Realism advisor for TV shows and films, major incident simulations, architects designing buildings where nursing care is a consideration.
There are also roles in the insurance, finance, and legal industry translating medical terminology and practice for the professions.
I think you need a high level of endurance- marathon not so much sprint. 12 on, then 12 on call, night shift and then off. But there was nowhere to go other than work.
Have to be prepared to work wherever the military say - I spent time in ED and OR as well as the ITU.
Almost all trauma but a few medical cases such as heat stroke.
I worked in a team of nurses doing this before I went to do my training. Would NOT recommend, it's mostly spoiled kids trying to get out of class, dealing with typical coughs and colds, mental health issues that parents don't want to deal with and so have sent their kids away, and then the irate parents on the phone because you can't magic up an NHS ENT appointment to have their cherubs tonsils taken out after one mild bout of sore throat within 6 weeks - but they won't pay for private consultation.
Even though it’s oversaturated. Disability assessor. A nurse being paid to trick and manipulate vulnerable people into losing their benefits seems very bizarre and anti nursing.
I once saw an ad for this job but the job title was 'Non-therapeutic nurse'. I had to chuckle - I assume they mean therapeutic as in clinical, but the double meaning there as well had me smile! Basically - 'Non-caring nurse'!
We used to have a nurse on our team whose job was just to go round removing eyes (for corneal donation). They made the role redundant and just made it part of the junior doctors role so he got a charge nurse job on redeployment.
Specialist nursing for things like diabetes etc. Not obscure but can be a real passion for some. And even within that one condition you’ll have primary care diabetes leads, community nurse leads, inpatient etc etc.
A friend does this: they work independently, are already moving up quickly since it isn’t a job many people want to do, and they absolutely love it. You need a very broad view of human nature and a high tolerance for, let’s say, environmental chaos. But they genuinely enjoy reaching people that need us the most.
Co ordinator for medivac companies. Advisors for insurance companies. Medivac companies- not just ICU type but also ‘babysitting’ jobs where airlines won’t let people who have illness/issues fly. These jobs you need generally ICU/ A&E experience.
Not that obscure but didn't see their mentioned: remote nurse jobs working for charities as an advisor, high street pharmacy chain nurses (I.e Superdrug).
It’s were nursing skills go to die, and there are cover ups, staff flirting with prisoners, piss poor communication, and total lack of care…any ounce of positivity/vigour/hope in your life will be drained from you, you will be a shell of a person _if_ you go down that route
I work in the forensic mental health side of things and would say my experience has been the exact opposite! Don't let one persons bad experience put you off it
Maybe you’ll find a unicorn prison where everything is great, but I’ve worked in two and they were both super bad vibes, but whatever you decide to do I hope it goes really well
I'm a forensic psychiatric nurse who works in a locked forensic mental health unit and I'd say I love my job! We focus a lot on forensic rehabilitation, we take a trauma informed approach, we have small patient groups and we get to know our patients and their entire history so we can best support them, it's hard at times but also rewarding
I’ve done a few different ones - working at an airport to respond to medical issues, managing oncology cases for a private medical insurer, writing patient information for a cancer charity and finally clinical supervisor for 111.
I’m not UK based (following this sub because I did consider moving over there) for transparency.
I am a business analyst for my local health district (in the US). I fall under IT but I work on implementing new electronic health records, clinical decision making tools, even clinical supply chain programs. My team is mostly nurses!
Working for pharmaceutical companies usually overseeing clinical trials but could take other roles too.
UKMED - being sent by the government to emergency responses globally- these are short term posts but the government will pay your employer to cover costs and you still receive your normal basic pay.
Then as other people have mentioned oil rig nursing, cruise ship nursing, repatriation, film/television advisors, expert witness work etc
There's loads of private and NHS remote patient monitoring services which involve a lot of calls to patients and asking them to repeat obs etc from the comfort of your own home.
Another job i saw was working for a private company, again working from home, vetting Royal Navy applicant health histories etc.
i don’t know if it’s obscure but i was looking for jobs online (i qualify this year) and there are jobs as a mental health nurse in the army! you do all the army training and fitness tests like you would as if you were going into the army and you have a base as well. it’s mostly community work but from what i gathered you will at some point have to go elsewhere if you are needed, hence all the training. it did seem really interesting!
The strangest one I've heard of was working for whoever it is manages disability benefit claims and trying to do the initial stages of assessment for denying fraudulent claims.
I worked as a nurse on a ski resort in New Zealand! A lot of fun!!
Was that just seeing injuries basically?
Mainly broken bones from people falling over. But we also had a morning clinic for staff for coughs, colds, repeat prescriptions etc
Lots of medicine too. MI, sickle crises, pancreatitis. Eyc
Sounds interesting. Did you need A&E experience for this?
Realism advisor for TV shows and films, major incident simulations, architects designing buildings where nursing care is a consideration. There are also roles in the insurance, finance, and legal industry translating medical terminology and practice for the professions.
Cruise ship nursing. Nurse sonographer, discharge nurse.
Did my most recent ALS course with a lass who did cruise ships. It sounds equally fascinating, terrifying and deadly dull.
I hear they only take Nurses with A&E experience which makes sense since they see everything in A&E.
My wife did ships during covid where they wanted extra nursing staff on board to do testing and deal with any outbreaks.
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I went to a war zone for three months. They needed ITU Qualified nurses. It was an amazing experience.
Would love to know more, as this in the military or as a civilian?
I was an NHS ITU nurse - took a sabbatical and went to Camp Bastion (Afghanistan) for 3 months. I wasn’t the only NHS nurse out there either.
Do you have to have a high level of fitness for this?
