Newly Qualified Nurse

Integrated Care System; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System in Portsmouth is seeking a Newly Qualified Nurse eager to build their career in a supportive environment. This role involves delivering high-quality nursing care, participating in a multidisciplinary team, and benefiting from a comprehensive preceptorship program. Ideal candidates will possess or be studying towards an Adult Nursing Degree with the desire to grow and innovate within the healthcare field.

Benefits

Comprehensive preceptorship programme

Opportunities for career progression

Access to on-site wellness facilities

Qualifications

• Must be a Newly Qualified Nurse or studying for an Adult Nursing Degree.
• Intravenous Therapy skills are essential.
• Experience or knowledge of evidence-based practice is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality nursing care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure effective coordination and smooth operation of patient care.
• Embrace continuous improvement in nursing practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical competence

Ability to adapt to change

Organizational skills

Education

Current NMC registration or Adult Nursing Degree

Job description

Go back Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Newly Qualified Nurse

The closing date is 03 August 2025

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

If you are recently qualified or completing an Adult Nursing Degree this year and are eager to build your career in nursing come and start your journey with us.

For this post we can only accept applications from students who have completed or are currently completing their qualification at a University in the UK and are due to qualify between December 2025 and April 2026

We can offer you the opportunity to work in a fast paced, rewarding environment, to see and learn things you may never have experienced before with plenty of opportunities for career progression.

We live and breathe the phrase working together and we know that this can only be achieved through investing in our staff, so in return for your passion, dedication and hard work we promise you:

• Our comprehensive preceptorship programme for all NQNs, with the encouragement you need to succeed in your chosen field study days include delivering safe care, practical simulation and caring for ourselves and others.
• Opportunities to join a 12 or 18 month, 2 to 3 placement rotational programme with a guaranteed substantive post on successful completion.
• Fully supported Leadership Development pathways.

We are learners, we love innovation and improvement, and we are ready to help you develop your skills, build your confidence and complete your competencies. We will treat you as the professional that you have studied hard to be.

About us

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring high quality nursing care is coordinated and delivered. Continuing to embed improvement in all that you do
• Work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team ensuring patient care is delivered smoothly, efficiently and safely.
• Competence and confidence in the Band 5 role will be achieved through hands-on clinical practice, education and training and research.

**Please ensure you upload a copy of your CV when submitting your application and provide information on previous or current placements"

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Newly Qualified Nurse with current NMC registration or currently studying for an Adult Nursing Degree and due to qualify between December 2025 and April 2026

Experience

• Knowledge of managing resources and contributing to departmental budget.
• An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area.

Skills & Knowledge

• Clinically competent
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues
• Ability to adapt to change within the work environment
• Intravenous Therapy Skills
• Teaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
• Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team
• Able to support development of others
• Health Promotion

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.

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust