I am currently serving in the bristish forces as a nursing officer. After 17 yrs service i am looking at retiring before the end of this year, and my family and I are looking to emigrate.
My ideal role would be as a flight nurse and I have gained various qualifications to aid in this career path, but I am unsure if they meet the requirements overseas. I have laid out below a brief history of quals and experience, and would appreciate your time in looking at them and advising me on what else you would require to consider recruitment in the future.
Quals in last 7 years.
Bsc (Hons) First Class - Specialist Practice - Emergency Care
Diploma Higher Education Registered Nurse (Adult)
Independant Prescriber (NMC Certified)
Advanced Diploma Emergency & Acute care
Critical Care Transfer Module (Bsc Level)
Mentorship Quals & Business Leadership Quals
Battlefield ATLS (Faculty Instructor for HM Forces)
Defence medical Services Diploma in Immediate care
Member Royal college of Surgeons Faculty of Pre-hospital Care
Experience
HM Forces Nursing Officer - I/C Emergency Departments in field hospitals in Basra, Iraq & Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Light Role medical support to Royal Marines since 1993 including support to 40 commando royal marines for entry op in Iraq 2003.
Medical Support and training to Inshore Rescue boat service
Clinical shifts on London HEMS, Royal London Hosp, London, England
Since 1995 working in various civilian ED's whilst not deployed (no military hospitals left over here!!!)
2003 - 2005 Emergency Nurse England (throughput of 130,000 pts a year)
2005 - 2009 Emergency Nurse Practitioner/ Training Officer - (when not on operational service)
Current post - Staff Officer, Medical Command, England.
As you can see I have tried to focus my qualifications on the acute pre-hospital care of pt's with the critical care elements included for transfers. Due to the promotion pathway within my service I see myself moving into staff jobs which give me little clinical time. As a nurse who has worked hard over the years to gain practitioning and prescribing status I do not wish to throw that away to run a desk for the rest of my career.
If there is any course that you think would help me find employment in the future I would be gratefull for your advice. Also if you have any recruitment material regards your flight nurse roles I would again be gratefull if you could email to me.
I understand it is a strange request from a long way away, but i hope you can find time to consider my requests.
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