Nurses care for adults who are sick, injured or have physical disabilities.
£30,000 - £45,000
37 to 39 a week (between 8am and 6pm)
You'll need:
You'll need to:
You can get into this job through a university course or an apprenticeship.
You can do a degree in adult nursing approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You might be able to study another area of nursing alongside adult nursing.
You might be able to get additional student financial support through the NHS Learning Support Fund.
You might be able to join the second year of a nursing degree if you already have a degree in:
Full-time courses usually take 3 years.
You can also train to be a nurse in the armed forces. You can find more information at:
You'll usually need:
You might be able to apply for a Registered Nurse Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship if you work in a healthcare setting like a hospital.
This takes around 4 years and is a mix of academic study and on-the-job training.
You'll need the support of your employer to do a degree apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You'll find it helpful to get some experience before you apply for nurse training.
You could:
You can find advice about how to become a nurse from the Royal College of Nursing and Health Careers.
In this role you could:
You could work in an NHS or private hospital, at a health centre, at a hospice, at an adult care home, at a client's home or in a prison.
Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding.
You may need to wear a uniform.
Children's nurses provide care for children and young people with acute or long-term health problems.
Osteopaths massage, move and stretch clients' muscles and joints to improve wellbeing or help with a health issue.
Hypnotherapists use hypnosis to help people make positive changes to their health, lifestyle and behaviour.
District nurses care for people outside of hospital in patients' homes, GP surgeries and residential care homes.
Radiographers take scans of patients to diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries.
Optometrists test vision, identify eye health problems, prescribe glasses and fit contact lenses.
