Nursing                                                                      

The role of nurses in the NHS has changed radically in the past 20 years, influenced by the creation of a number of new roles such as advanced practitioners and recent moves to make degree training compulsory.

The Academy is at the cutting edge.  It delivers its pre-registration nurse training in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University and Manchester University - which has an international reputation for excellence and was the first in the country to set up a nursing degree in the 1970s.

As a large teaching hospital renowned for a number of speciality areas including heart transplant surgery, undergraduate and post-graduate nurses gain from a variety of training opportunities rarely found anywhere else in the UK. The multi-disciplinary approach taken at the Academy encourages versatility.

Study for undergraduates is divided between university and practice-based learning at UHSM.  Trainee nurses are encouraged to meet multi-disciplinary groups on the wards to broaden their understanding of how to deliver the best patient care.

There is also a large postgraduate nursing programme to Masters and PhD levels.  We also provide training for health care assistants at our own accredited NVQ Academy and opportunities for all nursing staff to update their practice on a regular basis, through a series of stand-alone courses. .

• - Undergraduate nurse training benefits from its long-established links with four Greater Manchester universities - The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, Salford University and the University of Bolton.
• - A wide range of nursing roles and specialities are on offer because of the sheer size of UHSM, which boasts 120 specialist nurses and several nurse consultants.
• - Unique postgraduate training in burns treatment is given through our nationally-known burns unit accredited by Manchester Metropolitan University, leading to the Certificate in Burns Care. An equivalent certificate programme is also available in Accident and Emergency.
• - Research into nursing is given impetus by our professor of nursing, Christi Deaton, who is jointly funded by Manchester University and UHSM.
• - Mentoring of nurses is given a high priority to ensure that as many as possible complete their training.