On shore during peacetime where your patients are your friends. At the scene of a natural disaster providing essential primary care. Wherever you are in the world, as a Naval Nurse you’ll play a key part in keeping our people fit and healthy. It’s a role full of responsibility and alongside your clinical work, you’ll also supervise and mentor junior personnel. Life as a Naval Nurse means unparalleled diversity, leadership opportunities, fast-track training and unrivalled experience.

    Your role

    • Join at a level that reflects your nursing experience
    • Develop and maintain your clinical competencies and skills within a Joint Hospital Group Unit
    • Complete preceptorship, if newly qualified
    • 2-year foundation programme to rotate round a variety of clinical areas to develop skill set
    • Deploy in challenging environments all over the world
    • Take on leadership and management responsibilities as your career progresses
    • Further opportunities to carry out specialist courses in areas including intensive care, operating theatres, emergency medicine, orthopaedics, primary care and mental health

    What you’ll get

    • A salary of at least £40,000 after initial training
    • Excellent pay and promotion opportunities
    • A non-contributory pension scheme
    • Six weeks of paid holiday every year
    • Free medical and dental care
    • Sports and Adventurous training

    What you'll need

    • You must be aged 20 - 39
    • BSc/MSc or BA Adult Nursing
    • You need to be registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC)
    • A National of the United Kingdom, a Commonwealth citizen or Dual National 
    • A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28