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What exactly is a nurse specialist? Is there an equivalent in the US? (Been looking at the NHS pay guide)

Also, it seems useless to get a MSN in midwifery here in the US (average cost about $20,000) when it doesn't really add anything. So how hard is if for a RGN to get in the MW program in England and can you work while doing it?

Are nursing jobs still plentiful in the UK?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
What exactly is a nurse specialist? Is there an equivalent in the US? (Been looking at the NHS pay guide)

Also, it seems useless to get a MSN in midwifery here in the US (average cost about $20,000) when it doesn't really add anything. So how hard is if for a RGN to get in the MW program in England and can you work while doing it?

Are nursing jobs still plentiful in the UK?

Nurse specialists are RN's who have gained alot of experience and knowledge on one area and employed usually by the hospitals to support consultants in that chosen area. I have a friend who is a specialist in Falls and syncope and runs alot of clinics of her own, trains other nurses, does alot of paperwork and on various committees. A lot of this impedes into her own time.

Midwifery is a hard area to get into, a lot of people for so few training spaces. I midwifery in the UK is very autonomous and midwives work on their own with little input from dr's.

Jobs are still very plentiful in the UK

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Specializes in family planning, midwifery, community.

Hiya

I have just completed my adult nurse training and about to start midwifery in a couple of weeks. At our uni there are quite a number of places available but unfortunately wont take overseas student on to do it. We also dont get paid like the shortned course students do in England so have to rely on a bursary. in certain areas it is easier to get a job in midwifery as there are lots of shortages but other places you get lots of people fighting for just 1 or 2 jobs.

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Hiya

I have just completed my adult nurse training and about to start midwifery in a couple of weeks. At our uni there are quite a number of places available but unfortunately wont take overseas student on to do it. We also dont get paid like the shortned course students do in England so have to rely on a bursary. in certain areas it is easier to get a job in midwifery as there are lots of shortages but other places you get lots of people fighting for just 1 or 2 jobs.

What made you go straight to midwife studies. Did you not feel you would need experience in adult nursing first? I only ask because I am debating to go straight for midvife now once I finish training. Also once you are midwife you are F grade does that also cross over to your RGN side too? :)

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