About Us

Nurses on the hospital ward

The Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) consists of Officers and Soldiers made up of the following Career Employment Groups (CEG)

  • Nursing Officer - Adult
  • Nursing Officer - Mental Health
  • Soldier Nurse - Adult
  • Soldier Nurse – Mental Health
  • Student Nurse – Adult or Mental Health
  • Healthcare Assistants

Where do we work?

  • Ministry of Defence Hospital Units (MDHU)

        - Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey 
        - Queen Alexandra's Hospital Portsmouth
        - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth  
        - Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough 
        - Friarage Hospital, Northallerton
        - The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham

We also provide Primary and Secondary nursing care to the Army in Northern Ireland, Canada, Germany and Cyprus.

  • Field Units
    The QARANC can work within Field Hospitals and Medical Regiments (Regular Army) as well as in a variety of Territorial Army Medical Units.
  • Staff & Command
    There are opportunities for both QARANC Officers and Soldiers to work in a Staff and Command setting, such as Training, Development, Manning Recruitment or Personnel.
  • Training & Education
    There are QARANC Officers and Soldiers working in the Healthcare Assistant Training School, Birmingham City University and Army Training Regiments.
  • On Operations
    The QARANC serve wherever there are deployed troops. We serve on operations world-wide and provide primary and secondary nursing care to the British Army.