Newly Qualified Nurse

Job summary

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

We are learners, we love innovation and improvement, and we are ready to help you develop your skills, build your confidence and complete your competencies. We will treat you as the professional that you have studied hard to be.

We can offer you the opportunity to work in a fast paced, rewarding environment, to see and learn things you may never have experienced before with plenty of opportunities for career progression.

Main duties of the job

We are holding our Newly Qualified Nurse recruitment day on Monday 24th February here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

If you are recently qualified or completing an Adult Nursing Degree this year and are eager to build your career in nursing come and start your journey with us.

For this post we can only accept applications from students who have completed or are currently completing their qualification at a University in the UK and are due to qualify in 2025

We live and breathe the phrase working together and we know that this can only be achieved through investing in our staff, so in return for your passion, dedication and hard work we promise you:

• Our comprehensive preceptorship programme for all NQNs, with the encouragement you need to succeed in your chosen field study days include delivering safe care, practical simulation and caring for ourselves and others.
• Opportunities to join a1 2 or 18 month, 2 to 3 placement rotational programme with a guaranteed substantive post on successful completion.
• Fully supported Leadership Development pathways.
• Future nursing opportunities, including specialist roles.

**Please ensure you upload a copy of your CV when submitting your application and provide information on previous or current placements"

If you are shortlisted you will be contacted with an allocated timeslot to attend on Monday 24th February 2025

Job responsibilities

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.