Trainee Nursing Associate Exeter, England
Job description
Join an outstanding-rated hospice as a Trainee Nursing Associate.
- Qualification: Two-year, fully-funded apprenticeship programme in partnership with the University of Plymouth, leading to a Foundation Degree (Level 5) in Healthcare Practice
- Hours: Full time/37.5 per week
- Salary: £21,518–£23,185pa (Band 3). Rising to Band 4 on successful completion. (Salaries aligned with NHS Agenda for Change)
If you’re a healthcare professional in a support role looking for the next step in your career, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.
You will undertake a structured programme, combining academic study with work-based learning in the physical, psychological and public health aspects of care, from pre-conception to end of life. Based in Hospiscare’s 12-bedded Inpatient Unit in Exeter, over a period of two years you will do placements in Hospiscare’s community services and across various other organisations, giving you a wide range of healthcare experience.
Following successful completion of the programme, you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and will work as a Nursing Associate alongside existing nursing support staff and fully-qualified Registered Nurses at Hospiscare.
You must have the commitment and self-motivation to complete the two-year programme, and the academic ability to study at the required level. In return you will be working for a clinical employer of choice in the region, and will receive numerous employee benefits including transferring your NHS pension, wellbeing and mental health support, and free parking.
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Full job description and person specification
Closing date for applications: Monday 15 May 2023
Assessment and interviews: Full day on Wednesday 24 May 2023
Programme start date: Monday 4 September 2023
Hospiscare is Disability Confident and a MINDFUL EMPLOYER which promotes equal opportunities for all and welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of sex, disability or any other protected characteristic.
