If you're a qualified registered nurse or midwife, you could do a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Level 7 Degree Apprenticeship.

This usually takes a year and 6 months to complete and is a mix of learning at work and study at an accredited university.

Entry requirements

To do this apprenticeship, you'll need:

• to be a registered nurse

You could apply to become an occupational health nurse if you're already a registered nurse and have the support of your employer.

You could take a qualification like an approved programme in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Occupational Health Nursing (SCPHN - OHN).

There's usually no minimum amount of post-registration experience needed. However entry requirements can vary between universities who offer the programme.

You'll need:

• knowledge of medicine and nursing
• sensitivity and understanding
• a desire to help people
• the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• the ability to work well with others
• thinking and reasoning skills
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

In this role you could:

• carry out pre-employment medical checks
• assess and treat employees who are injured or become ill at work
• provide counselling and support
• give advice on health education, health and safety and sickness absence
• carry out risk assessments and keep employee health records

You could work in an NHS or private hospital or at a client's business.

Your working environment may be physically demanding.

You may need to wear a uniform.