Graduate Newly Qualified Nurse London 2023

If so, then we offer you the guarantee of a simplified interview process and, if you are successful, a Band 5 position within the Trust when you graduate. Please read our guaranteed offer below. Ready for your move from student nurse to registered nurse? We will support you every step of the way.

All Trusts in North Central London (NCL) are part of the CapitalNurse Graduate Guarantee scheme enabling us to give early offers of employment to you for Band 5 nurse posts for when you qualify.

We have so many exciting opportunities for you, some which might surprise you! We would like to help you find the perfect first staff nurse role to suit you and we will support you through our accredited Preceptorship programme.

We are looking for kind, caring, compassionate nurses who want to help us to continue to provide excellent care to patients, and to develop their practice. In return, we will welcome your application and support you fully.

Main Duties of the Job

Here’s our offer to you, our 5-step guarantee:

1. A guarantee of an interview following submission of your full application
2. No assessment other than a short value-based interview. The values either being those of the Trust you are applying to or those of the NHS.
3. We will let you know the outcome of your interview within five working days
4. You will be supported by a 6 – 12 months Capital Nurse Preceptorship programme in any Trust you choose.
5. Opportunity to work as a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker following successful completion of your degree programme until your NMC registration is confirmed (Local variation may apply).

What we offer

To kick start your career at UCLH we offer:

• Opportunities to join clinical teams leading national and international practice across our Clinical Boards
• Preceptorship programme, awarded the CapitalNurse Quality Mark
• Access to rotation programmes
• Exciting education and development opportunities with defined career pathways.
• A careers service with Careers Facilitators to individually tailor your career pathway
• Highly experienced Nurse Educators based in practice to support your development
• Internal transfer opportunities
• Accommodation in central London (subject to availability)

Working for our Organisation

At UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) our success starts with you. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation.

Based in the busy West End of London, we have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all our sites. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled education and development opportunities for staff at all levels.

UCLH prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing your career but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

What to do next?

Complete the online application, either on Trac Jobs, or on NHS Jobs. Please include within the supporting information section of your application form, an expression of interest about which two (2) Clinical Board you may want to work in. The UCLH Clinical Boards are:

• Medicine Board – (Elderly Medicine, Emergency Care, Critical Care, Respiratory Diseases and Clinical Pharmacology)
• Surgery and Cancer Board – Surgery (Elective/General and Trauma Surgery)
• Cancer Surgery Board – Cancer (Haematology and Oncology)
• Specialist Hospital Board – Neurology and Neurosurgery; Women’s Health)

Please note, whilst we will work to facilitate your first preference, you need to ensure that you are prepared to take a job in any of your two preferences.

Carefully read all of the information we offer attached to the advert, the job description and any documents in the ‘additional Information’ section of the advert. Once you’ve done this you will receive a response as soon as the advert is closed inviting you to our recruitment day.

Recruitment Event and Open day on 19 April 2023. You will be notified of your interview time via email. Interviews will be face to face as part of our Recruitment Event and Open Day.

Person Specification

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
• Up to 6 months post-registration (SO)*
• Passed Foundation gateway Level (FO)
• Communicates effectively verbally, in writing
• Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
• Demonstrates an awareness of the role of facilitator
• Reflective in Practice
• Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance, e.g. Risk Management, audit & quality
• Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical areas
• Takes charge of ward in absence of senior staff

Desirable Criteria

• Relevant Teaching course (FO)**NVQ assessor (FO)**

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England. 

More Information

We are committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or is disadvantaged by requirements that cannot be justified. 

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity. This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor’s contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected. You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.