Adult Nursing

It is with great pleasure and anticipation that we warmly welcome you to Birmingham Newman University and to the School of Nursing and Allied Health.

We are committed to ensuring that you receive your education in a supportive and encouraging environment and we want you to be active participants in your learning.

We are confident that your experience with us will be positive and enriching and that you will gain both personally and professionally from your time with us but that we will also gain greatly from your contribution to our School.

In the School, you will be joining a community of staff and students across a wide range of health and social care disciplines. This provides an excellent opportunity for you to learn and mix with people from different backgrounds and professions.

Our focus in the school is to ensure we develop graduates who have a passion for improving the health and social wellbeing of the population, who understand the need for different professionals to work together effectively in practice and who provide safe and effective care.

Timetable

As part of the course, you will undertake practice placements. Details regarding time commitment involved for these placements will be provided by the subject area at a later point.

For on campus activities students are split into groups at enrolment. Each group will have its own timetable where some aspects can change on a weekly basis.

Normally, classes will be distributed across 3 to 4 days per week between 9am and 6pm.

Full details of your individual academic timetable, including Semester 2 timetable which may differ, will be available via your University email calendar after you have completed online enrolment and set up your student login.

Weekly planner (Doc – 32KB)

Programme planner (Doc – 102KB)

Pre-induction activities

We know you’ll be keen to get started, these sources will help you brush up on your knowledge and skills, but don’t worry, we will be starting at the beginning!

Anatomy & Physiology

BBC Bitesize – Biology (Podcasts, Key Concepts, Exam practice and more)
YouTube – Human physiology

Health & Nursing Issues

BBC Health News
Nursing Standard (free to register and browse)

Induction day

Monday 1 September 2025

11:30am
Room: ST111

Tuesday 2nd September 2025

10am

Thursday 4th September 2025

You will be required to attend on each of these days for a variety of activities designed to support your transition to University. This will include uniform fitting and meeting your personal tutor.

IMPORTANT: Please bring your photo ID with you to complete the ID verification check for Student Finance confirmation.

Your teaching team

Ronnie Meechan (Head of School (Associate Dean) of Nursing and Allied Health)
Kevin Crimmons (Head of Subject for Adult Nursing and Health & Social Care)
Alexis Warrilow (Head of Subject Mental health Nursing)
Matt Aldridge (Head of Placements and Simulation School of Nursing and Allied Health)
Uchenna Chima (Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing)
Emily Jones (Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing)
Sarah Drew (Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing)
Catriona Hall (Lecturer in Adult Nursing)
Roselin Tigga (Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing)
Jonathon Evans (Senior Clinical Skills & Simulation Technician)

Module delivery

Your learning on campus will be a mixture of lectures, seminars and hands-on skills and simulation sessions. We’re a friendly bunch and we will help you to become acclimatised to academic life at Newman. We will support you to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours needed to make a success of your time here and your future career as a Nurse.

Semester 1

During Semester 1 you will completing the following modules.

Introduction to Professional Healthcare Practice

This interprofessional module will provide you with the opportunity to learn from, about and with students from other professional programmes. As an interprofessional group of learners you will explore what it means to be a professional within the context of ethical, legal and regulatory frameworks as applied to your professional healthcare discipline.

You will be given the opportunity to reflect and develop self-awareness to foster an understanding of your own beliefs, attitudes, values, knowledge, attributes and skills and explore how others may see the world differently to build and develop your professional identity.

This module is designed to aid your transition to university, introducing you to the concept of evidence-based practice and some of the study skills you will need to develop as an experiential and lifelong learner.

Nursing People and Families

This module will introduce you to the concept of compassionate, person-centred, evidence-based nursing care. You will learn how to holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based care for individuals, their families and carers across all stages of the lifespan.

You will develop knowledge of body systems, human development, human anatomy and physiology and pharmacology. You will recognise commonly encountered mental, physical, behavioural and cognitive conditions and explore a range of evidence-based interventions including commonly occurring medicines and therapeutic approaches.

Case studies will be used to develop the focus on assessment and care planning across the lifespan.

Assisting Nursing Care

This module aims to develop your knowledge, experience and skills in relation to person centred nursing care, in a clinical practice setting relating to your field of nursing, with a specific focus upon practical skills, medicines management, fundamentals of nursing practice, communication and reflective practice.

You will undertake study related to the underpinning theory around common practical skills related to nursing care alongside having the opportunity to develop those practical skills by undertaking simulated practice within the University Skills and Simulation suites.

You will begin to develop an understanding of evidence-based practice and practical skills that are required to fulfil the role of the nurse. This module will prepare you for future Nursing Care modules, to enable you to progress to Part 2 of the nursing programme.

Introduction to Pharmacology and Numeracy for Nursing Practice

In this module you will develop your knowledge and skills in relation to pharmacology, health numeracy and medicines calculations. You will be introduced to two e-learning platforms SCRIPT and safemedicate.

There will be opportunities to explore the types of drug calculations commonly used in practice and engage with them to find areas of challenge. You will examine the base constituents of common drugs and administration routes, to understand how interactions occur.

The module will also explore methods to minimise the risk of drug calculation and administration errors. You will have unlimited access to the two virtual platforms to practice calculations formatively.

Paying your student fees

Online enrolment

Welcome Week Services Fair – Your Chance to Meet the Teams

As part of your induction to Birmingham Newman University, our Services Fair is your opportunity to meet the teams who will support you throughout your studies and explore the services available to help you succeed.

Dates & Times

1 September – 11am – 2pm
4 & 5 September – 11:30am to 1pm
15, 17, 18 & 19 September – 11am to 2pm

Note: The Students’ Union Welcome Fair will take place on 16 September – see their website for more details.

You’re welcome to drop in and take part on any of the fair dates — it doesn’t have to be the day of your induction.

Chat with Careers about your future plans, grab some sweets and an employability bag, and register on My Career for a chance to win a £25 Amazon voucher.
Make a badge with our Environmental Officer, download the OurNewman app to spin the wheel and win a prize, and join the Library for Q&A activities and their Prize Every Time Lucky Dip.
Advice & Wellbeing will be offering stress tests, sound therapy, and an Affirmation Station, while E-Learning invites you to take their “Who You Gonna Call?” quiz for a prize draw entry.
Try the Sport team’s exercise bike challenge and visit the Chaplaincy to choose the “word of the day” and share some positivity.

And that’s just the start — there’ll be many more services, activities, and opportunities to explore each day of the fair. Come along, get involved, and make the most of what’s on offer!

The Disability & Inclusion team and the Advice & Wellbeing team will be holding drop-in sessions on campus from 15–19 September.