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Registered Nurse (Graduating/Newly Qualified)

Are you a Graduating/Newly Qualified Nurse (Adult or Child) who completed your degree at a UK University and undertook development/clinical placements in the National Health Service (NHS). We want to hear from you! Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is pleased to be recruiting Newly Qualified Registered Nurses across our Trust, this includes emergency/urgent care, medicine, surgery,  paediatrics and other areas.

5 Reasons to Work for Us:

1. We offer a Quality Marked Preceptorship Programme, endorsed by NHS England for all Newly Qualified Nurses
2. We are a Pathway to Excellence Nursing Organisation (American Nurses Credentialing Centre). We encourage and celebrate the professional nursing voice and will encourage you to be your best and achieve you potential for outstanding patient care
3. We are a values focused organisation and value people
4. We are part of the wider University Hospitals of Northampton Group, with fantastic opportunities and development across the group
5. We have a excellent geographical location in Northampton with easy access to London and airports. House prices in the area are favourable with good rental opportunities  

Main duties of the job

• Provide nursing leadership and deliver care for a group of patients
• Work within a nursing and multi-disciplinary team
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written form to patients, significant others and colleagues
• Lead and deliver care at each stage of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation)
• Be alert to deterioration in patients and escalate concerns
• Prevent harm and promote outstanding care
• Support and develop others including Student Nurses, Apprentices and HCAs
• Use your clinical skills (including administration of medicines) to deliver care 
• Use technology to inform and manage care
• Maintain accurate records of care
• Practice legally, ethically and in accordance with the NMC Code and NGHT policies and procedures
• Engage with Pathway to Excellence to inform and developing the nursing profession

Working for our organisation

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.