Types of nursing
Nursing gives you the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives on a daily basis. There are four key areas of nursing you can choose to specialise in, with each leading on to a wide range of rewarding roles with plenty of scope for progression.
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You’ll deliver care and support to patients who are struggling with their mental health, helping them manage their condition with medication or relevant therapies.
Becoming a mental health nurse -
You’ll help people with learning disabilities to live an independent and fulfilling life, working alongside a multidisciplinary team as you support patients of all ages.
Learning disability nurse
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You’ll look after adult patients of all ages who suffer from long or short-term physical health conditions, assessing their needs and planning their care as you nurses them back to health.
Becoming an adult nurse -
You’ll work with children of all ages, from newborns to adolescents, providing treatment and care to them, and support to their parents or carers.
Becoming a children's nurse -
A new role within the nursing team, you'll get the chance to work across all four fields of nursing, as well as being a stepping stone to becoming a registered nurse.
Becoming a nursing associate
Roles you can do after qualifying
With a world of opportunity to progress throughout your career, becoming a nurse is only the beginning.
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District nurse
You'll provide complex care for patients and support family members in people's homes and in residential care homes.
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General practice nurse
You'll work in GP surgeries and involved in most aspects of patient care such as taking blood samples and wound management.
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Health visitor
You'll work with families to give pre-school age children the best possible start in life
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Neonatal nurse
You'll care for newborn babies who are born premature or sick and may have problems such as respiratory difficulties or nutritional needs.
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Prison nurse
You'll provide similar care to GP nurses along with supporting people with mental health and substance misuse problems.
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School nurse
You'll promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness with school age students.
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Theatre nurse
You'll work with patients of all ages in each phase of their operation.
