# Return to Practice Nursing

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Kingston Upon Thames
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Salary:** Voluntary Route - Unpaid
- **Contract type:** 3 months (Voluntary Unpaid)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2033-12-31T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2025-02-11T21:31:11.215Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Kingston_upon_Thames/Kingston_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Return_Practice_Nursing/Return_Practice_Nursing-v4478040
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/4478040?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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 Kingston 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.

### 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
- 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

### Knowledge & Experience

**Desirable**

- Post qualification experience in a healthcare setting

### Qualifications & Training

**Essential**

- Previously registered with the NMC

**Desirable**

- Evidence of post registration professional development

## Documents

- [return to practice jd (pdf, 179.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=6408029)
- [rtp guide for prospective nurse returners (pdf, 539.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=6441312)
- [rtp guide for prospective midwifery returners (pdf, 467.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=7692006)

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