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Main area
Nursing
Contract
Voluntary: Flexible
Hours
Flexible
Job ref
220-Vol-6557239
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whittington Health
Town
Archway
Salary
Voluntary
Closing
13/10/2024 23:59
Interview date
23/10/2024

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Return to Practice Nursing

Covid-19 Vaccination 

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support  staff to get  COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible. 

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.

For our current apprenticeship vacancies, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and use Keyword ‘Whittington’

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

 


 

Job overview

Are you a nurse whose NMC registration has lapsed and who misses working as a nurse and the rewards and challenges of caring for patients? Look no further. Together with our partner The University of Brighton we can help return you to the nursing profession.

We have opportunities for previously NMC Registered Nurses who would like to undertake a Return to Practice nursing course and then resume your career as a Band 5 registered nurse.

We work closely with our partner at The University of Brighton to offer and support NMC re-registration through the completion of a Return to Practice (RTP) course. The next course date is February 2025. The University of Brighton’s Return to Practice (RTP) programme is fully online enabling study from the comfort of your own home with no costly or time-consuming commute.

Main duties of the job

The placement Whittington Health offer is a voluntary pathway which will allow you to complete the required placement hours on a non-paid voluntary basis at your chosen hours per week. All DBS and occupational health checks for this route will be handled by the University of Brighton.

Return to Practice is supported by NHS England, applicants who reside in England are not required to pay any fees. There is a bursary of £1,000 which is payable by the Education provider, split across two payments.

After completing the course successfully, you will be supported in applying for a position as a band 5 registered nurse. If you are successful at obtaining a band 5 position you will be enrolled on our accredited 12-month preceptorship programme. 

Please note:

·         To be eligible to apply your NMC registration must have lapsed.

·         Apply via NHS jobs for your placement at Whittington Health NHS Trust

·         Please apply directly to University of Brighton to enrol on the Return to Practice course Visit our RTP page

·         Unfortunately, Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this position

For further information about this course, please refer to City, University of London return to practice information online.

This is a voluntary route only.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 13th October  2024(Midnight) 

Interview Day schedule: Wednesday  23rd   October  2023

Working for our organisation

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 Trust believes 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES

 

  • Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, families and carers in planning and delivering compassionate care

 

  • Develop and maintain appropriate communication with members of the multidisciplinary team

 

  • Assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation (APIE) of individual programmes of care for patients using an appropriate nursing model

 

  • Provide and deliver a high standard of comprehensive skilled and evidence-based nursing care recognising and meeting the specific needs of the patients

 

  • Be able to prioritise their own workload

 

  • Support and empower patients, carers, and their families to identify and achieve their health and well-being goals.

 

  • Carry out clinical observations on patients, recognising, recording, and reporting abnormalities and changes in patients’ condition to a registered practitioner

 

 

 

 

  • Assist in the recording of fluid balance, reporting discrepancies to a registered practitioner

 

  • Assist with all aspects of personal hygiene for the patient

 

  • Assist in ensuring patients nutritional needs are met

 

  • Assist in planning and implementing methods of rehabilitation for patients and their carers

 

  • Safely dispose of equipment, post procedure, restocking where appropriate

 

  • Assist in the safe moving and handling of patients utilising appropriate equipment

 

  • Utilise early warning score indicators (e.g., NEWS) to recognise any patient deterioration/sudden change in condition, reporting immediately to a registered practitioner

 

  • Prepare and undertake interventions consistent with evidence-based practice, transferring and applying knowledge and skills to meet patients’ needs

 

  • Maintain accurate, contemporaneous records that ensure safety and continuity of patient care.

 

  • Utilise appropriate resources in the provision of total patient care.

 

  • Acknowledge any limitations of competence in accepting care activities outside agreed limitations and inform a registered practitioner

 

  • Undertake other relevant duties arising from the work of the Primary Health Care Team as requested by the District Nurse Team Manger and/or Lead District Nurse and/or Nurse Manager District Nursing

 

Person specification

Qualification and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Previous registration with the NMC
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of post registration professional development

Training

Essential criteria
  • Committed to complete the Return to Practice training programme at
Desirable criteria
  • Willing to undergo training as required

Intellectual skills/Personal Q

Essential criteria
  • Caring, compassionate and motivated
  • Interpersonal skills, confident and enthusiastic
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to learn and develop their role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mercy Okougha
Job title
Lead Nurse Practice Experience
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0207 288 3647
Additional information

For queries related to the academic component of this course please contact Maria Lynch at City university who is our main academic provider for this vacancy.

Email: [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Telephone
0207 288 3762
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