Job summary
- Main area
- Return to Nursing Practice
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Honorary: 30 weeks (Minimum of 10 weeks to maximum of 30 weeks based on 15 hours a week. Applicants must have a lapsed UK NMC Pin, there is no opportunity for sponsership)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-CO04985
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- UHD Poole & Bournemouth
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £0 Honorary contract only - Non paid placement
- Closing
- 11/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Return to Nursing Practice Placement
NHS AfC: Band 5
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
The main purpose of this role is to undertake the Return to Nursing Practice Programme with Education Partner Bournemouth University with the aim of reinstating their professional nursing registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The post holder will engage with an academic education programme at Bournemouth University and complete an academic assignment.
Alongside this, the post holder will undertake clinical placement within an identified clinical area for 15 hours per week for a minimum of 150 hours- maximum 450, which is required by the NMC. The scope and remit will be commensurate with that of a final year pre-registration student nurse.
The purpose of this role is to become embedded within the clinical environment and develop clinical and professional skills, proficiencies and experience to enable entry as a Registered Nurse on the NMC Register.
The post holder will work as an effective member of the team under the supervision and direction of a registered healthcare professional, providing dignified, compassionate and safe care for patients and ensuring high standards of documentation are maintained.
Applicants must have a lapsed UK NMC Pin, there is no opportunity for sponsorship for this role.
Main duties of the job
· Provide a high level of holistic, compassionate and safe care to all patients, service users, relatives and visitors to the clinical area
· Respond promptly to patient call bells, telephones and other requests for help from colleagues and service users
· Ensure and maintain a safe working environment for themselves, colleagues, patients, service users and visitors to the clinical area
· Recognise the Equality and Diversity Rights and individual needs of patients, service users, and colleagues by supporting non-discriminatory and fully inclusive practice, acknowledging the personal beliefs and identifies of others
· Complete legible, accurate, contemporaneous, signed and dated records and documentation in accordance with Trust policies and procedures
· To engage in supernumerary clinical practice time demonstrating the standards of competent required to be readmitted to the NMC Register as a registered nurse.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Communicates effectively with a rage of colleagues regarding day-to-day tasks as required within scope of role and training. Develop and maintain effective and professional working relationships with the team
· Demonstrate and promote good communication that supports the dignity, care and safety of patients, relatives and visitors
· Communicate effectively with those from a variety of cultural backgrounds using a range of verbal and non-verbal skills
· Listen to, and respect the needs of patients, service users, relatives, colleagues and visitors to the clinical area, obtaining consent prior to commencing episodes of care and demonstrating excellent customer care skills
· Assist in welcoming patients and service users to the clinical area, introducing and orientating them to the environment
· Applies appropriate communication methods, skills and resources to overcome barriers including language, learning differences, disabilities and deaf/blind individuals
· Engages with others in a friendly, courteous and professional manner always
· Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate holistic care for patients and service users in accordance with their individual care plan and pathway
· Attend and participate in departmental meetings, handovers, ward rounds and care planning meetings as required
· Escalates and reports to the nurse in charge regarding any complaints, comments, requests or additional identified needs of patients, service users, relatives and visitors to the clinical area
· Role model the Trust Behaviour Framework and escalate incidences of inappropriate behaviour to the nurse in charge
· Provide patient and service user education and information under the supervision of the registered staff
· Undertake, document and report routine clinical assessments. Including; basic patient observations, NEWS2 scoring, fluid balance, nutrition recording, MUST scoring, VIP scoring, Waterlow scoring, tissue viability
· Identify and escalate findings outside of normal ranges to the nurse in charge
· Escalate and report adverse incidents to the nurse in charge and via the LERN system
· Respond to a clinical emergency within scope of practice
· Prioritise tasks and daily workload independently within scope of practice
· Recognise limitations in own practice or theoretical knowledge and seek support as required to become competent
· Organises daily tasks and activity, prioritising as appropriate within scope of practice
· Planning and organisation of patient and service spaces. Including preparing for admissions, obtaining and preparing of required equipment, identification bands, ensuring call bells are within reach and that drinking water is available
· Completion of admission documentation
· Maintenance of care plans, including the documentation and safe organisation of personal information relating to patient next of kin, social situation and personal property
· Planning and organising patient and service user care. Including prioritising personal care and hygiene, promotion of mobilisation and ensuring escorts are undertaken on time
· Supporting the registered nurse with discharge processes, including the organisation of patient transfers and transport
· Organisation of the clinical area to ensure compliance with infection prevention and control, and restocking of equipment as required
· Be accountable for completion of Return to Practice competency document in partnership with the allocated registered Practice Assessor. Including the planning and organising of Tripartite Reviews
· Assisting and supporting patients and service users to meet their individual personal hygiene requirements. Including washing, bathing, catheter care, hair, nail and mouth care in a dignified manner that respects their culture and beliefs
· Assist patients and service users in the meeting of the individual continence needs. Including escorting to bathrooms, providing continence and toileting equipment, monitoring urine and bowel movements, removal of female catheters, reporting and escalating abnormalities and concerns to a registered nurse
· Meeting the patient and service user’s nutritional and fluid needs. Including mealtime companionship, fluid and food balance charts, adjustments for dysphagia, and the monitoring of capillary blood glucose
· Safe moving and handing of patients and service users as per their individual assessment and care plans in accordance with trust policy
· Proactive in the promotion of tissue viability, encouraging patients and service users to mobilise where possible, and supporting repositioning and assessment of pressure areas
· Promote patient safety with regards to falls prevention measures
· Undertake venepuncture and cannulation once assessed as competent
· Removal of peripheral venous cannula
· Undertake ECGs once assessed as competence and under direction of registered professional, reporting all results to named nurse
· Undertake wound dressings and aseptic wound care once assessed as competent
· Undertake the collection of specimens
· Completion of admission and daily care plans
· Assist with end of life care plans respecting beliefs, values and faith of all involved
· Escort patients and service users to other departments within the Trust as directed by the nurse in charge
· Undertaking and maintaining a clean and tidy clinical environment including in patient areas, store cupboards, treatment rooms, sluice and procedural equipment according to Trust infection prevention and control procedures
· Promote infection prevention and control measures amongst all patients, service users, relatives, colleagues and visitors to the clinical area
· Follow safe working practice and take reasonable measures for the protection of self and others
· Follow trust policies and Standard Operating Procedures within scope of practice and role remit
· Ensure compliance with local and Trust policies regarding learners on clinical placement.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Qualified Adult and/or Child Nurse
- Lapsed UK NMC PIN
- English qualification (GCSE Grade C, Functional Skills Level 2, IELTS 7.0 or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Maths qualification (GCSE Grade C, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience of delivering post-registration care in the UK
Desirable criteria
- Post-registration clinical nursing experience in a range of settings
- Current or recent experience of working within the health sector (within last 12 months)
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Proficient with Microsoft Office 365
- Ability to undertake and complete academic writing at degree level 6
Desirable criteria
- Ability to manage a caseload of patients and service users under indirect supervision
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent working knowledge of the Nursing and Midwifery Council standards
Other requirements specific to role
Essential criteria
- No restrictions on practice or previous striking off order as mandated by NMC Fitness to Practice panel
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communicator
- Excellent documentation skills
- Ability to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in the organisation
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
Language requirement
Essential criteria
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrea Lucas
- Job title
- Practice Placement Educator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 6501
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