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Best way to get a Job with a Psychology Degree

I've just completed my Psychology degree and I'm looking into going into some kind of mental health nursing job. I'm not able to take an extra year of studying as I had to take an extra year of funding anyway due to health reasons.

Does anyone know the best way for me to get into a job within this sector?

Thanks.
I think to become a mental health nurse, you will need to do a degree in nursing as opposed to having a degree in psychology. You can get a psychology related job (e.g. CBT workshops and social work), but you're looking at something more specialised if you're going into nursing. See the following on the criteria: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/mental-health-nurse

So the bad news is that you need to do a degree in nursing, ideally specialising in mental health.

The good news is that you could do it as a 2 year's master's, which should cost around £9k tuition, depending on the university you go to and the course you do (provided it's approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council). You should also get funding for it through the SFE, unless you have done a master's before. Irrespective, you should be able to get some funding from the NHS considering how short they are on nurses.

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