Army Nurse at The British Army

Description 

• Army Nurses can find themselves working in a variety of settings. These can range from NHS hospitals within a Joint Hospital Group to ground-based environments, such as medical regiments and field hospitals.
• Nursing personnel deal with all types of medical situations, which could involve caring for civilian and military patients in the UK to military casualties of war and conflict.
• You'll also get to travel, take part in Adventurous Training and play sports for the Army. With a competitive salary, non-contributory pension and free healthcare too, you'll get great rewards - and an amazing experience.
• Posting opportunities are diverse and include a variety of clinical roles, instructional positions within clinical and military training establishments and other interesting jobs such as recruiting.
• You can also choose to join as a Soldier or Officer, depending on your qualifications, experience and the type of career you are looking for.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide general and specialist nursing care to soldiers and civilians
• Manage daily patient case load on a ward within a Joint Hospital Group
• On operations, work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, often alongside other multi-national forces
• Have the flexibility to work in a modern UK hospital or the more challenging conditions of a field hospital overseas

Entry Requirements
Age:

• From 17 years & 9 months to 35 years & 11 months

Qualifications:

• If you've got your qualifications, then apply online. Your application will be passed to our specialist team, who will help guide you through the process towards joining in this role. You will be invited to an insight course where you will be offered a career discussion to advise which role best suits you - either Soldier or Officer.

Student Nurse (Soldier):

• 120 UCAS tariff points from A/AS level (candidates from Scotland must have Advanced Highers and Highers before application), plus 3 GCSEs Grades 9-4/A-C, or Scottish National A-C, including Maths, English Literature or Language, and a Science. If you do not have A/AS levels, UCAS tariff points are accepted from a number of routes at Level 3. Full entry requirements on Birmingham City University

Student Nurse (Officer):

• If you have already gained your Student Nurse university place, are in the process of obtaining a place through UCAS or are part way through your Student Nurse training you are eligible to apply for an Army Nursing Bursary. You will join as a Nursing Officer once you qualify.
• You will need to pass the Army Officer Selection Board and the Arms Selection Board for the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps for professionally qualified officers.

Adult Nurse:

• You need to be registered with the NMC. You can join as a newly qualified nurse, be in your final year of training (on a course which will result in NMC registration) or join with prior nursing experience.
• You chose whether you want to join as a Soldier or Officer once you qualify. If wanting to join as a Nursing Soldier, you will need to pass the Assessment Centre tests for the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. If wanting to join as a Nursing Officer, you will need to pass the Army Officer Selection Board and the Arms Selection Board for the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps for professionally qualified officers.

Basic physical fitness assessment:

• Mid Thigh Pull:

  • Soldier - 50kg
  • Officer - 76kg
• Medicine Ball Throw:
  • Soldier - 2.7m
  • Officer - 3.1m
• MSFT (beep test):
  • Soldier - level 5.8
  • Officer - level 8.7.

Pay & Benefits

• Adult Nurse Soldier: Earn £25,200 during initial training. When you complete your military training and join your unit, your pay will rise to £40,714.
• Adult Nurse Officer: You'll be on an annual salary of £33,183 during your training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, before commissioning on a minimum of £35,744 a year, depending on your experience.
• Student Nurse Soldier: Earn £25,200 during initial training. During your time at university you will be paid up to £21,409 each year. Upon qualification and first posting your pay will rise to £32,076.