Student Nursing Associate (INTERNAL)

at  Wye Valley NHS Trust

Can you see yourself as a Student Nursing Associate? (Previously known as TNA)
Wye Valley NHS Trust, is offering our own Health Care Support Workers the opportunity, to apply to the 2 year Student Nursing Associate apprenticeship with the University of Worcester, to commence September 2024.
The apprentice will work towards progression into the post of Nursing Associate through successful completion of the Nursing Associate Apprenticeship which includes the attainment of a level 5 Foundation Degree qualification.
This opportunity is suitable for Internal Wye Valley NHS Health Care Support Workers who meet the following requirements:
Have English and Maths GCSE C/4 or above, or equivalent, or English and Maths Level 2 Functional Skills, and can provide evidence in the form of a certificate
Hold the values and behaviours required for the Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate Apprenticeship
Are prepared to work a minimum contract of 30 hours per week
Have lived in England for a minimum of the last 3 year
Have a Level 3 qualification, and can provide evidence in the form of a certificate. If you do not have this level of qualification, Worcester University are supporting an essay route - for more information and support with this please contact apprenticeships@wvt.nhs.uk (deadline submission for this route: 30th May 2024
Have written support from your current line manager- confirmation document to be sent out upon receipt of application
The apprentice will develop and maintain knowledge, skills and competencies related to the role of Nursing Associate within the service and through completion of the Nursing Associate apprenticeship which includes working in care settings and delivery of person-centred care in accordance with the NMC Standards of proficiency 2018.
You will be required to achieve the practical and academic standards as set out by the NMC, The University of Worcester, and the Institute of Apprenticeships. On successful completion of the apprenticeship you will be able to join the NMC Register as a Registered Nurse Associate.
A Student Nursing Associate will be based, as an employee, in the trust in a specific setting, but will experience working in alternative settings in order that they gain a wide appreciation of many health and care contexts and are able to fulfil all the requirements of the programme.
See the link from the NMC: what to expect from your nursing associate https://youtu.be/0cVBHUVrf04 .
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
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