Nursing

• Summary of statistics
• Range of employers
• Range of occupations
• Further study - range of courses

Summary of statistics

The destinations statistics from our 2009/10 nursing graduates indicate around 83% entered full time paid work with 6% taking up employment and further study. 8% of nursing graduates in 09/10 were looking for work and 3% engaged in other activity such as taking time out to travel

The newly qualified nurses mostly took full time posts in the NHS with specialisms including children, mental health and forensic work; alternatives are to work in private healthcare hospitals and in related healthcare positions.

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Range of employers

•     Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
•     Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
•     Guy & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
•     Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
•     Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
•     Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
•     The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
•     The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
•     University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
•     Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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Range of occupations

• Children’s Nurse
• Clinical Nurse
• Forensic Staff Nurse
• Intensive Care Nurse
• Macmillan Advanced Nursing Practitioner
• Mental Health Nurse
• Neonatal Nurse
• Nursing Officer Critical Care
• Psychiatric Nurse
• Staff Nurse

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Range of Courses of Further Study for Birmingham’s Nursing Graduates:

• Intensive Care Nursing Diploma

• MA Nursing/Healthcare

• Masters of Health Sciences
• Professional Development in Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Nursing

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