Careers

Career advice

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A person holds a clapper board on a film set, standing at the top of a building overlooking a city skyline

Four nurses using their skills on sets and in scripts share what it takes to succeed

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Nursing career choices: a smiling nurse talking to a patient on a hospital ward

Specialist nurses’ tips and advice, and how early nursing experiences shaped their careers

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Band 6 nurse roles: senior ward nurse supports more junior nurse at patient’s bedside

Tips on achieving your ambitions if you want to avoid some of the stresses of management

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Career development for overseas-educated nurses: male figure at bottom of stylised mountain, viewing path to summit

Overseas-educated nurse’s career advice for anyone who has come to the NHS from abroad

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AI for nursing job applications: illustration showing a person and an AI robot reviewing candidates CVs

AI tools can cut down the work involved, but what are the potential pitfalls?

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Nursing professional curiosity: illustration of a large green open head with a nurse standing inside the open head holding a pair of exaggerated binoculars

A curious mindset fosters continuous improvement in your practice and leadership skills

My job

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Advanced nurse practitioners in primary and urgent care for the Scottish Ambulance Service work in a car rather than an ambulance; the image shows ANP Jennifer Bell standing next to her advanced practice car

An ANP in primary and urgent care explains the role and the skills required

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Clinical staff in a prison hospital setting. They are working in a dark corridor,

A newly registered nurse on what drew her to the role and what she’s learned so far

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A man sitting in a home office talking on a phone, while looking at patient notes, as with an occupational health nurse working from home

It can offer more flexibility than ward or community jobs. Find out what’s involved

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Image shows a nurse walking along a winding path in the direction of an arrow pointing to ‘ACP’. The path is flanked by other clinicians

An ACP has advice on how to make the move into advanced practice

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Oliver Soriano describes how he has dealt with the highs and challenges along the way

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An Admiral Nurse talking with an older woman affected by dementia

Kerry Lyons talks about her post in Dementia UK’s first frailty-specific nursing service

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