Acute Care Nursing (Mental Health)

Overview

The postgraduate mental health nursing program offers registered nurses the opportunity to study and develop skills in the specialist field of mental health nursing within a framework of acute health care. The courses address care delivery processes, critical reflection on mental health nursing practice and the effects of policy and politics on health care provision and access. This ensures you are prepared for mental health nursing practice and have the ability to research and critique your individual practice, its part in the provision of care and the effect of the healthcare system on practice.

These courses can be taken fully online with placements undertaken in person at a health service near you, or as work integrated learning within your place of work.

Up to 80% off fees due to Government subsidies*.

*Government subsidies enable Flinders to offer Domestic applicants a reduction of up to 80% off full course fees through Commonwealth Supported Places. Offer subject to change.

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Courses

Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing (Mental Health)

Duration: 1 year

Delivery mode:
In person
Online plus placement/intensive

Location:
Bedford Park

Availability:
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code:
2GC125 (Commonwealth supported)
2GC525 (Full fee paying)

Indicative fees (2023):
$2,062 (Commonwealth supported)
$12,114 (Full fee paying)

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Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Mental Health)

Duration: 1 year

Delivery mode:
In person
Online plus placement/intensive

Location:
Bedford Park

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code:
2GD097 (Commonwealth supported)
2GD597 (Full fee paying)

Annual indicative fees (2023):
$4,200 (Commonwealth supported)
24,592 (Full fee paying)

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Master of Nursing (Mental Health)

Duration: 1.5 years

Delivery mode:
In person
Online plus placement/intensive

Location:
Bedford Park

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code:
2CM198 (Commonwealth supported)
2CM598 (Full fee paying)

Annual indicative fees (2023):
$4,324 (Commonwealth supported)
$24,228 (Full fee paying)

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Your career

Graduates of the graduate diploma and masters are eligible to seek employment in mental health nursing settings.

Australian College of Nursing - gold affiliate

Potential occupations include:

case coordinator
clinical nurse specialist
health promotion nurse
community health nurse
mental health nurse
nurse research assistant
registered nurse and rehabilitation consultant.

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What you will study

Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing (Mental Health) consists of 18 units of topics, including theory-based topics and professional experience placements topics. It is designed to provide you with the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in mental health nursing, and to apply these in a range of healthcare environments.

Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Mental Health) consists of 36 units, including a 4.5-unit topic that introduces you to research. It is designed to provide you with the opportunity to deepen your clinical and theoretical knowledge base in mental health nursing at a leadership and advanced communication level within your workplace and practice.

Masters

The Master of Nursing (Mental Health) will provide you with the opportunity to further develop your advanced, specialised theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in mental health nursing, and apply them in a range of situations. The course aims to enable you to contribute to the development of nursing and healthcare in your chosen field.

Practical experience

You will be required to do professional experience placement (PEP) during your program of study. Certain statutory and other requirements must be met before any student is permitted to attend placement. View more details.

Practical experience requirements

You must make a self-declaration as to your fitness to practise and advise of any pre-existing illness or disability that may impair your ability to practise. You will also be required to undergo a police check before your placements.

Students on placement have both an increased risk of most vaccine-preventable diseases as well as the potential to transmit infections to susceptible patients. Students who are required to complete placements as part of their course must therefore be immunised in accordance with the relevant state or territory immunisation standards and any additional private provider requirements as needed.

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Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing (Mental Health)

Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Mental Health)

Master of Nursing (Mental Health)

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Entry requirements

Applicants must normally hold a nursing degree or equivalent qualification and be registered nurses in Australia and have a minimum of one year post-registration experience.