Specialising in an area of nursing can improve the patient experience and broaden your career opportunities

Specialist nursing roles are perfect for those with an interest in a particular type or area of nursing that they want to know more about. Nurses working in specialist roles will have specialist skills, competencies and experience, and be practising at an advanced level, says the RCN. This is a broad category of roles, which tend to be in a clinical remit or area, such as school nursing, occupational health and sexual health, or relate to a clinical condition, such as dementia, cancer or diabetes.