 2023 and 2024 - Average of answers to all questions by registered student population. Excludes specialist institutions.

Testimonials - our students or former students provided all of our testimonials - often a student from the course but sometimes another student. For example, the testimonial often comes from another UWL student when the course is new.

Optional modules - where optional modules are offered they will run subject to staff availability and viable student numbers opting to take the module.

Videos - all videos on our course pages were accurate at the time of filming. In some cases a new Course Leader has joined the University since the video was filmed.

Availability of placements - if you choose a course with placement/internship route we would like to advise you that if a placement/internship opportunity does not arise when you are expected to undertake the placement then the University will automatically transfer you to the non-internship route, this is to ensure you are still successful in being awarded a degree.