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Nursing recruitment and retention

Discover some of our recruitment and retention resources which share best practices and expertise from key stakeholders exploring the development of the nursing role.

We have a shortage of nursing professionals in the sector and these resources have been developed to help recruit and retain our nursing workforce by sharing good practice as well as presenting new ways of doing things. These resources are split into the following sections: 

 

Nursing careers

The landscape of opportunity for nursing careers in social care

Explore the diverse roles nurses play in social care and how they make a positive impact on individuals' lives. Whether you're a student, newly qualified nurse or nursing associate, or you're developing in your career and field of practice, there is something for everyone in social care.

Duration 41 mins

 

To find out more visit our nursing careers in social care page.

 

 

Pre-registration

International recruitment

In this webinar you'll hear from an employer and nurse about their recruitment experience as well as the importance of pastoral support for the nurse who has now successfully registered in the UK.

Transcript for this video

Duration 45 mins

 

Supporting information from employers

International nurses come to the UK with exceptional skills and experience, we know from our workforce data there are large numbers of nurses working in the sector who have been unable to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) due to English language requirements. 

This webinar provides further infomation on the English language requirements of the Supporting Information from Employers route to registration.

Transcript for this video

Duration 41 mins

 

To find out more visit our international nurses page.

 

Developing nursing placements in social care

We explore how key stakeholders have come together to develop nursing placements and share the value of hosting nursing placements in social care for the sector and the nursing profession.

Transcript for this video

Duration 41 mins

 

To find out more visit our student nurse and nursing associate page.

 

Preceptorship

Using a preceptorship framework to support early career nurses and nursing associates in social care

Explore this webinar to find out how preceptorship can support newly qualified nurses and nursing associates, internationally educated nurses gaining nursing registration with the NMC, and nursing professionals who are returning to the register after a lapse of registration.

Transcript for this video

Duration 40 mins

 

To find out more visit our preceptorship page.

 

Nursing associates

Opening the doors to the nursing associate role in the contemporary context of adult social care

The nursing associate role offers a wealth of opportunities to the sector developing roles based on nursing knowledge and practice. This webinar explores the experience of providers and stakeholders who are establishing the role in their practice.

Duration 40 mins

 

To find out more visit our nursing associates page.

 

Revalidation

Understanding the opportunities for restorative supervision for nursing in social care

Clinical supervision can offer professional support to nurses and nursing associates helping them to develop reflective practice. This webinar explores one approach using a restorative model called resilience based clinical supervision.

Transcript for this video

Duration 38 mins

 

To find out more visit our revalidation page.

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