We are a small and friendly, values driven Trust which puts our people first in the knowledge that an engaged and empowered workforce leads to good patient care.
It’s our goal to give all those who join our team the tools and the opportunities for them to grow and develop their careers.
Nursing is a dynamic, secure and rewarding career choice. As a Registered Nurse, you will be in demand across the UK and the world.
There are a number of different routes into nursing:
Check out the NHS careers website for more information on becoming a nurse.
Two local universities also have information about how to apply for nursing courses and what experience and qualifications you need to become a nurse:
The Education and Development team are to support all our student nurses during their time on clinical placement at the Trust. Working together towards the key principles of the Safer Learning Environment Charter, we want to support and help our student nurses grow into our future workforce.
We will ensure that all students attending the Trust on a placement are supported and prepared through our induction programme, that they are offered a wide variety of learning opportunities to meet the requirements of their programme throughout their placement and through to registration.
We do this by:
We have lots of opportunities for you to develop as a Registered Nurse and enjoy a healthy work-life balance at TRFT. We practice the principles of Joy-In-Work and have built a range of offers around the evidence base on retaining Registered Nurses. These include things important to you such as:
PNA training provides those on the programme with skills to facilitate restorative supervision to their colleagues and teams, in nursing and beyond. The training equips you to listen and to understand the challenges and demands of fellow colleagues, and to lead, support and deliver quality improvement initiatives in response.
We are committed to developing our existing and future leaders at TRFT and have a range of opportunities available. These may be through preceptorship, PNA training, clinical leadership programmes or more advanced leadership development.
We have commissioned the Royal College of Nursing and Florence Nightingale Foundation to provide bespoke leadership programmes and work with the NHS Leadership Academy for leadership programmes at all stages of your lifelong career.
Improving the quality of care and support that patients and colleagues experience at TRFT is at the heart of all our objectives and plans. It drives the transformation of existing services, the development of new services and the collaborative working of partnerships.
We build quality improvement into our preceptorship programme but are happy to support our nursing workforce in more in-depth training offered by the Trust.
We offer a range of opportunities to ensure that everyone is afforded the time to keep their skills and experiences up-to-date to stay at the forefront of developments in healthcare.
From a range of vocational courses, to work-based learning, degree and post-graduate qualifications, as well as bespoke CPD programmes, we will support you to excel in your own professional development at TRFT.
We have a dedicated education and development team who work alongside our learning and development colleagues and our network of clinical practice educators. The team are here to support your practice development, either through clinical skills training or supporting a careers conversation to support your life-long career at TRFT.