Hello and welcome to Navigating Nursing hosted by Laura Whitehead, an Adult Critical Care nurse, Senior lecturer, fellow of the Higher Education Academy and author. In this podcast you will hear from nurses working across all fields & in a variety of jobs, discussing current roles, educational achievements & their careers to date - whilst sharing their plans for the future. This podcast will highlight the diverse pro ...
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In this episode Laura meets with Sergeant Laila Wallace who is a Nurse recruiter for the RAF and is a Registered Adult Nurse. She shares what made her apply to be a nurse and what led her to applying to join the RAF after qualifying. She discusses the transition from working in a Medical Admission Unit to being in the RAF and working as a Quality Improvement Sepsis nurse. She talks about the opportunities available within the military and how the opportunities she has had have shaped her career. Laila has also worked as part of the Deployable Aeromedical Response Team Sqn at Tactical Medical Wing and has also worked as part of the Aeromedical Evacuation Sqn in 2020, tasked with delivering global Aeromedical Evacuation. She shares her experiences and discusses how pre-hospital care courses has shaped her as a nurse. Laila has worked in various leadership positions and she shares how she adapted to these roles. During the pandemic Laila was deployed to co-ordinate and run a vaccination programme in partnership with the Southeast NHS hub in support of Military Assistance to Civilian Authority. She discusses the importance of saying yes to all opportunities when they present themselves and talks about her role as Nurse recruiter for the RAF. Laila gives advice anyone interested in joining the military. Laila shares her career aims and goals for the future. For further information please follow: X = @DMS_MilMed Linkedin = Defence Medical Services Insta = @StrategicCommand UK armed forces You can browse regular and reservist roles here: Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Princess Mary’s RAF Nursing Service Civil Service The MOD employs civilians in clinical and other relevant business and technical roles: Civil Service Jobs Flexible Resource Pool (Bank)
Lieutenant Emily Williams is a Hospital Officer on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ARGUS. Emily shares her reasons for applying for her nurse training and why she decided to join the Royal Navy. She discusses her time deployed to Norway and her experiences during this deployment. During the pandemic Emily was deployed as part of the Covid rapid response transfer team during the pandemic and she talks about how this sparked her interest in critical care. Emily discusses how she has completed post graduate training and modules in critical care, she shares advice for anyone considering this speciality. Emily gives advice for anyone interested in applying to the military and the Royal Navy. She shares her plans and career aims for the future. For further information please follow: X = @DMS_MilMed Linkedin = Defence Medical Services Insta = @StrategicCommand UK armed forces You can browse regular and reservist roles here: Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Princess Mary’s RAF Nursing Service Civil Service The MOD employs civilians in clinical and other relevant business and technical roles: Civil Service Jobs Flexible Resource Pool (Bank)
In this episode Laura meets with Sgt Jayne Lum Kin who is an Emergency Department Nurse and an RAF Reservist. Jayne talks about how travelling to Africa led her to decide to train to be a nurse. She has worked in the ED throughout her career, and she shares how she decided this speciality interested her. Jayne joined the RAF as a reservist when she was 50, and she talks about what led her to apply at this stage in her career. Jayne discusses her time in the RAF and gives advice for anyone also interested in joining the RAF. She shares her passion for travel and adventure and how developing as a Flight Nurse has been a fantastic experience. She shares advice for anyone interested in joining the RAF and for anyone who is interested in ED nursing. Jayne shares how she has worked as a contract nurse in Kabul and how she has worked within elite sports and at sporting events. Jayne talks about her career aims and goals for the future. For further information please follow: X = @DMS_MilMed Linkedin = Defence Medical Services Insta = @StrategicCommand UK armed forces You can browse regular and reservist roles here: Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Princess Mary’s RAF Nursing Service Civil Service The MOD employs civilians in clinical and other relevant business and technical roles: Civil Service Jobs Flexible Resource Pool (Bank)
In this episode Laura meets with Captain Stephen Worsley who is a Deputy senior nursing officer at Defence Primary Healthcare in the Army. Stephen discusses why he decided to train as a nurse and the reason he chose Primary health care as a speciality. Stephen gives advice to anyone interested in Primary Health care and he discusses his experience studying for a Post graduate certificate in Unscheduled Primary Health care. He talks about how he joined the army and gives any advice for anyone interested in joining the military. He discusses the opportunities he has had whilst being the in the Army and how the Army has enabled him to develop outside of Nursing, including becoming a Physical Training Instructor. Stephen has just completed the Negotiated Learning module in order to top up to BSc Hons Nursing practice development and gives advice for anyone wishing to complete any post graduate study. Stephen is currently a deputy senior nursing officer and he talks about his role. Stephen shares advice for anyone who is a student nurse or a newly qualified nurse. He shares his career goals and aims for the future. For further information please follow: X = @DMS_MilMed Linkedin = Defence Medical Services Insta = @StrategicCommand UK armed forces You can browse regular and reservist roles here: Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Princess Mary’s RAF Nursing Service Civil Service The MOD employs civilians in clinical and other relevant business and technical roles: Civil Service Jobs Flexible Resource Pool (Bank)
Sgt Emmanuel Ebrada is a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the NHS and Critical Care nurse in the Army reserves. Manny shares his journey to studying to be a nurse and how this was driven by his passion for travel. Manny shares how he worked in the Philippines, Singapore and then moved to the United Kingdom. He discusses his career in Intensive care and why he was drawn to working in this speciality. Manny is a Critical Care nurse in the Army Reserves and he gives advice for anyone interested in joining the military. He talks about the support he has received from the Army in terms of his educational development, and how completing further postgraduate study has shaped his career. He shares the opportunities the Army has provided him, including travel and taking part in triathlons. Manny provides advice for anyone wishing to study at level 7 as he is currently completing a MSc alongside working full time in the NHS and being in the Army reserves. Manny shares his career aims for the future. For further information please follow: X = @DMS_MilMed Linkedin = Defence Medical Services Insta = @StrategicCommand UK armed forces You can browse regular and reservist roles here: Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Princess Mary’s RAF Nursing Service Civil Service The MOD employs civilians in clinical and other relevant business and technical roles: Civil Service Jobs Flexible Resource Pool (Bank)