SELECTION VISITS SCHOOL OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY
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The School of Nursing and Midwifery holds Selection visits for the Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) and Bachelor of Midwifery courses mainly, between February and April. This is your chance to come along and find out more about the course you have applied for, experience our stunning buildings and superb facilities, talk to current students about student life and participate in the interview process. The email invites you to attend a selection visit on a specific date and time. The B Midwifery selection visits begin at 9 am until 3 pm approx. The B Nursing and B Nursing (Hons) selection visits commence at 9.30 am and 1.30 pm. All sessions will commence with a welcome and introduction to the School of Nursing and Midwifery followed by a tour of the facilities. NURSING Selection Visits TIME
WHAT
9.30am or 1.30pm
Registration
9.50am or 1.50pm
*Welcome Introduction to School of Nursing and Midwifery
10.10am or 2.10pm
Tour of Campus and Facilities
10.40am or 2.40pm
**Written Scenario
11.00am or 3.00pm
Group Interview
12.30pm or 4.30pm
End of Session
Timings may vary slightly depending on the number of candidates. *Please note, parents are welcome to attend the Introduction to School of Nursing and Midwifery. ** The written scenario will focus on aspects of nursing, and will be used as a framework for the group discussion. Should you have specific requirements, e.g. larger font size, or a scribe please contact Marina Ritchie, 01224 262910, marinaritchie@rgu.ac.uk prior to your selection visit.
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MIDWIFERY Selection Visits TIME
WHAT
9.30am
Registration
9.40am
Welcome Introduction to School of Nursing and Midwifery and Overview of the B Midwifery course
10.00am
Written exercise. Candidates will be asked to write an answer to the following question. (You will be allocated 15 minutes for this). ‘What do you understand the role of the midwife to be?’
10.15am
Break
10.30am
Tour of Campus and Facilities
10.45am
Group Activity
11.10am onwards
Individual Interviews
Timings may vary slightly depending on the number of candidates.
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HOW TO REACH US BY AIR The airport is situated seven miles north west of Aberdeen City Centre and is accessed from the A96 Aberdeen-Inverness road. For more information contact: Aberdeen Airport T: 01224 722331 www.aberdeenairport.com BY TRAIN There are regular trains from most mainline stations in the UK. For more information contact: National Rail Enquiries T: 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk
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BY COACH/BUS There are regular coach and bus services to Aberdeen from all major towns and cities. For more information contact: MegaBus T: 0900 160 0900 www.megabus.com City Link T: 08705 505050 www.citylink.co.uk Regular bus services (numbers 1, 2 and 9) operate between the city centre and Garthdee Campus. BY CAR Unfortunately there is very limited visitor parking at Garthdee, and this is only available on a first come first served basis. Visitor parking permits may be collected from reception desks at any of the campus buildings. However, there are convenient “dropping off” points across the site. If you have a disabled pass, please inform us prior to the day of your visit and we can make special arrangements. For further information on travelling to the Garthdee campus, please go to www.rgu.ac.uk/transport/gettingtorgu
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FAQs How many people will interview me? There will usually be two interviewers in each room you go to. Normally this is one academic member of staff and one clinician. What should I wear? You should wear smart clothes, However, Midwifery applicants will be involved in a group excercise and it may be beneficial to wear trousers.
Is there anything I need to bring?
Please bring along some form of photographic ID, i.e. passport, driving licence.
How soon will I hear if I have a place?
You will hear the result of your interview once all applicants have been interviewed. This should be no later than the end of April 2012.
As you have applied for a career in Nursing or Midwifery you will find the following link useful: http://www.nmc-uk.org/Students/Guidance-for-students/ Remember, this is an opportunity for you to find out more about us - so please don’t worry!
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