A NEW breed of mental health care professional is to be created in a bid to make the specialty a more attractive career choice.
The first 28 students training to become mental health practitioners start their courses next month at the University of Southampton. The role will combine elements of nursing, social work, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
As an extra incentive, the students following the two-year postgraduate diploma course will be paid 14,062 [pounds sterling] in their first year in training and 17,662 [pounds sterling] in their second. They will spend some of their time working under supervision for one ...