Mental health nursing is a highly rewarding specialist nursing discipline. As a mental health nurse you will work with people who experience mental health illness or distress. Mental health nurses work in partnership with the person, family/advocate to enable them to mobilise their own inner as well as professional resources, in a way that promotes personal growth, maximum development of potential and recovery. Mental Health Nursing (acute and long-term care in mental health) Community-Based Care and Rehabilitation Specialist Areas (e.g. addiction studies, child and adolescent psychiatry, special care units, behaviour therapy and forensic psychiatry) Care of the Older Person Adult General Nursing Management

Graduates from the Trinity School of Nursing and Midwifery will be competent, innovative and caring professionals who are capable of leading change, shaping policy and responding to an ever evolving healthcare environment. In spite of the economic climate there are many nursing vacancies in both public and private healthcare institutions in Ireland and worldwide. A degree from Ireland’s top School of Nursing and Midwifery will of course assist you in finding the right job in your chosen career. You will also be qualified to continue your education and to further specialise should you wish to do so. The Trinity School of Nursing and Midwifery offers a wide range of postgraduate courses for furthering your studies. Nurses also take up careers in industry, particularly in the marketing of healthcare products.