We have seven overall programme outcomes which will be the focus thoughout the course. The aim is that the nursing graduates of the Higher Diploma in Mental Health will:
- Demonstrate the acquisition of theoretical principles, national and international frameworks, policies and therapeutic modalities underpinning mental health nursing.
- Utilise their acquired knowledge to responsibly deliver high quality, skillful, safe, legal and accountable care to service users.
- Be able to engage in meaningful, effective, therapeutic and person-centered communication with recipients of mental health care in a range of settings.
- Engage in respectful and ethical collaborative practice with service users and with colleagues of all disciplines while upholding the professional values of compassion, care and commitment.
- Continuously develop learning, including self-awareness, as a necessary process in the context of their professional and personal self-development, self-care, resilience and the development of professional scholarship.
- Apply evidence from the critical appraisal of research to deliver evidence based practice in mental health nursing care.
- Apply leadership, management, teamwork and organisational skills for the promotion of mental healthcare delivery.