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Registered Nurse Degree Apprentice (Band 2)

Employer
Croydon Health Service
Location
Croydon University Hospital, Croydon
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
17 Jun 2021

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About Croydon Health Services

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow. Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.

As a Trust, we are striving to be at the forefront for how the NHS is trying change and working in partnership with others to join up services for everyone, from the very young to the elderly.

We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is an under-representation at senior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

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Registered Nurse Degree Apprentice

The Registered Nurse Apprentice degree program combines academic and work-based learning through collaboration between employers and education providers to enhance nursing skills and knowledge. The program is a four year course starting in August 2021 with the apprentice being employed by Croydon Health Services and successfully completing the degree program at Greenwich University to become a Registered Nurse. All tuition fees are paid for and apprentices will receive a salary for the duration of the course.

The responsibilities that comes with such a role are to
  • Deliver high quality, compassionate, evidence based care to CHS's patients
  • Under supervision of the registered practitioner, ensures that all patients have accurate, individualised clinical assessments
  • Be part of the ongoing assessment of our patients, using approaches to monitor for deterioration of physical, mental, cognitive and emotional distress. Escalating findings once identified for further guidance about the changing care needs.

Whilst on the program you will be allocated to one of our clinical areas, you will gain wide ranging experience from a variety of placements throughout your training.

We are looking for applicants who have a passion for caring for patients, who can demonstrate an understanding of our values, and are willing to commit to the practical and academic demands of this very exciting opportunity. Good time management and a positive outlook are essential. This role does involve shift working.

In order to be eligible to apply it is essential that you have;
  • 3 GCSE's to include English and Maths at Grade 4/C or above
  • 112 UCAS points made up from
    • A levels, BTEC, International Baccalaureate, Access to higher education diploma

OR
  • Diploma in Health and Social Care (level 3)

OR
  • Foundation degree

Applicants waiting for results should indicate predicted grades on their application.

The process will consist of
  • An application on NHS jobs
  • Shortlisting
  • Short university application
  • Joint Interview between CHS and Greenwich University
  • Confirmation of funding/acceptance
  • University registration

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name Marie Wilson,

Job title Practice Development Nurse

CHS Email address [email protected]

Telephone number 0208 401 3000 ext 5442

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Further Information

WE COMMUNICATE TO ALL JOB APPLICANTS VIA THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION FORM. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS
  • After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Croydon Health Services NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
  • In submitting an application form, you authorise Croydon Health Services NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
  • During the recruitment process your Identity Documentation will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided.
  • Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
  • If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.
  • If you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Disability Discrimination Act, require the application form in a different format or would like advice in regard to the recruitment process, please telephone the Human Resources Department on 020 8401 3000.


Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Tier 2/skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, Tier 2/skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

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