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A Career That Really Makes a Difference

As a qualified nurse you could be helping someone recover from an operation; encouraging someone to live life independently in the community; enabling someone with a mental illness to come to terms with the voices in their head or bringing a crash victim back from the verge of death. Nursing covers a range of activities that few other professions can match.

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Why choose a career in health and social care?

There are so many different career choices in health and social care - from those which require a good scientific base such as a biomedical scientist, those that require quick decision making and a high level of technical skill such as paramedic practice and critical care nursing to those that require you to work with particular client groups to enable individuals to reach their full potential such as occupational therapy and social work. The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Coventry University offers an extensive range of qualifications that can lead you to become a registered health and/or social care practitioner. Whether you have two A levels or equivalent, five GCSEs or a degree qualification there is something on offer for you. You can chose from the following:-

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Learning Disability Nursing

Learning Disability Nurses work with people with learning disabilities to help them become as independent as possible.

mental-health-nursing---what’s-it-all-about?

Mental health nursing is one of the most complex and demanding areas of nursing, and is, consequently, one of the most rewarding.

Blood, guts, and gore... Nursing is much more

If you mention nursing as a career to someone, they normally respond with, ‘ oh, I couldn’t do that, too much blood and gore, makes my stomach turn’ when in reality, nursing is so much more than trying to combat your fear of blood

Why Choose Nursing as a Career

Nursing offers a world of opportunities in clinical practice, research, education and management. You could aspire to be an executive director of nursing, a clinical specialist, a researcher or lecturer. Nurses work in hospitals, GP surgeries, nursing and residential homes and hospices as well as the prison service and the armed forces. There are also opportunities to nurse abroad. With experience, you could be working for the nurse-led telephone service NHS Direct or running your own nursing home. Nursing really does offer a world of opportunities.

Nursing Student Profiles at Southampton Uni

We've put together a few Student Profiles, along with the University of Southampton School of Nursing and Midwifery, to give you a student's eye view of studying towards these rewarding careers.

Get paid to train as a nurse - nursing careers

Student nurses taking the Diploma in Nursing or the Diploma in Midwifery receive a guaranteed tax free bursary every month. As if this wasn ’t good enough they also pay no tuition fees!