Successful completion of our courses leads to professional registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Nursing graduates enjoy careers in a range of diverse settings. Nurses are the largest group of staff in the NHS and a UK Registered Nurse qualification is widely recognised for employment in international nursing posts.
A newly qualified nurse working in the NHS can expect to be employed at Band 5 with a salary ranging from £24,097 up to £30,615*. With career progression and development there is the prospect of applying for senior clinical posts, for example, Band 6 Ward Manager/Band 6 District Nurse (salary range £31,365-£37,890) and Band 7 Specialist Nurse (salary range £38,890-£44,503)*.
* Correct as of 1 April 2019.
A newly qualified nurse working in the NHS can expect to be employed at Band 5 with a salary ranging from £22,128 up to £28,746. With career progression and development, there is the prospect of applying for senior clinical posts such as Band 6 Ward Manager/Band 6 District Nurse (salary range £26,565-£35,577) and Band 7 Specialist Nurse (salary range £31,696-£41,787).*
98.6% of undergraduates from the School of Health Sciences secured work or further study within six months of graduation. The average starting salary was £22,000.**
* Correct as of 1 April 2017.
** Known destinations of full-time home undergraduates who were available for employment, 2016/17. Salaries are calculated based on the median of those in full-time paid employment within the UK.