PgCert/ PgDip/ MSc Perinatal Mental Health

Course Overview

This course offers the opportunity to gain a recognized postgraduate award at Certificate, Diploma or Masters level, enhancing your employability prospects. This course has been designed as a positive response to the national imperative for more education and training for healthcare professionals in perinatal mental health and has been designed to equip healthcare professionals who may require knowledge at different levels and to meet different service needs. Modules offer an opportunity to explore different aspects of perinatal mental health and to increase your knowledge and skills in relation to complex and challenging issues within perinatal mental health.

General Eligibility

Hold a recognized health-related professional qualification and current professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a registered nurse or midwife or registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a social worker or relevant professional role Employed within a health or social care environment An Honours degree (2.1) in a relevant subject, with a minimum of one-year post-registration practice experience; or A Higher National Diploma in a relevant subject and a minimum of three years post-registration experience in a relevant field, or A professional qualification recognized as equivalent to an Honours degree, or a postgraduate diploma, or appropriate equivalent skills and experience.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• Those whose English is not their first language must achieve a minimum score of 6.5 for the International English Language Test Score (IELTS)