Careers

Following successful completion of your degree, preceptorship course and registration with the NMC, you’ll be able to progress as a Band 5 community nurse. You’ll often be the first point of contact for a patient and you’ll normally work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide care. This may also mean taking on a supervisory or mentorship role, directing the work of your colleagues in bands 1 – 4.

We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement including funded training and qualifications needed to progress to the next band. As a Band 6 community nurse, you’ll continue to take on more clinical and managerial responsibility including deputising for Band 7 in their absence.

You’ll be responsible for the care process and will have been fully trained and competency assessed in line with our policies and procedures. As well as demonstrating clear clinical leadership, you’ll act as a mentor to pre-registration students, nursing associates and assistant practitioners helping them meet their required competencies and assessing level 2 and 3 qualifications.

The next step would be to become a Specialist Nurse, choosing a discipline that you are passionate about.

We have plenty of opportunities to help you transform your area of interest into a specialist role. We are always keen to nurture interest and expertise across all areas of nursing and will do our utmost best to help you achieve your career aspirations. Once you have become a specialist, you’ll be operating at Band 7.

The opportunities to hone your specialist skills are endless, but you can also climb up to band 8 in a management capacity. We recognise the value that comes with experience and will continue to invest in your development into more advanced clinical or managerial roles. Flexible working and relocation support is also available for successful candidates.