Nursing Officer
Job description: Help look after the health of everyone in the RAF, whether they’re aircrew, groundcrew or other support staff
Pay after training: £29,950 - £50,240 (depending on experience)
Joining age: 23 – 36
Category: Officers
Usual service: 6 years (4 years minimum)
Open to: men or women
Similar civilian jobs:
- Senior Registered Nurse in Hospital
- Practice Nurse
Qualifications you need: Professional – Plus GCSEs/SCEs at Grade C/3 minimum, or equivalent, in English language and maths
Qualifications you can gain: A variety of professional qualifications
Nationality: Citizen of the UK or the Republic of Ireland, or a Commonwealth citizen since birth
The job
As a Nursing Officer in the RAF, you’ll provide high standards of nursing care to RAF personnel, members of other Services and entitled civilians. You could be working on a ward in Cyprus, in a specialist unit in the UK, or even 30,000 feet up in an aircraft on aeromedical evacuation duties. New postings every two or three years will keep your nursing skills sharp and offer plenty of scope for promotion. A career in the Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) offers you the kind of variety you’re unlikely to find anywhere else in the nursing profession.
Opportunities
We’ll also encourage you to take courses relevant to Service needs, and pursue your professional training in line with the Post-Registration Education and Practice of the Nursing & Midwifery Council. The RAF will allow you study time and pay your fees. Promotion beyond Junior Officer level is by competition. Service beyond six years is by selection.
More information
For more information about a career as an RAF Nursing Officer, or to attend a presentation, contact our Nursing Liaison Team on 01400 266782 or email Cranwell-nslo-snco@careers.raf.mod.uk.
