Career resources for student nurses and newly registered nurses
Whether you're looking to apply for your first nursing role or gain work as a healthcare assistant alongside your studies, our careers resources can help you to improve your employability and be job ready.
Free webinar: writing supporting statements (18th June 2025 at 2pm)
This webinar is designed to help RCN members write tailored, well-structured statements for job applications. We’ll share tips on crafting a good introduction and organising your content, along with techniques to effectively demonstrate your skills, experience, and knowledge. Sign up today.
Stand out and get shortlisted for your dream job.
Exploring careers within Social Care: Complex Domiciliary Care.
Ace your interview: expert tips for success.
Using AI to help with your career
Job searching
How and where to start searching for jobs, networking and using social media.
Transferable skills
Find out why they're important and how to use them to get your next job.
Career Coaching
Find out how career coaching can help student and newly registered nurses
Become a student ambassador
As a student ambassador, you’ll get regular updates, access to specialist groups and networking opportunities. It’s a great way to become more ready for that all-important first nursing job.
Online advice for students
- accountability
- practice placements
- assessments
- failures / resits / appeals
- raising concerns,
- working as a HCA, and more.
Students: Thinking About Your Career
Use this resource for guidance on choosing and applying for your first role as a registered nurse.
Looking for inspiration?
Career progression tips
Join the UK's largest union and professional body for nursing
Whether you're a nurse, midwife, HCA, AP or student, you can get a huge range of benefits when you join the RCN.
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