Job summary
Are you a former UK Registered Nurse or Midwife, looking to Return to Practice and re-join the professional register? If Yes, then we are offering an exciting employment opportunity for you to undertake a Return to Practice Programme at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
With course fees paid for you plus bespoke support from the Trust's Education Team, there has been no better time to Return to Practice and reignite your skills and confidently re-enter the workforce.
Our Return to Practice Programme, offered in collaboration with the University of Plymouth delivers comprehensive training, mentorship, and support. Upon successful completion and re-registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) you will progress into a Band 5 position within the department your training has been completed.
Whilst training and working towards regaining your NMC, you will be paid as a Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker.
If you have any questions, Clinical Education Facilitator Laura Campbell welcomes your call!
Main duties of the job
- Communicate effectively with colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions
- Communicate effectively across a range of channels and with a wide range of individuals, the public, health and social care professionals, maintaining the focus of communication on delivering and improving health and care services
- Contribute to ongoing patient/ service user assessment under delegation from a Registered Nurse or Midwife , recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment
- Follow treatment plans determined by the Registered Nurse, Midwife or registered care professional
- Identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of people first.
About us
Why Work With Us - Would you like to join an organisation who is compassionate and inclusive with a strong sense of teamwork?
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on high quality care, encouraging creative, visionary and innovative learning and career progression. We are a flexible employer and a key driver in focussing on Wellbeing and offer an inclusive environment that promotes Equality and Diversity
We are a flexible employer and will consider all circumstances, days and hours. We understand that everyone has commitments outside of work and we aim to support you to reach your full potential.
We passionately believe that the best way to care for people is by focussing on what matters for them, putting them at the centre of everything we do and integrating services around them. We believe that care as close to home as possible benefits everyone.
Our vision is better health and care for all. We are pioneers in integrating health and social care nationally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the Return to Practice Nurse is to complete a set number of Clinical Practice Hours, 450 hours under the new NMC Guidelines, and attend all mandated university days.
Over the course of the clinical practice hours the returnee is expected to achieve a level of proficiency suitable with re-entry onto the NMC Register.
- Demonstrate inter-personal skills that promote clarity, compassion, empathy, respect and trust
- Provide an opportunity and respond to patients and carers to enable them to express their feelings, whilst encouraging acceptance and adjustment to their new circumstances.
- To ensure respect is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients, carers and relatives
- To act with professionalism and integrity, being a role model to those around us and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity.
- Ensure all patient related information is treated sensitively and adhere to the principles of confidentiality at all times
- support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing
- To act as the patient's advocate and, by providing information and support, facilitate the patient's own choices in conjunction with carers and other agencies where relevant.
- To provide a service that is tailored to meet the needs of the individual and to understand what our patients/customers need and be adaptable and responsive
- To provide a high-quality customer service which complies with relevant legislation and NHS Employment check standards.
- To be honest and learn from mistakes, and help to create a no-blame culture were people feel able to share and learn from experiences together.
- Improve the quality of care by helping to monitor peoples experience
- To maintain an up to date record of all patient contact, MDT care plans, assessments and reports whilst ensuring confidentiality at all times.
- Work actively in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health
- Understand and actively work with patients and service users to promote independence
- Identify personal development needs that ensure acquisition of knowledge, skills and competency to undertake the care and treatment responsibilities assigned
- Carry out Continuing Professional Development by seeking to develop and improve practical and theoretical knowledge, competence and skills
- Contribute to team success and challenge others constructively
- Prioritise the day to day management of own caseload/ workload delegating activities to junior staff as appropriate
- engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities and increased self-management
- To work as part of a team demonstrating effective communication, and working collaboratively with colleagues inside and out of the department.
Key Dates:
Please submit your application by the 28th July 2024 to be considered for the selection process. If your application is progressed through to interview, we will invite you to attend an interview on the 14th August 2024.
Following the interview process, appointed candidates will be enrolledonto the Return to Practice Programme in readiness for October 2024.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the Return to Practice Nurse is to complete a set number of Clinical Practice Hours, 450 hours under the new NMC Guidelines, and attend all mandated university days.
Over the course of the clinical practice hours the returnee is expected to achieve a level of proficiency suitable with re-entry onto the NMC Register.
- Demonstrate inter-personal skills that promote clarity, compassion, empathy, respect and trust
- Provide an opportunity and respond to patients and carers to enable them to express their feelings, whilst encouraging acceptance and adjustment to their new circumstances.
- To ensure respect is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients, carers and relatives
- To act with professionalism and integrity, being a role model to those around us and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity.
- Ensure all patient related information is treated sensitively and adhere to the principles of confidentiality at all times
- support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing
- To act as the patient's advocate and, by providing information and support, facilitate the patient's own choices in conjunction with carers and other agencies where relevant.
- To provide a service that is tailored to meet the needs of the individual and to understand what our patients/customers need and be adaptable and responsive
- To provide a high-quality customer service which complies with relevant legislation and NHS Employment check standards.
- To be honest and learn from mistakes, and help to create a no-blame culture were people feel able to share and learn from experiences together.
- Improve the quality of care by helping to monitor peoples experience
- To maintain an up to date record of all patient contact, MDT care plans, assessments and reports whilst ensuring confidentiality at all times.
- Work actively in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health
- Understand and actively work with patients and service users to promote independence
- Identify personal development needs that ensure acquisition of knowledge, skills and competency to undertake the care and treatment responsibilities assigned
- Carry out Continuing Professional Development by seeking to develop and improve practical and theoretical knowledge, competence and skills
- Contribute to team success and challenge others constructively
- Prioritise the day to day management of own caseload/ workload delegating activities to junior staff as appropriate
- engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities and increased self-management
- To work as part of a team demonstrating effective communication, and working collaboratively with colleagues inside and out of the department.
Key Dates:
Please submit your application by the 28th July 2024 to be considered for the selection process. If your application is progressed through to interview, we will invite you to attend an interview on the 14th August 2024.
Following the interview process, appointed candidates will be enrolledonto the Return to Practice Programme in readiness for October 2024.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Have a lapsed registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (no conditions or restrictions)
- Adult Nurse , Child or Midwifery Qualification not dual award
- PIN Number must be provided on application and date of lapse
- Eligible to work within the UK
Desirable
- Maths and English Grade C or above GCSE
- UK Resident local to the Trust
- Evidence of recent study within 5 years
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Have a lapsed registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (no conditions or restrictions)
- Adult Nurse , Child or Midwifery Qualification not dual award
- PIN Number must be provided on application and date of lapse
- Eligible to work within the UK
Desirable
- Maths and English Grade C or above GCSE
- UK Resident local to the Trust
- Evidence of recent study within 5 years
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.
