Nursing Jobs in The UK

EDUCATION

Since the 1990's, UK nurses are educated to Diploma, Bachelor's and even undergraduate master's degree levels.There also post-graduate courses for graduates with a degreee in a health related subject.They undertake their training at universities and in placements in healthcare services.The student will train in adult, child, mental health, or learning disabilities branch.



REGISTERED NURSES

To become a nurse with the United Kingdom. one must at very minimum hold a Diploma in Nursing and have trained for 3 years, or 2 years on an 'accelerate' course, (or equivalent it from overseas).After training, the opportunities are vast, with many different areas of nursing, from general ward to teaching or management. Also the practise areas, can be in hospital, or the community or both.



The nursing and the midwifery council in the UK is the regulatory body for nurses, midwives and specialist practitioners. It maintains a register that is split into 3 parts:-

* Nursing

* midwifery

* Specialist Community Public Health Nurses



In addition to this, there a two levels of a nurse: first level nurses trained for 3 or 4 years (RGN, RMN, RSCN, RNMH, RNchild, RN adult, RN mental health, RN Learning disability).

Where as second level nurses are the state enrolled nurses(SENs) who trained for 2 years. The SEN training has been phased out, with many SENs retiring or converting to level one through further study.

Registered nurse are able to undertake advanced practice training, commonly at advanced degree level to become specialist nurse in various fields, such as Emergency Nurse Practitioner. These nurses will have obtained, in addition to the basic registration with the NMC an advanced recordable.

Many nurses are members of trade unions, which represent them both individually and as a profession.The two man Unions are Unison and the Royal College of Nursing .