Nursing is a challenging but rewarding career that’ll change lives, including your own. As a learning disability nurse, you’ll play an important role in identifying and meeting people’s health and wellbeing needs, and improving healthcare, social inclusion and quality of life.

Learning disabilities nurses support children, adults and their families, in a creative, flexible manner, in their own homes, communities and specialist services.

You’ll learn from a passionate, enthusiastic, skilled and supportive team with a range of experience across the many differerent aspects of learning disability nursing, and other nursing fields.

As many of our staff are active researchers, your learning will be enriched by the very latest in best practice and clinical understanding.

The course is 50% theory and 50% practice. You will learn and develop your skills, knowledge and understanding both at UWE Bristol and in the workplace, and develop strong therapeutic relationships with service users, families and our established partners.

Your practice learning will be complemented by our outstanding facilities, including our Skills Simulation Centre, where you will develop your clinical expertise in a safe, instructive environment.