Job summary
Band 5 Graduate Nurse Recruitment Open Day
Tuesday 18th April 2023 at
Whittington Health NHS Trust(Community and hospital opportunities available)
Location: Whittington Education Centre, Whittington Hospital, Highgate Hill, London N19 5NF (please see below for further details)
Job overview
Are you a final year nursing student due to qualify in 2023? 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 paediatric or 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.
Come and join us on 18th April to meet our teams and find out what Whittington Health can offer you!
This will be a fantastic 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.
On the day, we will be offering you the opportunity to be interviewed and potentially walk away with a conditional offer!
If you have undertaken your clinical placements within the organisations of North Central London, please see the attached Graduate Guarantee documents for further details.
Main duties of the job
We have opportunities for adult and paediatric nurses to work in our district nursing service, a variety of our emergency and integrated medicine wards, a variety of surgical areas and in our paediatric areas.
You don’t need to complete this application before the open day, however if you would like to be interviewed, completing this form will help to speed things up on the day. Please specify within the supporting information on your application form the clinical area you would want to be interviewed for. See attached document for a list of our clinical areas. You can also contact us by email or call us for an informal chat.
What to bringon the day:
- Evidence of right to work in the UK.
- Two ID document – Passport and Driving Licence
- Two Proof of addresses – must be valid within the last 3 months
Our Team Look forward to welcoming you on the Tuesday 18th April!
The teams which you will work in will be inclusive, supportive, and diverse reflecting our Trust values.
Closing Date: 16th April 2023
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
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 including term-time working, part-time hours, various shift patterns, fixed days.
For newly registered nurses we have a 12-month preceptorship programme in which you will be supported by excellent clinical placement educators and the preceptorship lead. We know how important this transition time is for you and we will support you all the way.
Well 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.
Dont take it from us, see what our nurses have to say on the meet our nurses section of our nurse recruitment website.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (RN 1ST Level Registration)
- Evidence of recent training and development
- Evidence of work-based learning and ability to meet competencies
Desirable criteria
- Further postgraduate certification
Skills & Abilities, essential criteria
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication
- Clinical/research-based skills
Knowledge & Experience, essential criteria
Essential criteria
- Commitment to 6Cs (including compassionate care) and how they underpin all nursing practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 including term-time working, part-time hours, various shift patterns, fixed days.
For newly registered nurses we have a 12-month preceptorship programme in which you will be supported by excellent clinical placement educators and the preceptorship lead. We know how important this transition time is for you and we will support you all the way.
Well 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.
Dont take it from us, see what our nurses have to say on the meet our nurses section of our nurse recruitment website.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (RN 1ST Level Registration)
- Evidence of recent training and development
- Evidence of work-based learning and ability to meet competencies
Desirable criteria
- Further postgraduate certification
Skills & Abilities, essential criteria
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication
- Clinical/research-based skills
Knowledge & Experience, essential criteria
Essential criteria
- Commitment to 6Cs (including compassionate care) and how they underpin all nursing practice
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
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
