Newly Qualified Dual Registered Nurse - Adult & Mental Health

Antistatique; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare trust in Dorchester is seeking final year Nursing Students or recently qualified practitioners registered in Adult and Mental Health Nursing. Join an exciting Emergency Department with a robust preceptorship programme and grow in a nurturing environment. Enjoy competitive salary and extensive benefits, including holiday entitlement and the NHS Pension Scheme.

Benefits

27 days' holiday (rising to 33 days)

NHS Pension Scheme

Retail and travel discounts

Relocation assistance

Subsidised restaurant

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must have dual NMC registration in Adult and Mental Health Nursing.
• Evidence of ability to practice as a competent practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provide the best patient care aligned with trust values.
• Participate in the preceptorship programme.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Integrity

Respect

Excellence

Education

Final year Nursing Student or recently qualified

Job description

Are you a final year Nursing Student due to qualify with dual registration in Adult and Mental Health Nursing? Are you looking to start your newly registered career in a Trust that will nurture and support you? Brilliant, Dorset County Hospital sounds like the perfect place for you.

We can offer you an incredible and exciting place to build your career, in our Emergency Department. We will provide you with a first class preceptorship programme that now includes leadership development, and you will have access to a committed, supportive team of practice educators, as well as opportunities for ongoing CPD to realise your full potential.

This post is only for those qualified or about to qualify in Autumn / Winter 2025 with dual NMC registration in Adult and Mental Health Nursing.

Main duties of the job

To succeed with us, you'll need to have a true passion for providing the best patient care, and hold our trust values of Teamwork, Integrity, Respect and Excellence.

On top of being part of our incredible team, you'll enjoy an enviable quality of life in one of the most beautiful parts of Britain plus a comprehensive range of benefits including 27 days' holiday (rising to 33 days), the NHS Pension Scheme, wide-ranging retail and travel discounts, relocation assistance, a subsidised restaurant, employee health and wellbeing support, and more.

About Us

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

Person Specification

• Essential: Education & Qualifications - In final year of studying or recently qualified/fully registered in the UK in your profession (NMC/HCPC etc)
• Desirable: Evidence of recent CPD
• Essential: Experience - Demonstrate your experience while undertaking your training, stating what areas you have obtained experience in, for example: General Medicine & Surgery, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Elderly Care, A/E, Theatres, Critical Care, Gynaecology etc.
• Desirable: Demonstrate an understanding of professional issues and the 6 C's.
• Essential: Skills, abilities & knowledge - Evidence of ability to practice as competent practitioner, Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality
• Desirable: Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors, Evidence of an ability to manage time effectively, Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements especially risk management

salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year Per Annum. Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time