Newly Qualified Nurse - Adult and Children and Young People

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset County Hospital is seeking final year Nursing Students ready to start their careers. The Trust offers a supportive environment with a comprehensive preceptorship programme, leadership development, and numerous benefits. Join a dedicated team committed to providing exceptional patient care in a beautiful location.

Benefits

27 days’ holiday (rising to 33 days)

NHS Pension Scheme

Retail and travel discounts

Relocation assistance

Subsidised restaurant

Employee health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must have completed a minimum of 1 clinical placement at DCH.
• Qualifying before or around September 2025.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding care for patients.
• Participate in a first-class preceptorship programme.

Skills

Patient Care

Teamwork

Integrity

Respect

Excellence

Education

NMC approved programme

Job description

Are you a final year Nursing Student (including apprentices)? 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, across our Adult and Paediatrics departments. 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.

The vacancies on offer are for permanent or fixed term contracts subject to requirements at the time.

Please note: in order to apply for this role, you must have completed a minimum of 1 clinical placement at DCH, which should be explained and described within your supporting information. You must also be qualifying before or around September 2025.

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.

Please note: this vacancy is for individuals about to qualify as Registered Nurses on a UK-based NMC approved programme. If you are an internationally trained nurse looking to obtain NMC registration, please email [e-mail] rather than apply, and we will be in touch in due course.

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 provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our 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.

With a vision of delivering compassionate and safe healthcare, Dorset County Hospital is the main provider of acute hospital services to a population of around 250,000 across Weymouth and Portland, West and North Dorset, and Purbeck.

In addition, we provide renal services for 850,000 people throughout Dorset and South Somerset and employ over 3,000 people across the county.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Emma Vaughan
• Job title: Recruitment Team Leader
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]