“Our mission is to be better every day” Fiona Dalton, Chief Executive Successful Partnerships Securing Your First Post Rachel Palmer Divisional Education Lead UHS Adapted from 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

Promote and live our values Improve safety, quality and productivity Become a hospital without walls Specialised services Preventative care Discovery All stages of life

£21,478 starting salary Comprehensive Development and Training opportunities Strong links with the University Annual leave for a year = hours = 35 days What can we offer you?

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Preceptorship Each NQ 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

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 Jobs are all online, whatever Trust you are applying for UHS uses an NQN advert to recruit Trust wide Shortlisting will take place shortly after the closing date Interviews will be 5 th November 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. Due to the interviews being held early, we may be in the position to offer you a post but unsure of the exact ward area. Final appointments will be confirmed by the local divisional lead.

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 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 Aspden Supervised Practice Facilitator/Vocational Education Lead UHS Tel: