Specialist nurse
Geography, Geography and Psychology at A level, then a Level 7 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a master’s degree · 1 standard and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 7 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Geography leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: lived experience, human rights, independence, bias.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| A level Geography | 1.00 | lived experience, human rights, independence, bias, data collection |
| GCSE Geography | 0.75 | resource, bias, data collection, resource management, reliability |
| GCSE Psychology | 0.68 | social factors, research design, motivation, reliability |
| A level Sociology | 0.63 | argumentation, research design, data collection |
| A level Business Studies | 0.60 | social factors, risk, motivation, leadership |
| GCSE Statistics | 0.60 | bias, evaluation, data collection, reliability |
| GCSE History | 0.60 | complexity, social factors, reliability |
| GCSE English Language | 0.57 | bias, critical reflection, evaluation |
| A level Politics | 0.52 | argumentation, human rights |
| GCSE English Literature | 0.30 | evaluation, motivation |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Geography, Geography and Psychology, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Specialist nurses promote and restore people's health, and diagnose and care within a specific branch of the nursing field. Examples of such specialist nursing jobs include but are not restricted to; ambulatory care nurse, advanced practice nurse, cardiac nurse, dental nurse, community health nurse, forensic nurse, gastroenterology nurse, hospice and palliative care nurse, paediatric nurse, public health nurse, rehabilitation nurse, renal nurse and school nurse. Specialist nurses are general care nurses prepared beyond the level of a nurse generalist and authorised to practice as specialists with specific expertise in a branch of the nursing field.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.