Newly Qualified Nurse - November Recruitment event

at  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Are you a newly qualified nurse who has recently completed undergraduate study in the UK or are you a student nurse who will be joining the NMC register within the next 6 months?
We are recruiting registered ADULT nurses across the following divisions-
Medicine
Surgery
Cancer and Associated Specialties
Achieve your potential at Nottingham University Hospitals ( NUH ) NHS Trust, rated ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC, and the only organisation in Europe with ANCC Pathway to Excellence® and Magnet® recognised Hospitals.
Here at NUH, there are so many opportunities to find the right career for you. We’re a busy, acute Trust, with a huge breadth of clinical areas, offering the opportunity for our newly qualified nurses, midwives and operating department practitioners to develop new skills and care for a variety of patients.
Should you be successfully shortlisted you will have the opportunity to:
Have an interview at a NUH Recruitment Event on-
9th November 2024
* Please look out for adverts from other divisions who will be recruiting at our recruitment events in 2024 *
Please see job description and person specification attached.

AT NUH, AS A NEWLY QUALIFIED NURSE WE CAN OFFER YOU:

A team from the Institute of Care Excellence, offering continuing professional education, careers coaching and development opportunities including: a preceptorship programme, an acute care skills course, resilience focused clinical supervision and clinical academic careers.
Access to the largest Shared Governance programme in the UK, with over 80 staff councils at ward level, giving our workforce a voice and supporting a culture of innovation.
An ambitious and forward thinking professional environment, recognised for empowering nurses, midwives and theatre practitioners to lead and innovate.
Utilising evidence based practice and research to advance nursing science and compassionate care.
Our nursing teams are Patient Experience Network National Award winners (2023) and have opportunities to work on improvement initiatives that are co-produced with those who use our services.
We are home to the latest series of Channels 4’s award-winning documentary ’24 Hours in A&E’, which takes a look inside one of the country’s busiest emergency departments at QMC and showcases the dedication, passion and skill of our teams.
The post holder is required to have completed undergraduate study within the next 6 months and have/be awaiting NMC registration as a ADULT nurse.

MAIN DUTIES INCLUDE:

Assess the care needs of patients and develop a programme of evidence based practice care which is evaluated and amended as appropriate without direct supervision.
To maintain clinical competence through CPD and mandatory training requirements.
To ensure clear and timely record keeping of all assessments and care provided.
Maintain good communication with patients and their relatives including the MDT.
Utilise, maintain and understand NUH evidence based policies and guidelines to ensure safety of care.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Please see the job description which is attached for the key responsibilities.
NUH is a large acute teaching hospital and there are opportunities to develop key skills across all divisions.
At NUH we are pleased to be able to offer all newly qualified nurses a supportive preceptorship period. This is led by the practice education team at the Trust and this programme includes-
Preceptorship Induction- an introduction to preceptorship at NUH and access to the preceptorship portfolio.
Acute care skills course- a 5 day course developing skills to recognise, treat and escalate the care of a deteriorating patient in a safe and timely manner.
Medicine safety study day- a 1 day study session highlighting measures to ensure the safe administration of medicines.
Resilience focused clinical supervision- these sessions are available to all nurses who join the Trust, this type of supervision provides the opportunity to have a safe and confidential environment to share experiences alongside other newly qualified nurses.
Careers conversations- NUH host monthly careers conversations to discuss career opportunities, this event can also be used to seek support with role related packages or access a one to one resilience focused clinical supervision session with a member of the practice education team.
Preceptorship pledge- All newly qualified nurses will have a preceptor allocated to them within the clinical area, a preceptorship pledge has been created to support this role ensuring that all preceptors are aware of their responsibilities when supporting colleagues