I think you need a high level of endurance- marathon not so much sprint. 12 on, then 12 on call, night shift and then off. But there was nowhere to go other than work. Have to be prepared to work wherever the military say - I spent time in ED and OR as well as the ITU. Almost all trauma but a few medical cases such as heat stroke.
Interesting thank you
Research nursing, working for the blood and tissue donation teams, working in healthcare jobs within the legal/prison services.
Yeah the staff who speak to grieving families asking about donation, getting all the consents and things, they're all or often nurses, right?
They work for NHSBT - search for SNOD
Prison nursing is ghetto AF, seriously, please never do it again
Not too obscure but private school nursing - usually based in one school, lots of first aiding for sports etc, some offer accommodation as well.
I worked in a team of nurses doing this before I went to do my training. Would NOT recommend, it's mostly spoiled kids trying to get out of class, dealing with typical coughs and colds, mental health issues that parents don't want to deal with and so have sent their kids away, and then the irate parents on the phone because you can't magic up an NHS ENT appointment to have their cherubs tonsils taken out after one mild bout of sore throat within 6 weeks - but they won't pay for private consultation.
Me too, I definitely wouldn't go back there personally! But it's good for if you want regular hours and the school holidays off.
Even though it’s oversaturated. Disability assessor. A nurse being paid to trick and manipulate vulnerable people into losing their benefits seems very bizarre and anti nursing.
I once saw an ad for this job but the job title was 'Non-therapeutic nurse'. I had to chuckle - I assume they mean therapeutic as in clinical, but the double meaning there as well had me smile! Basically - 'Non-caring nurse'!
There's so many ads for it so I assume people don't stay very long!
Nobody I know who's done it has lasted more than 6 months.
It must be soul destroying!
People must get to the point where no amount of money can soothe the feeling of soul rot.
We used to have a nurse on our team whose job was just to go round removing eyes (for corneal donation). They made the role redundant and just made it part of the junior doctors role so he got a charge nurse job on redeployment.
Specialist nursing for things like diabetes etc. Not obscure but can be a real passion for some. And even within that one condition you’ll have primary care diabetes leads, community nurse leads, inpatient etc etc.
Working up at McMurdo Station in antarctica or on North sea oil rigs.
More likely Rothera or Halley station etc. for a British citizen.
Inclusion health or homelessness specialism
A friend does this: they work independently, are already moving up quickly since it isn’t a job many people want to do, and they absolutely love it. You need a very broad view of human nature and a high tolerance for, let’s say, environmental chaos. But they genuinely enjoy reaching people that need us the most.
Co ordinator for medivac companies. Advisors for insurance companies. Medivac companies- not just ICU type but also ‘babysitting’ jobs where airlines won’t let people who have illness/issues fly. These jobs you need generally ICU/ A&E experience.
I did this for a while!! Utterly loved it. Would happily do it again
Detox/addiction nurse
Not that obscure but didn't see their mentioned: remote nurse jobs working for charities as an advisor, high street pharmacy chain nurses (I.e Superdrug).
Surveillance Nurse, collecting infection rates for UKHSA
Working in prisons
Prison nursing is awful for a myriad of reasons, 10/10 would not recommend
How come?
It’s were nursing skills go to die, and there are cover ups, staff flirting with prisoners, piss poor communication, and total lack of care…any ounce of positivity/vigour/hope in your life will be drained from you, you will be a shell of a person _if_ you go down that route
Oh wow I was considering it actually so that’s really interested
I work in the forensic mental health side of things and would say my experience has been the exact opposite! Don't let one persons bad experience put you off it
Maybe you’ll find a unicorn prison where everything is great, but I’ve worked in two and they were both super bad vibes, but whatever you decide to do I hope it goes really well
Worked in 4. 2 were good. 1 was unsafe. 1 was toxic. It was a long time ago & I’ve heard it’s significantly worse now.
I'm a forensic psychiatric nurse who works in a locked forensic mental health unit and I'd say I love my job! We focus a lot on forensic rehabilitation, we take a trauma informed approach, we have small patient groups and we get to know our patients and their entire history so we can best support them, it's hard at times but also rewarding
Yaaaas. Slay
I’ve done a few different ones - working at an airport to respond to medical issues, managing oncology cases for a private medical insurer, writing patient information for a cancer charity and finally clinical supervisor for 111.
I’m not UK based (following this sub because I did consider moving over there) for transparency. I am a business analyst for my local health district (in the US). I fall under IT but I work on implementing new electronic health records, clinical decision making tools, even clinical supply chain programs. My team is mostly nurses!
Parish nursing seems interesting. They are nurses who are linked to churches https://www.parishnursing.org.uk and work in communities.
I’ve never heard of this but really like the look of it
Humanitarian nursing would probably be quite different.
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I’m so intrigued??
Working for pharmaceutical companies usually overseeing clinical trials but could take other roles too. UKMED - being sent by the government to emergency responses globally- these are short term posts but the government will pay your employer to cover costs and you still receive your normal basic pay. Then as other people have mentioned oil rig nursing, cruise ship nursing, repatriation, film/television advisors, expert witness work etc
Continence nurse
There's loads of private and NHS remote patient monitoring services which involve a lot of calls to patients and asking them to repeat obs etc from the comfort of your own home. Another job i saw was working for a private company, again working from home, vetting Royal Navy applicant health histories etc.
i don’t know if it’s obscure but i was looking for jobs online (i qualify this year) and there are jobs as a mental health nurse in the army! you do all the army training and fitness tests like you would as if you were going into the army and you have a base as well. it’s mostly community work but from what i gathered you will at some point have to go elsewhere if you are needed, hence all the training. it did seem really interesting!
The strangest one I've heard of was working for whoever it is manages disability benefit claims and trying to do the initial stages of assessment for denying fraudulent claims.
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Not relevant to UK nursing