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Return to Practice Nursing
Grade
Voluntary Route - Unpaid
Contract
3 months (Voluntary Unpaid)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
199-RtP
Employer
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Croydon University Hospital
Town
Thornton Heath
Salary
Voluntary Route - Unpaid
Closing
31/12/2033 23:59

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Return to Practice Nursing

Voluntary Route - Unpaid

Job overview

Return to Practice Nursing

*Please no overseas speculative applications - this is not a job vacancy.

Are you a nurse whose NMC registration has lapsed? Do you miss working as a nurse and caring for patients?

There has never been a better time for you to get back to nursing. Together with our partners Kingston University and City University, we can help you to return to the nursing profession. At Croydon Hospital we offer a variety of placement opportunities for previously Registered Adult and Child branch nurses who would like to undertake a Return to Practice nursing course and then resume their career as a Band 5 nurse.

We currently offer the Voluntary (unpaid contract) route.

University fees are paid by Health Education England and a bursary of £1000 is provided to students undergoing the voluntary route to assist with course related expenses.

Candidates will be required to complete from  22.5 hours up to full time hours per week and attend up to 10 study days at the university. If you successfully obtain your NMC registration, then you will be guaranteed an interview for a band 5 position.

To apply please use the links below

Kingston University Return to Practice Nursing & Midwifery

Or

City University Return to Practice (Nursing) course

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

A training post with a placement in a clinical area to allow completion of the return to practice programme for renewal of lapsed NMC Registration.

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. 

These include:
• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our Vision:

“Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it”

Our 5 key ‘Here for you’ promises to the people of Croydon are:

• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it’s getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services 

We are one of 17 Trusts in the country who have been accepted as national pioneers on staff engagement and empowerment, through the adoption of "Listening into Action" as a new way of working. The approach we are taking to “Listening into Action” is new and different. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is required to complete an NMC - validated Return Practice Programme.

    • Attending timetabled study sessions, as per university requirements and engaging in independent study.
    • Completing 150-450 hours of supervised practice in their clinical placement.

 

Please use the university links above to apply and not via Trac.

 

 

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

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

Knowledge & Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Post qualification experience in a healthcare setting

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDCapital Nurse, LondonNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationAge positiveImproving working livesDisability confident committedDisability Advice Line

Applicant requirements

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Edith Nnaka-Okereke
Job title
Nursing Placement Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02084013614
Additional information

[email protected] – SWL bureau lead for return to practice