Healthcare Assistant at the British Army (Open to Nigerians)

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Commonwealth citizens, including Nigerians for the position below: 

Job Title: Healthcare Assistant

Location: United Kingdom
Corps: Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC)
Employment Type: Regular (full-time)
Open to: Nigerians

Description

• Join a highly skilled medical team that could posted anywhere in the world. Be active, enjoy great rewards and make friends for life.
• Want to be part of fantastic team? Want to travel the world, providing great healthcare? Join us as an Healthcare Assistant. We’ll provide you with the training to deal with the challenges you’ll face in the Army and give you great rewards for your hard work. They include a decent salary, pension, free medical care and the chance to gain qualifications. You can build a career, make new friends and try Adventurous Training and sports, such as sky-diving and skiing. There’s really no other job like it.
• Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) nurses have worked at the sharp end of military life throughout the last century. Nursing Officers, Nursing Soldiers, Healthcare Assistants and Student Nurses of the QARANC deliver high-quality, adaptable and dedicated nursing care wherever the Army needs it.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with registered Military Nurses and Clinicians
• Assist in the delivery of clinical excellence to patients with varied medical needs
• Be deployed worldwide on various operations or assisting with humanitarian aid
• Explore fully funded Continuing Professional Development opportunities
• Take on challenges, make new friends, try Adventurous Training and sport

Entry requirements
Age:

• From 17 years & 6 months to 35 years & 6 months

Qualifications:

• GCSE Grade C/4, or Scottish National 5 grade C, and above in English Language; and
• GCSE Grade G/1, Scottish National 4 Pass, and above (Functional Skills Level 1) in Maths. 

Basic physical fitness assessment:

• Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
• Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
• MSFT (beep test) level 5.8.

Pay & Benefits

• You'll earn £25,200 a year from the start of your training, which will go up as you progress throughout your career.

Application Closing Date
26th August, 2024.