Naval Nurse Reserve

Your role

• Deliver world class healthcare as part of a highly skilled and motivated team.
• Provide vital support to maritime and wider military operations across the globe.
• Provide support in a range of challenging conditions at sea, on land or in the air. Adapt to a variety of platforms including state of the art warships such as the new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.
• Travel the world as part of the front line medical services team.

What you’ll get

• Daily rates of pay equivalent to those of full-time personnel
• Annual tax-free bounty subject to meeting the minimum training commitment
• Paid leave in proportion to the number of training days attended
• Automatic membership of the non-contributory Armed Forces Pension Scheme
• Expenses and allowances when undergoing training
• Access to sports and fitness facilities
• Opportunities for adventurous training (AT)

What you'll need

• You must be aged 20 - 52 when you start training
• You should have an Adult Nursing Diploma, ideally with a specialism. If you haven’t had specialist training, we can offer this. If you are a registered Nurse (Adult) without a diploma, you can still join and we can offer you the training to get you to degree level
• You must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), but can also apply in your last year of nurse training to be selected on a conditional offer, subject to receiving an NMC PIN
• You must be a British or Irish national, a Commonwealth citizen, or a Dual National
• A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18)
• Pass the Naval Swimming Test

Skills and interests

• A nursing professional
• A skilled medical professional
• A confident and well-organised practitioner
• A team player
• A problem-solver who works well under pressure
• Physically and mentally fit