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‘If future nursing is to deliver what is demanded of it then it must attract recruitment’
A nursing career opens up many diverse job opportunities and offers a continuous opportunity for learning – also provides job security because there is a global ageing population but a shrinking workforce. Some of the most popular roles to choose from include:
- Adult nurses
- Mental health nurses
- Children's nurses
- Learning and disability nurses
- District nurses
- Neonatal nurses
- Health visitors
- Practice nurses
- School nurses
- Theatre nurses
There are also opportunities for nurses to work in other areas including:
- NHS special health authorities such as NHS Blood & Transplant
- Private healthcare providers
- Charities such as Macmillan Cancer Support
- Teaching
- The Armed Forces
Pay Scale for Nurses 2015-16
The minimum starting salary for a registered nurse is £21,692. England pay scales: bands 1-7
Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7
15,100 15,100 16,633 19,027 21,692 26,041 31,072
15,363 15,363 17,179 19,461 22,236 27,090 32,086
15,786 17,800 20,147 23,132 28,180 33,227
16,210 17,972 20,844 24,063 29,043 34,876
16,633 18,468 21,477 25,047 30,057 35,891
17,179 19,027 21,692 26,041 31,072 37,032
17,800 19,461 22,236 27,090 32,086 38,300
28,180 33,227 39,632
34,876 40,694
England pay scales: bands 8-9
Range A Range B Range C Range D Band 9
39,632 46,164 55,548 65,922 77,850
40,964 47,559 57,069 67,805 81,618
42,612 49,968 59,016 70,631 85,535
44,261 52,757 61,779 74,084 89,640
46,164 55,548 65,922 77,850 93,944
47,559 57,069 67,805 81,618 98,453