On shore during peacetime where your patients are your friends. At the scene of a natural disaster providing essential primary care. Wherever you are in the world, as a Naval Nurse you’ll play a key part in keeping our people fit and healthy. It’s a role full of responsibility and alongside your clinical work, you’ll also supervise and mentor junior personnel. Life as a Naval Nurse means unparalleled diversity, leadership opportunities, fast-track training and unrivalled experience.
Your role
- Join at a level that reflects your nursing experience
- Develop and maintain your clinical competencies and skills within a Joint Hospital Group Unit
- Complete preceptorship, if newly qualified
- 2-year foundation programme to rotate round a variety of clinical areas to develop skill set
- Deploy in challenging environments all over the world
- Take on leadership and management responsibilities as your career progresses
- Further opportunities to carry out specialist courses in areas including intensive care, operating theatres, emergency medicine, orthopaedics, primary care and mental health
What you’ll get
- A salary of at least £33,000 after initial training
- Excellent pay and promotion opportunities
- A non-contributory pension scheme
- Six weeks of paid holiday every year
- Free medical and dental care
- Sports and Adventurous training
What you'll need
- You must be aged 20 - 39
- BSc/MSc or BA Adult Nursing
- You need to be registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC)
- A National of the United Kingdom, a Commonwealth citizen or Dual National
- A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18)
- Pass the Naval Swimming Test