Chichester School of Nursing

 

Delivery Body: University of Chichester 

Theme: Skills 

Coast to Capital GBF Allocation: £1,200,000.00

Match Funding Contrabution: £500,000.00

Project Status: Delivering

 

Summary of Project

The project will develop a School of Nursing and Allied Health via re-purposing and equipping an existing 1666sqm building on the University's Bishop Otter Campus at Chichester, which directly adjoins the St Richards Hospital site of the Western Sussex Hospital Trust. The development of the School addresses skills needs both nationally to deliver the Government position of 50,000 more nurses in the NHS by 2025 and regionally, where the position is becoming particularly critical.

 

Funding will be allocated to the conversion of the existing modern teaching building of 1666 sq. m located to the North East of the site, originally constructed in 2000. The re-purposing would include the upgrading of the current utilities' infrastructure, refurbishment and development of mock wards, simulation and multi-purpose clinical facilities and general teaching and administrative space and is projected to house: ­

• The development of the Nursing provision and the Degree Apprenticeship programmes

• The support and expansion of the Physiotherapy provision

• The current growing health related portfolio including the launch of 'further allied health provision and research alongside providing local Trusts and CCGs with additional training.

 

The intent is to accept students from autumn 2021, subject to securing NMC accreditation and completion of the teaching facility.

 

 Key Outputs

• 22 Employment- created and/or safeguarded
• 61 Employment unlocked
• 160 Training for high value skill (per annum)
• 1666 New floor space constructed/Refurbished­ (sqm)