Registered Nurse (Adult)
Job description: Look after the health and fitness of everyone in the RAF and provide care for other military personnel and entitled civilians
Pay after one year: £28,130
Joining age: 21 – 32
Category: Airmen/airwomen
Usual service: 22 years (4 years minimum)
Open to: men or women
Similar civilian jobs:
- Registered Nurse in Hospital
- Practice Nurse
Qualifications you need: Professional – Registered Nurse (Adult)
Qualifications you can gain: Additional professional qualifications
Nationality: Citizen of the UK or the Republic of Ireland, or a Commonwealth citizen since birth
The job
As a Registered Nurse (Adult) you’ll be a member of the Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS). You’ll help look after the health and fitness of everyone in the RAF, whether they’re aircrew, ground crew or other support staff. PMRAFNS nurses also provide care for other military personnel and entitled civilians. They have three main areas of responsibility:
- Primary healthcare – based in medical centres on RAF stations both in the UK and overseas.
- Secondary healthcare – based at one of the Ministry of Defence hospital units at Peterborough, Portsmouth, the Royal Centre of Defence Medicine in Birmingham, Frimley Park or Derriford, in the tri-Service rehabilitation unit at Headley Court, or overseas in The Princess Mary’s Hospital at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
- Operational roles – assisting in the aeromedical evacuation of casualties from overseas to hospitals in the UK for treatment, and field hospital nursing.
Specialist information
For more information about a career as a Registered Nurse (Adult), or to attend a presentation, contact our Nursing Liaison Team on 01400 266782 or email Cranwell-nslo-snco@careers.raf.mod.uk.
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0845 605 5555
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