Working while on course ?

In the US, there are usually no problems with a student working part-time. Some are actually known to have carried a full-time work load, especially working weekends, etc. Not sure what the rulings are on your side of the pond. :)

Good luck with your studies............ :Melody:

Here is the scenario, I am a 18 year old male who has left school safe in the knowledge that I have a un-conditional offer to do the diploma course in Nursing, with children being my eventual speciality.

I though by doing the Diploma I would be better off money wise because of the Bursary instead of the Degree which I would get a loan instead, which I think still is the obvious choice since I can top-up to degree with an extra year if I want to anyway.

But the bursary I should be receiving is about £5800 , which at my age I consider I large amount of money but to just live in the dorms will cost £3000 a year, so I have £2800 to last me an academic year, 40 weeks-ish which makes it £70 a week.

I doubt I can travel to the hospital on placements, eat and have a social life on that...not to mention buying books and travelling home...So my question is this.

Is there any chance that I will have time to get a part-time job, I know this is a heavy time course and I can't wait are there any employers who will understand what a nursing student goes though and give me a VERY flexible schedule ?

Hi,

A lot of student nurses will get jobs as HCSW which means simply health care support worker. They either join an agency, the hospital bank or work at a nursing home. On my ward we are flexible with student nurses in so far as the ones who have weekend jobs we will give them weekends off but there is a lot of feeling that students need to understand the 24 hour shift pattern and some wards may object to you not working weekends, the best thing to do once you have an established job is explain prior to commencing placement that you have a weekend job to make ends meet.

Good luck with your future career-enjoy