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I am currently applying to anglia ruskin university and suffolk college both of which are my local study choices. As they both do studies in mental health diploma to become a registerd nurse.

I work as a volunteer advocate for the tendring mental health support independant advocacy service.

What i am trying to find out is if this is applicable experience as at my last interview i was told that mental health is mainly based on community work. For 2 years I struggled to find mental health care work to gain experience, this was the closest I could find to relivant experience. I am currently doing 13 hours a week on average and I am always around mental health clients. I also do 3 hours a week on an acute mental health ward as part of my advocacy job.

I had previously done care work for family illness as well as care work in a home but they said this was not relivant experience for mental health.

I check alot on remploy and ring a few of the mental health homes regulary for any potential vacances

Any advice of this would be grateful.

My other question is regarding which of the two study centres is best for studying with.

I have heard through numerous contacts that Anglia Ruskin is very bad at communicating with their student nurses with regards to those who study there but they have a good study facilities.

I have not heard of any bad things about suffolk college yet I would like some views from student nurses at both ARU and suffolk college as the websites dont help a great deal.

Id be grateful for any help as ARU formaly known as apu keep rejecting me ive tried four times in 2 years with no such luck im coming to end of my tether yet im determined to keep trying as i really want to do this.

Also i tried to gain a place on a Diploma in care at Colchester institute but was told im too old at 22 LOL so that went out the window as hoped to gain experience as was told this would give me the appropriate access to Nursing. Its hard for me to get to certain areas for jobs as im in the sticks and transport is rather poor.

HELP Please thanks for readin

Thank you for reading and I look forward to any feedback.

Louise

Always remail positive as things will eventually come yer way

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I am currently applying to anglia ruskin university and suffolk college both of which are my local study choices. As they both do studies in mental health diploma to become a registerd nurse.

I work as a volunteer advocate for the tendring mental health support independant advocacy service.

What i am trying to find out is if this is applicable experience as at my last interview i was told that mental health is mainly based on community work. For 2 years I struggled to find mental health care work to gain experience, this was the closest I could find to relivant experience. I am currently doing 13 hours a week on average and I am always around mental health clients. I also do 3 hours a week on an acute mental health ward as part of my advocacy job.

I had previously done care work for family illness as well as care work in a home but they said this was not relivant experience for mental health.

I check alot on remploy and ring a few of the mental health homes regulary for any potential vacances

Any advice of this would be grateful.

My other question is regarding which of the two study centres is best for studying with.

I have heard through numerous contacts that Anglia Ruskin is very bad at communicating with their student nurses with regards to those who study there but they have a good study facilities.

I have not heard of any bad things about suffolk college yet I would like some views from student nurses at both ARU and suffolk college as the websites dont help a great deal.

Id be grateful for any help as ARU formaly known as apu keep rejecting me ive tried four times in 2 years with no such luck im coming to end of my tether yet im determined to keep trying as i really want to do this.

Also i tried to gain a place on a Diploma in care at Colchester institute but was told im too old at 22 LOL so that went out the window as hoped to gain experience as was told this would give me the appropriate access to Nursing. Its hard for me to get to certain areas for jobs as im in the sticks and transport is rather poor.

HELP Please thanks for readin

Thank you for reading and I look forward to any feedback.

Louise

Always remail positive as things will eventually come yer way

Hi Louise,

If you haven't already done so, you may want to post your message on the UK boards, perhaps you'll be able to get your questions answered:

https://allnurses.com/forums/f124/

Good Luck!

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thank you NC_RN I will try that

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