Full newly qualified member

Eligibility criteria

Full newly qualified membership is available only to those nurses who are in student membership of the RCN and have achieved a nursing or midwifery qualification enabling them to register with the NMC for the first time.

Exclusions

This category is only available to those individuals are in student membership of the RCN at the point they complete their training and register with the NMC.

Period of availability

This category of membership shall apply for one year from the date of conversion from student membership to full newly qualified membership, and the member will then automatically be transferred to full membership one year later.

Current subscription rate

One half of the current full member rate. See the Appendices section for further details.

Classification of membership

Full member.

Benefits

indemnity insurance cover
employment relations support
Bulletin (editorial)
RCN magazine
eligible to vote in a general ballot
eligible to vote in branch or forum elections
eligible to vote in council elections
eligible to vote in presidential elections
eligible to stand for council
eligible to stand for election to regional or national board
Full newly qualified members are entitled to the complete range of services and benefits available from the RCN