Newly Qualified Nurses - Band 5 - All Areas All Sites

Job summary

Are you in the Final year of your Nursing Degree?

Start date September 2024

Are you looking for a new challenge in your nursing career? Do you have what it takes to make a difference to a wide range of patients and members of the public? Do you have the skills to succeed in an ever-changing clinical environment?

Then why not join us working as a nurse at ULHT

ULHT is a patient-centred organisation whose vision and values include safety, excellence, compassion and respect

We are looking to recruit newly qualified nurses wishing to start their registered nursing journey with us in September 2024.

With sites across Lincolnshire: Lincoln, Boston, Grantham and Louth, we can offer you new and exciting opportunities within a variety of specialities. For Example, Lincoln is home to the award-winning heart center which offers an opportunity to work with specialists at the forefront of providing lifesaving cardiac care. Boston has a new Integrated Assessment Unit, which will offer the opportunity to work within Medical and Surgical specialties, offering staff an opportunity to develop an immense clinical skillset, and Grantham is leading the way with Orthopedic elective surgery, offering patients a slick surgery and recovery service. There is a wealth of other opportunities ULHT can offer you and we would love for you to join us on your Nursing journey.

Please note salary would be Band 4 for NMC pre-pin, Band 5 once received

Main duties of the job

As a Trust we have faced a number of challenges over the years, but a recent change to our Trust Operating Model means that now is the time to re-shape our services and continue on our journey to excellence.

Our hospitals are in the heart of Rural Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire is surrounded by beautiful countryside and has easy access to several coastal resorts. It serves a multicultural community which is both developing and inclusive.

The Trust has a strong commitment to improving patient centred services and by working within the nursing family at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust you will have the support from a strong and visible Corporate Nursing team who lead on Quality and Patient Safety. As part of our recruitment campaign, there will be an opportunity to attend an open-session where you can meet the Director of Nursing and her deputy chief nurses, to discuss what the Trust has to offer.

If you want to join a team that is committed to making real improvements, then this is your opportunity. Once recruited, we will also make you a commitment to your ongoing professional development through our nursing offer which details some of the opportunities that will become your when you join our team. Whether you are a Registered nurse in adult, mental health, children's or learning disabilities, come along and chat to us as we may have an opportunity for you!

About us

What's the hospital like?

Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the new medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

Louth Hospital is set on the edge of the Wolds and serves the communities of Louth and the local area. It provides day case surgery, outpatients, and x-ray and endoscopy services

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated