Let's build your nursing future together

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:

• studying a degree or post graduate qualification in nursing at university – you can train in the fields of adult nursing, children’s nursing, learning disability nursing and mental health nursing – or take a 'dual field' degree. You can study an undergraduate (3 years) or postgraduate degree (2 years) in nursing
• train as a registered nurse degree apprenticeship (RNDA) - through employment and university study, you will qualify as a nurse within 2 to 4 years.

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:

• Sheffield Hallam University
• University of Sheffield

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:

• Offering high-quality, audited practice placement experiences for all learners ranging from pre-grad diploma through to post graduate study.
• Offering inter-professional learning opportunities across the organisation including student teaching events and forums.
• Providing support, guidance, teaching, one on one working or support, myepad/pebblepad support at point of care, 8am to 5pm weekdays with our Practice Learning Facilitator (PLF) in all fields of nursing, midwifery, physio, OT and SLT.
• Working closely with our Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) partners to ensure the placements meet and exceed the requirements of the programmes, developing our working relationship to offer all our learners great support.
• Ensuring that our colleagues are suitably prepared to support students effectively (Practice Supervisions, Practice Assessors, Educators).

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: 

• Health and wellbeing
• Autonomy and shared professional decision making
• Leadership and teamwork
• Professional development and careers
• Pride and meaningful recognition 
• Flexible working
• Excellence in care

Professional Nurse Advocates (PNA)

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.

Leadership

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. 

Quality improvement

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. 

Continuous Professional Development

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.

Developing your practice

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.