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Need to Cancel / Change an Appointment visit: Cancel or change your appointment? :: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (dgt.nhs.uk)

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Nursing

From HCA to Nurse (Charlotte's Story). The film showcases the role of how you can progress from HCA to nurse. 

Fields of Nursing

There are different areas of nursing you can specialise in for example, Children, Adult, Community, Mental Health and Learning & Disabilities.

Registered nurses provide high standards of clinical excellence ensuring patients are kept safe, well cared for and listened to. As part of multidisciplinary teams, nurses make a difference to peoples’ lives by delivering the most appropriate care in a range of settings from hospitals to community based sites, or patients’ own homes whilst supporting patients, their carers and family members.

Our nursing teams benefit from a strong support framework and a lively social network, so every aspect of your day will be fulfilling. And with our pioneering history, great reputation for research and love of cutting edge technology, you can be sure you’ll enjoy the freedom to be innovative, and have a real say in developing new ways of working. In fact, we expect nothing less.

So whatever you aim to achieve, you’ll find the opportunity here. There’s really nowhere else like it.

It is possible to enter at any level with the appropriate employment, qualifications, skills &/or experience. Details on other careers can be found in the Health Careers Website and Healthcare Apprenticeship Website link(s) listed below.

Useful links:

Your nursing career starts here, and you'll get an annual nursing payment while you train too. Get all the information you need to start your application. 

How to become a nurse

Did you know nursing is the UK’s most employable type of degree, with 94% of students getting a job within six months of finishing their course?

If you're eligible you can also receive at least £5,000 in financial support every year of your degree. 

Most people qualify by studying a degree in nursing. Nursing degrees aren’t all about having your nose in a book. There is lots of practical hands on experience with patients in hospital and community settings.

The first thing to decide is which field of nursing you want to study in, so use the links below to find more about them. In all of these fields you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people each and every day. The four fields of nursing are:

There are some degree courses that allow you to study in two of the fields. These are known as ‘dual field’ degrees. Once you have qualified you’ll be able to work as a nurse anywhere in the UK and even internationally.

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Page last edited: 9 November 2023