Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship (Accelerated Course)- Childrens Bristol, England
Job description
Are you a Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner looking to take your next step in your career to become a Registered Nurse?
This advert is for role within Bristol Children's services
If this applies to you, then UHBW are looking to recruit for our first cohort of Accelerated Registered Nurse Degree Apprentices (RNDA) to start in October 2023! This programme offers the opportunity for you to upskill your knowledge and earn a salary within a two-year apprenticeship programme which will lead you to become a BSc (Hons) Registered Nurse.
If you are passionate about learning, developing your clinical nursing skills and the underpinning knowledge to deliver excellent patient care then you could be one of our nurses of the future. The course itself is full time hours over a fixed two-year term as a Band 4 RNDA and progress up to a band 5.
To progress your application, it is essential that you have:
GCSE in English and Maths at level C/4 or above (or equivalent e.g. Functional Skills L2) complete at the point of application
Level 5 BSc (Hons) Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner
The right to work in the UK
Have an eligible residency status for apprenticeship funding
The aims of the RNDA are designed to provide you with an integrated academic and professional training environment conceived and structured to enable apprentices to gain the knowledge, understanding and skills to pursue and sustain careers in contemporary nursing practice. It provides a four-year, integrated and core programme consisting of adult, child, or mental health fields of practice, generic and practice learning modules, beginning at level 5 through to level 6. It complies with the NMC requirement of 50% theory and 50% practice overall. Over the course of the programme apprentices will complete 2300 study hours and these are equally split as 1150 hours of theory and 1150 hours of Practice Learning. Simulated learning opportunities will exist within your programme to facilitate the acquisition of core professional knowledge skills and attributes necessary for contemporary nursing practice.
Before completing and submitting your application form please note:
You will be required to work long days, evenings and weekends (Including public holidays).
For all qualifications on your application, please clearly state:
Subject/Qualification
Place of study
Grade/Result
Year obtained
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 15,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
You will be required to work long days, evenings and weekends (Including public holidays).
Please clearly state ALL qualifications including maths and English within your application.
(Please note evidence of qualifications will need to be provided and evidenced at interview)
To apply for a Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship, you will need to be aged 18 or over at the start of the programme in October 2023.
We would advise that you consider the information on the website below before applying:
www.uhbwcareers.nhs.uk/rnda
On successful completion of the course, you will be eligible to apply for your Nursing and Midwifery Council registration number known as your ‘PIN’, and subsequent entry onto the NMC register as a band 5 Registered Nurse (RN). Ideally you be offered a RN role within your base area.
An Assessment centre interview for those candidates who have been shortlisted – date to be confirmed.
