Program Overview

Learning disabilities nursing is a professional and rewarding career enabling you to make a real difference to the lives of people across all age groups. During the course, you will learn about specialist nursing care for clients with learning disabilities and the management of their physical, social, psychological and cognitive needs.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council introduced new national educational standards – Future Nurse Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses in 2018. The curriculum from September 2021 onwards, is based on these standards for nurse education.

The primary aim of being a learning disabilities nurse is to support the well-being and social inclusion of people with learning disabilities; through improving or maintaining physical and mental health to live full and rewarding lives within their communities. You need to be committed and dedicated with the willingness to give time to others with care and compassion.

Key features

• 100% of our summer 2017 Nursing graduates are in work or further study (Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education 2016-17) compared to a sector average of 94.6%.
• EThe program is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and upon graduation of the program, you will be eligible to register with the NMC.
• Graduates are eligible to apply for registration, and registered nurses can start on a salary of more than £24,000 (NHS pay scales 2019/20). 
• Study in our purpose-built facilities which comprise clinical skills suites, a moving and handling area, a cardiopulmonary resuscitation room and a sensory room – allowing you to apply theory to practice in a safe environment.
• Our strong links and integrated work placements with local health and social care providers allow you to experience real-world situations.
• Gain valuable international experience as part of your studies with our #DMUglobal program. Our students have taken part in healthcare programs in Peru, improved the health of communities in India and examined the social and health inequalities faced by specific populations in the US.
• We have more than 50 years of teaching experience, enabling us to deliver high-quality professional education to our diverse studentship.
• DMU has achieved Gold, the highest-ranking possible under the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Indicating the outstanding learning and teaching on offer at DMU. [Office for Students, 2017]
• The TEF Panel judged that De Montfort University delivers “consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the UK.” [Office for Students, 2017]