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Life in the Medical branch is your opportunity to care for the people who protect our nation’s interests, being deployed to where you’re needed most, and taking on real responsibility from day one. You’ll be an essential part of your crew, whether you’re administering general medical care on the daily sick parade, or are providing a controlled laboratory environment in the field. The very nature of life in the Royal Navy means we need medical professionals of the highest calibre. That’s why you’ll receive constant training and have the opportunity to specialise in a variety of disciplines.
Life in the Royal Navy is extraordinary, which is why I wanted to join in the first place. Doing vital work in some amazing places gives you a real buzz.
I'm on an intensive care placement and the Royal Navy will pay for me to specialise. It can be full on, but I chose it so I'm ready for the real thing.
There’s a lot of coursework to get through, so I have time to get my head down and hit the books. I have a lot of support - my tutor is so helpful.
As a student I get to rotate around all the different clinical areas, it's a really good way to see how everyone works as a team.
We’re really well supported throughout our training, so there’s always time to spend with my mentor. One day, I’ll be one, so it’s great experience.
As a Naval Nurse, we have to keep our military skills up. We do extra military training as a class, it means we can help on operations in other ways.
I get downtime every day and getting paid to study means I can enjoy it. When you live and work with your friends, there’s always something going on.
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From fuel to food: what we need, when we need it, wherever we are. This fleet of civilian ships provides global support to the whole Naval Service.
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Working predominantly on submarines, you are responsible for providing routine and emergency medical care to the crew in a challenging environment as part of an elite and highly respected team.
You’ll be a key part of the nursing team in an MOD hospital unit, keeping our personnel fit and healthy.
Get paid to study at Aston University to become a qualified Biomedical Scientist and contribute to the medical capability of the Royal Navy.
Be part of a world class dental team and experience dental practice incomparable to civilian life caring for patients in the UK and deployed overseas .
Be part of a professional dental practice and travel the world, proving routine and emergency dental care
Lead a dental team in the UK or deployed overseas to maintain the routine and emergency dental care of our personnel and maintain our operational capability.
The Royal Navy will pay your tuition fees and an annual salary for the final 3 years of your Dental School Training. Once qualified, you'll lead a dental team in providing world class dental care to our personnel all around the world.
Lead the team that helps to keep our people safe and healthy wherever they are, all over the world.
Working ashore, on ships and submarines, our Medical Assistants are responsible for routine healthcare provisions and trained to respond to medical emergencies in any environment all over the world.
You’ll use your extensive medical skills in a wide range of contexts, from an NHS hospital to some of the most challenging environments in the world.
Get paid to study at university, and gain all the skills you need for life as a world-class medical practitioner.
You’ll provide vital mental health care both at sea, and on Base Ports, from Plymouth to Cyprus.
You’ll work in one of the Royal Navy Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMH).
You’ll gain the all skills and qualifications you need for a career in nursing.
Use your nursing skills where they’re needed most on global operations all around the world.
You’ll work in MOD hospital units, at sea within the surgical team, or with the Commando Forward Surgical Group.
You’ll gain all the skills and qualifications you need for a career as an Operating Department Practitioner.
With first-class care, you’ll be responsible for the wellbeing of your crewmates, in challenging situations all over the world.
You’ll provide medical support to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel all over the world.
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