15 months after graduating
100% of our child nursing graduates are in work or further study
100% of our child nursing graduates are in highly skilled work or further study
100% of all nursing graduates in highly skilled work said their degree was a formal requirement or gave them an advantage*
Studying Nursing at University of Plymouth will enable you
to commence a rewarding career within the Health sector. With an ongoing demand
for nurses across the UK, employment prospects for nursing graduates remain
very good.
As the healthcare sector moves towards more integrated, home
and community-based services, the range of opportunities available for newly
qualified nurses has never been greater. Our nursing graduates work in a
variety of settings, including hospitals, GP practices, hospices, specialist
units and in community teams supporting patients in their own homes. In
addition to the NHS, there is a large private healthcare sector. Further
opportunities exist in prisons, the armed forces and overseas.
As your career develops, you could take on a specialist
role. In acute settings, this could include for example (and depending on your chosen
branch of nursing) intensive care, diabetes, elderly care or neonatal nursing
among many others. Specialisation is also an option in community settings, such
as Health Visitor, District Nurse, School Nurse, or Public Health Nurse. Within
the field of mental health nursing, specialisations might include substance
misuse, offenders, eating disorders and psychotherapeutic interventions.
Progression into management roles can occur relatively early
in your career, while others seek opportunities in nursing education, training
and clinical research.
Researching your career options
Nursing can
be an incredibly rewarding career where you can make a real difference to
people’s lives. At the same time it can be physically demanding and emotionally
challenging. Additionally, given the
diversity of career options within the profession, it is important to research
and explore these fully so that you can make informed decisions about your
future. A key consideration will be which of four main training pathways
(adult, child, mental health or learning disability) to take.
The following websites will help you with your decision
making.
Employment Opportunities
Below is a snapshot of what University of Plymouth
Nursing graduates told us they were doing 15 months after
graduation. For some graduates, these
roles served as stepping-stones by providing relevant work experience.
-
Adult Respiratory Nurse
- Community Nurse
- General Nurse
- Nurse
- Occupational Health Nurse
- Practice Nurse
- Prison Nurse
- Registered Adul tNurse
- Registered Community Nurse
- Registered Nurse
- Research Nurse
- Staff Nurse
- Student Health Visitor
- Substance Nurse
- Theatre Nurse
- Simulations Facilitor
- Community Mental Health Nurse
- Detox Nurse
- Memory Pathways Practitioner
- Mental Health Practitioner
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Senior Mental Health Nurse
- CAMHS Nurse
- Children's Nurse
- Paediatric Nurse
- Pediatric Staff Nurse Emergency Department
- Registered Children's Nurse
- School Nurse
Employers
Our graduates are found in most NHS Trusts as well as the
private healthcare sector.
- Barts Health NHS trust
- Care UK
- Cornwall Council Public Health
- Dame Hannah Rogers Trust
- GP Surgery
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Livewell Southwest
- Ministry of Defense
- NHS
- Ramsay Healthcare
- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
- Sanctuary Care
- St Luke's Hospice
- Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Cornwall Foundation Trust
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust
- DPT
- Livewell Southwest
- Step One Charity
- NHS Derriford Hospital
- NHS University Hospital of Wales
- North Somerset Community Partnership
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
*Data is from the Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017/18. Graduates were surveyed 15 months after graduating. Data displayed is for 195 UK-domiciled, first degree, full-time graduates who are working, studying or looking for work.