Nursing Officer

Life as a Nursing Officer offers extraordinary challenges and responsibilities, but comes with opportunities and rewards to match.

Wherever you go in the world and whatever you’re doing, you’ll play a key part in safeguarding our personnel and civilians alike. You could be in an NHS hospital caring for returning military personnel, or out in the field working in a conflict zone.

Whatever you do, you’ll encounter some of the most challenging environments imaginable, developing both personally and clinically as you experience a life few medical professionals can imagine.

• Lead a team providing medical support to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel on shore and at sea, in the UK and around the world.
• Develop and maintain your clinical skills in order to take those skills around the world on operations when required. During peacetime, you’ll be based within a Joint Hospital Group Unit in either Plymouth, Portsmouth or Birmingham.
• Gain clinical and management experience and take responsibility for mentoring junior nurses and medical assistants.
• Wider job opportunities as your career progresses in senior leadership positions, clinical governance, training, operations and deployed roles including as a Head of Department or Senior Nursing Officer. 
• Be part of a world-class medical service that’s recognised far beyond the Armed Forces. You’ll represent our nation whatever you’re doing and wherever you are.

• A salary that rises to at least £38,700 following basic military training
• Excellent pay and promotion prospects as your career progresses
• Sports and Adventurous Training opportunities
• Forces Help to Buy house purchase scheme
• Six weeks of paid holiday every year
• Free medical and dental care
  
   

Qualifications you'll gain

• An opportunity to study further at degree or masters level, to top up your professional portfolio
• You’ll have the opportunity to carry out specialist courses funded by the Royal Navy, in areas such as Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Orthopaedics and Primary Care. 
• Civilian recognised leadership and management qualifications
  
   

Skills you'll develop

• Unique nursing care, including assessment, treatment and management that can be utilised in a variety of environments all over the world
• How to use your expertise and develop your leadership and management skills in a maritime environment
• Become a Divisional Officer, responsible for the welfare and development of other junior clinical personnel. 
  
   

• Aged 20 to 39
• A degree in Adult Nursing is required - you can apply in the final year of completing your degree to be selected
• Registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) 
• 5 grades A*-C (9-4) Including grade 6 (B) or above in English Language and Maths
• 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

• A caring and compassionate nature
• Decisive with strong independent thinking
• Highly organised and able to remain cool under pressure
• Approachable as a strong team leader