Nursing

Get closer to a rewarding career as a nurse and become a highly sought after healthcare professional with the University of Suffolk

Nursing offers different areas of specialised care, all providing the opportunity to make a positive different to people’s lives on a daily basis. We have placement sites throughout Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ensuring students showcase their essential clinical competencies during placements, where learning comes to life.

Interested in nursing? Explore the different types of nursing and courses we offer.

Adult Nursing
Become an Adult Nurse and make a difference to people’s lives. Build the skills, knowledge and confidence to become a nurse and deliver patient care to adults of all ages with diverse health conditions. Upon completion of your studies, unlock a future of diverse career opportunities available being a general registered nurse. Find out more about our Adult Nursing course.

Mental Health Nursing
Become a Mental Health Nurse and positively impact people's wellbeing. Gain the skills, knowledge, and values needed to build relationships to promote mental health and wellbeing. Upon completion of your studies, a breath of career opportunities within specialised areas awaits you. Find out more about our Mental Health Nursing course.

Children’s Nursing
Embark on a career as a Children; s Nurse, specialising in the care of infants, children and young people. Develop the expertise, understanding and confidence to meet the diverse healthcare requirements of young patients, their families and caregivers through hands-on placements and child focused studies. Find out more about our Children’s Nursing course.

Nursing Associate
Nursing associates work with healthcare support workers and registered nurses to deliver care for patients and the public across all four fields of nursing - Child, Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities. Find out more about our FdA Health and Wellbeing (Nursing Associate) course.

Next steps
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