“Our mission is to be better every day”Fiona Dalton, Chief Executive

Successful Partnerships Securing Your First Post

Clare Aspden

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation trust

– 10,000 staff : 24/7 365 days a year– Acute Trust / teaching / research / trauma

centre– 300+ different careers.– We recruit: Nurses, Midwives, Physios, OT’s,

Medics plus multiple other health care scientists and support staff, into the majority of specialties.

– National Skills Academy centre of excellence

Promote and live our values

Improve safety, quality and productivity

Become a hospital without walls

Specialised services

Preventative care

Discovery

All stages of life

• Band 5 £21,478 starting salary • Comprehensive Development and

Training opportunities• Strong links with many Universities for

ongoing education for all professions• Annual leave for a year = 262.5 hours =

35 days for full time employees.• Virtual Learning Environment • VLE Courses

What can we offer you?

Division A Division B Division C Division D

Cancer Care

Critical Care

Radiotherapy

Surgery

Theatres

Acute Medicine

Emergency Department

Medicine

Medicine for Older People

Ophthalmology

Radiology

Specialist Medicine

Child Health

Gynaecology

Midwifery

Neonates

Paediatric Cardiology

Paediatric Neuro

PICU

Therapies

Cardiovascular

Neurosciences

Trauma & Orthopaedics

Preceptorship

• Each NQ practitioner will be assigned a preceptor

• Preceptorship period will be a minimum of 6 months

• Each of you will receive intensive support in week 1.

• You will be supported for 1½ days per month in either formal taught/directed study or 1:1 supervision in practice.

• All Divisions offer a bespoke preceptorship program

• Minimum of 2 weeks supernumerary status on starting your new post.

What can you give us?

• Knowledge, skills and expertise• Enthusiasm and commitment• Willingness to learn • Willingness to challenge• Innovation• Loyalty• Sense of Humour!

• All applications for UHS are on https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/

• http://jobs.uhs.nhs.uk/job_list/s1/Nursing_midwifery?_ts=1

• Jobs are all online• UHS uses an NQN advert to recruit Trust wide, this

allows us to maintain equity throughout the recruitment process.

• Interviews for 2016 are 14th, 15th & 18th April 2016 ( Nurses only)

Make the best of your application

Application process

• First and foremost........

• Open the Person Specification and tailor you application to this.

Application

• Posts will be offered according to how well you performed at interview, we use a scoring grid to assess this. The higher you score the more likely you are to secure your post.

• Depending on time of interviews, we may be in the position to offer you a post but unsure of the exact area.

• Final appointments will be confirmed by the local divisional lead/main recruiter

Application Process• Ensure that you answer each part of

every question • Account for any periods where you haven’t

worked• Be honest - do not exaggerate or lie about

qualifications or previous experience– Transferable skills

• Add in voluntary employment• Proof read

• Mention Evidence Based Practice somewhere in your application

• Think about accountability, what does this mean to you

• Tell us why you want to work at UHS, and which speciality you are interested in, and about the trust values and how you are going to work within them

• If you have ANY convictions/cautions you MUST declare them on your application, no matter how minor you might think they are!

• Honesty and integrity is paramount

Make the best of your application

• Ask permission before you cite someone as a referee.

• It is usual to give one academic referee, plus a clinical referee, and Divisions will expect this.

References

Contact Details:

Clare AspdenSupervised Practice Facilitator/Vocational Education Lead UHSEmail: Clare.Aspden@uhs.nhs.ukTel:02381 208673