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How many hours are you allowed to work as a student nurse outside of university any advise experience of this welcome :-)

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Original post by PETER0007
How many hours are you allowed to work as a student nurse outside of university any advise experience of this welcome :-)
Hi 😊 😊 😊

I wouldn't do any more than around 16 - 20 hours per week) - depends on whether you can manage working those hours. Always put your nursing degree first and foremost - it's only yourself who'll know what you are capable of working when you start a part-time job on top of your nursing.

When you are working on your university studying blocks you could probably do a few hours a few nights after finishing university for the day plus full weekends ( this would depend on you being upto date with your coursework and also the type of job you are doing).

During your placements blocks weeks you will be restricted to working on your days off which means you have to have a very good employer who can be very flexible with you to accommodate this.
Majority of student nurses do bank nursing as they are able to chose their shifts and days must better.


I use to work 16 hours per week ( 2 x 8 hours shifts) outside of when I was doing my nursing degree. Lucky I have a absolutely brilliant manager who was able to help people like myself ( I wasn't the only person who was doing nursing degree in my store as there was a few other people) I always worked part-time even when I did my veterinary nursing degree first but that was Monday to Friday which was fine but I always wanted to do adult nursing.

Good luck with your nursing degree and also when you are working a part-time job as well. See how it goes with doing it, you might find it tough at first but you'll get use to doing both after a few weeks.

I qualified in summary 2023 as a nurse.

Reply 2

Original post by Littleemma98
Hi 😊 😊 😊
I wouldn't do any more than around 16 - 20 hours per week) - depends on whether you can manage working those hours. Always put your nursing degree first and foremost - it's only yourself who'll know what you are capable of working when you start a part-time job on top of your nursing.
When you are working on your university studying blocks you could probably do a few hours a few nights after finishing university for the day plus full weekends ( this would depend on you being upto date with your coursework and also the type of job you are doing).
During your placements blocks weeks you will be restricted to working on your days off which means you have to have a very good employer who can be very flexible with you to accommodate this.
Majority of student nurses do bank nursing as they are able to chose their shifts and days must better.
I use to work 16 hours per week ( 2 x 8 hours shifts) outside of when I was doing my nursing degree. Lucky I have a absolutely brilliant manager who was able to help people like myself ( I wasn't the only person who was doing nursing degree in my store as there was a few other people) I always worked part-time even when I did my veterinary nursing degree first but that was Monday to Friday which was fine but I always wanted to do adult nursing.
Good luck with your nursing degree and also when you are working a part-time job as well. See how it goes with doing it, you might find it tough at first but you'll get use to doing both after a few weeks.
I qualified in summary 2023 as a nurse.

thank you yes not planning on loads of hours to be fare 10 hours to 16 idealy max

Reply 3

Original post by PETER0007
thank you yes not planning on loads of hours to be fare 10 hours to 16 idealy max

You are welcome 🤗 🤗
I hope you plan everything right for yourself with working part-time and doing your nursing degree 🙏 🙏.

Yes just work sensibly amount of hours per week to allow you to still able to do your coursework paperwork when you updating your nursing coursework.

Reply 4

Hi there!

Different universities have different policies surrounding this. Maybe check with your university to see if they have a policy/guidance in place.

As mentioned, make sure to prioritise your studies, you don't want to get swamped with work and deadlines! 🙂

However, a lot of students work on the bank in hospitals, as they can fit it around their studies, and a lot work during their annual leave, too 😀

Nat
Third-year student nurse mentor and ambassador

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