What jobs outside of nursing can I get with a nursing degree?

Good Afternoon, guys!

I'm just curious as to if anyone can tell what jobs there are for people with nursing degrees outside of the traditional nursing jobs?

Any suggestions would be most welcome,

PandaRawanda!

Good Afternoon, guys!

I'm just curious as to if anyone can tell what jobs there are for people with nursing degrees outside of the traditional nursing jobs?

Any suggestions would be most welcome,

PandaRawanda!

From what I can work out from your posts, youve not even started your course yet. If you don't want to be a nurse, why do (a relatively heavy) degree to become one?

Also, nursing is an incredibly diverse profession, what do you mean as "outside traditional nurse jobs"?

Hi, i don't know if this helps but, working in research, training, working for an insurance company, private cosmetic surgery, care home management, specialising in infection control or palliative care or other specialism and working for the CQC. Not sure if that's what you meant my outside of traditional nursing jobs but I hope it helps.

Good Morning,

You've have given me several options that I haven't considered, thank you for your help.

With regards to the 'traditional nursing jobs', I was primarily referring to nursing roles within the NHS.

Thanks again!

You can go into law and become a solicitor or barrister.

Really?

I have never heard of this, this is interesting.

Do you mean something like a legal nurse consultant?

Nope. I mean you can do the Graduate diploma in law (GDL) and then do the BPTC (to become a barrister) or the LPC (to become a solicitor). Afterwards, you will need to find a training contract or a pupillage to fully qualify. You can go into any area in law afterwards.

What branch are you studying? ☺️


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Hey, Swagio!

I'll be studying Adult Nursing at Edge Hill University.

If you have any suggestions, feel free to throw them my way. =]

I have always hated ward nursing but it may be something you will have to do for at least 1 year just to build up experience.

here are options after that:
- working in outpatient clinics
- practice nurse
- occupational health nurse
- sexual health nurse
- nurse educator (uni tutor or mentor)
- cosmetic nurse
- nurse prescriber/practitioner in community
- district nurse
- I have a friend who did an MBA after her nursing degree and now she works at Pfizer in product development
- pharmaceutical sales rep
- public health nurse


Many of these roles require further education but if you truly do not like ward nursing then that is something you will have to do

An excellent response, just what I was looking for. Can I ask which direction your chose to go in?

I actually considered leaving nursing and retraining in a new profession completely as I was very depressed working on the wards and dreaded every single day at work.

I was lucky enough to find a job - still in hospital- but in an outpatient day surgery ward and it has been a fantastic change for me. I now intend to do the v300 course and possibly do a master's degree to become a nurse practitioner. The NMC are currently working on new regulations for the NP role

A lot of advanced practice masters courses include the v300 as a module