TY - BOOK AU - The NHS Careers team ED - NHS Careers TI - Careers in nursing T2 - NHS careers PY - 2008/// CY - Bristol PB - NHS Careers N1 - Monograph; 24 p N2 - <p><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #333333;">If you want to work in an environment that’s&nbsp;interesting, rewarding and challenging, a career in&nbsp;nursing will give you plenty of scope to do exactly that.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #333333;">Nurses form the largest group of staff in the NHS&nbsp;and are a crucial part of the healthcare team. Nurses&nbsp;work in every sort of health setting from accident&nbsp;and emergency to working in patients’ homes, with&nbsp;people of all ages and backgrounds. So, if you’ ve got&nbsp;an interest in caring for people, you’ll find a role that&nbsp;suits you in nursing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #333333;">Some nurses begin their career by working their&nbsp;way up from support roles, which require no set&nbsp;qualifications, and go on to train for a registered&nbsp;nursing degree or diploma, which qualifies them to&nbsp;work as a nurse. Others apply straight to university&nbsp;to undertake their studies. Whatever route you take,&nbsp;you’ll need to gain a degree or diploma in nursing,&nbsp;during which the NHS will support you. For instance,&nbsp;your tuition fees will usually be paid and you may be&nbsp;eligible for a bursary.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #333333;">Once you are part of the NHS, you’ll benefit from&nbsp;flexible working arrangements, excellent benefits and&nbsp;a wealth of opportunities to help you fulfil your&nbsp;ambitions and progress up the career ladder. There&nbsp;are few professions that offer so much in terms of job&nbsp;satisfaction and support, while giving you the chance&nbsp;to enhance people’s lives during their times of need.</span></p> UR - http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/media/1487628/careers-in-nursing.pdf ER -