DMS Senior Nurse Forum 3 Jun 08

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Queen Alexandras Royal Naval Nursing Service
Reserve (QARNNS)(R)
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Why do we need the Royal Navy

• Defending our Island
• Defending our seas
• Protecting our fishing grounds
• Protecting our merchant ships
• Helping to tackle international smuggling,
  terrorism and piracy
• Humanitarian and relief aid

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Why do we need Nurses in the Royal Navy?
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Why do we need the Royal Navy Reserves

• Royal Naval Reserves is a part time force of
  civilian volunteers
• Provide extra support to the Royal Navy
• Tension
• Humanitarian crisis
• Conflict

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Why do we need QARNNS Reservists

• Future Reserve 2020
• Support the QARNNS in operations to provide extra
  expertise

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What roles can you be utilised in?

• Role 3, Hospital Ship RFA Argus
• 200 Medical Staff
• 100 Beds
• AE
• 10 x ITU
• 20 x HDU
• 4 x Theatres
• 70 x Ward beds
• CT Scanner
• Xray department
• Lads

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What roles can you be utilised in?

• Role 2A, Commando Forward Surgical Group (CFSG)
• Rapid deployability
• Damage control surgery
• AE
• Theatre
• Air Evacuation section
• 6 hour Ward

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RNRUNITS
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Entry Requirements

• 23 - 53 years of age
• 5 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C or above
  including Maths and English
• Nursing Degree
• Registered with the NMC
• All CVs to be sent to NMD Recruting team

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Training and Commitment

• You should like
• Working as Part of a Team
• Helping People
• A Sense of Adventure
• You should have these skills
• Compassionate and Caring Nature
• Reliable
• Multi-tasker

• Initial training
• Typically 1 evening a week for 12 months,
  including a 2 week block period
• Upon completion of basic training
• Branch training
• 1 evening per week
• 3 weekends per year
• 2 week block period per year

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Employment Implications

• Employer has to be supportive
• You will be working a longer week
• You will be paid for all of your work
• The Ministry of Defence aims to give the minimum
  of 28 days notice of mobilisation
• When mobilised you will be paid by the Royal Navy
• Employers cannot discriminate against Reservists
  on the grounds of their Reserve Service duties

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Advantages of Reserve Service

• Part-time role delivering full-time benefits
• Pay and allowances including an annual tax-free
  bounty
• Vibrant social life
• Continuing professional development
• Adventurous training
• Personal challenge

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How reserve service advance your career

• Management and leadership experience
• Competency training
• Specialist training
• Educational development
• Broaden your clinical experiences

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8 Steps to becoming a Reservist

• Complete an online form www.royalnavy.mod.uk or
• Call us on 0845 600 3222
• 2. Meet Us, attend your local RNR unit
• 3. Find Out More, ask questions
• 4. Show us what youve got, Complete our
  recruitment test
• 5. Your Way Ahead, what job will you be able to
  do
• 6. Fit to Join, medical, eye test, fitness test
• 7. Interview, specialist nurse interview
• 8. Time to get started, Start basic training

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Contact Us

• Contact the Royal Naval Reserves
• 08456 07 55 55
• www.royalnavy.mod.uk
• PONN Paul Schofield
• Nurse Recruiting Assistant
• E-mail
• NAVYCNR-OPSNRAPO_at_mod.uk