Job summary
Are you a final year adult nursing student due to qualify in the UK in 2024? Want to work in friendly, supportive teams? Want expert guidance and training as you transition from student to registered nurse? If you're looking for a band 5 adult nurse position, we would love you to work with us and care for our patients. There are no limits to how far you can go with us.
At Whittington Health NHS Trust we will offer you:
- North Central London location with superb travel links
- On-going learning and development opportunities including leadership courses and clinical skills training
- Individually tailored career development pathways
- Internal Transfer opportunities
- Opportunities in our integrated care organisation to work in the community as well as in the hospital.
- Work with supportive, friendly and forward-thinking teams
- Flexible working opportunities
We have a 12-month preceptorship programme in which you will be supported by excellent clinical placement educators and the preceptorship lead (see attached document). We know how important this transition time is for you and we will support you all the way.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description for the main duties of this position.
We have opportunities for adult nurses to work in our district nursing service, a variety of our emergency and integrated medicine areas and a variety of surgical areas.
We'll help you be a first-rate nurse whichever area you choose to work in. And we give you access to our large range of staff benefits. You can read more about these in our nursing handbook attached.
The interviews will take place on 27th June.
On the interview day you will have the opportunity to speak to a variety of teams from across our community and hospital departments, discuss career pathways with our experienced teams and meet our senior nursing team.
If you have undertaken your clinical placements within the organisations of North Central London, please see the attached Graduate Guarantee document for further details.
See attached document for a list of our clinical areas. You can also contact us by email or call us for an informal chat.
The teams which you will work in will be inclusive, supportive, and diverse reflecting our Trust values.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the document attached for detailed job duties and main responsibilities named as Hospital and Community JDPS.
Please note vacancy might close earlier than the closing date depending on number of application , so please apply as soon as possible
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN 1ST Level Registration)
- Evidence of recent training and development
- Evidence of work based learning and ability to meet competencies
Desirable
- Further postgraduate certification
Skills & Abilities, essential criteria
Essential
- oExcellent written communication
- oClinical/research based skills
Knowledge & Experience, essential criteria
Essential
- oCommitment to 6Cs (including compassionate care) and how they underpin all nursing practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Various locations- Whittington Health Sites
Magdala Ave
London
N19 5NF