Newly Qualified Registered Nurse

A 12 month Preceptorship programme for all newly qualified staff that includes but is not limited to;

• A named Practice Development Nurse to oversee your Preceptorship programme and offer support within the clinical environment
• A named Preceptor and supporting Preceptor within your specific clinical area to provide continuous support and feedback, A robust specific Staff Nurse induction programme that includes simulation, anatomy and physiology, sepsis training amongst sessions from various subject matter experts across the Trust.
• A minimum of 5 weeks supernumerary period; 1 week enrolment onto induction programme in the Education and Training Centre and 4 weeks protected supernumerary status in your clinical area.
• A Preceptee lanyard to be worn during your Preceptorship period
• The opportunity to learn a variety of clinical skills specific to your clinical area within your first 12 months.
• A minimum of 5 allocated feedback reviews with your Preceptor over the 12 month period.
• Portfolio of evidence that complements Revalidation structure allowing you to utilise your work to contribute towards your revalidation requirements utilising the PARE platform.
• Nurse achiever ceremony presented by the Senior Nursing Team on completion of the programme
Internal Transfer Scheme (ITS) The internal transfer scheme allows nursing staff to move around the organisation without any lengthily job applications or formal interviews. Once you have completed your Preceptorship Programme you will be eligible to utilise the Internal Transfer Scheme.

At the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on not only leading through clinical excellence but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. Our Vision for the Trust is to deliver NHS care locally that makes our staff and our community proud. We want our patients to be assured they will receive care as rapidly as possible in a first-class environment that is safe, kind and effective. At the Countess of Chester, we really want to support everyone to be the best version of themselves so we can ensure we are always performing to the best of our ability. We feel that it is not just important what we do in our roles but also how we do it, we feel both are equally important and we want to support an environment where everyone behaves appropriately., The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.