Job summary Are you due to qualify as a Registered Nurse in 2025? If so, East and North Herts NHS Trust may have the opportunity you have been looking for We have a number of opportunities across East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust, for enthusiastic and committed Newly Registered Nurses. We are in the top three NHS hospital groups in the East of England for size, so, you'll work with a great mix of patients. We have close working links with the University of Hertfordshire and Cambridge University, as well as being a founding member of the Eastern Academic Health Sciences Network. We have specialties that are not found normally at a general hospital, including cardiology, renaland robotic urology - this means that your new role will be really interesting and there are great opportunities to learn new skills. East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is delighted to have been awarded the National Preceptorship Nursing Interim Quality Mark from NHS England. As a trust we continually invest in growing and developing our staff to support them in providing the best possible care to our patients. As a Newly Registered Nurse joining the trust you will automatically be enrolled in our 12 month preceptorship programme. This is an established preceptorship scheme designed around your continuous development with nursing skills, leadership, values and the importance of care and compassion. This will include the support of an allocated preceptor through the preceptorship period. Main duties of the job You will be required to complete a full application with personal statement and complete a formal interview. As a newly registered nurse you will participate as a member of the nursing team to provide a high standard of research based care, support the team of staff working in the area to deliver a quality service which is linked to high standard of patient care and support the Sisters / Charge Nurses and Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in the training and development of junior staff. In return we will offer you: An on-site dedicated and professional non-medical education team to support you as you progress through your nursing career including a continuing professional development lead, responsible for staff development. A Band 5 to Band 6 fast-track scheme which gives our Band 5 nurses all the skills and competencies they need to enable them to be ready for Band 6 opportunities that arise, with full training to support this development. An annual appraisal scheme. Commitment and participation in a clinical excellence accreditation framework. We welcome applications from students who have been on placement with our Trust and those that have not. About us At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. Date posted 04 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum (pro rata) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 361-7042945 Job locations Lister Hospital Coreys Mill Lane Stevenage SG1 4AB Job description Job responsibilities At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Job description Job responsibilities At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Person Specification Qualifications / Training Essential Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register Commitment to lifelong learning Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio Desirable Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification Skills Essential Ability to work within a team Good self-awareness Good organisational skills Ability to priorities and organise workload Flexibility around working hours Desirable Computer literacy Venepuncture Cannulation Other Essential Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors Evidence of commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion for everyone Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion nonsupervisory posts Role model our Trust values every day Desirable Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements Resource management awareness Person Specification Qualifications / Training Essential Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register Commitment to lifelong learning Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio Desirable Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification Skills Essential Ability to work within a team Good self-awareness Good organisational skills Ability to priorities and organise workload Flexibility around working hours Desirable Computer literacy Venepuncture Cannulation Other Essential Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors Evidence of commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion for everyone Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion nonsupervisory posts Role model our Trust values every day Desirable Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements Resource management awareness 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name East and North Herts NHS Trust Address Lister Hospital Coreys Mill Lane Stevenage SG1 4AB Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)