Are you looking for a life changing opportunity to resume work in the nursing profession?
The Trust welcomes applications from both UK-based nurses who have not practised for a period of time and are interested in coming back.
Return to practice recruitment programme
Over the year, we offer supported programmes which enable UK candidates with a lapsed live registration (pin) to re-register and resume their professional career.
The Trust provides the framework for return to practice (RTP) support in the workplace for nurses and AHPs (e.g. therapists, radiographers, dietitians) and we are currently exploring the opportunities for pharmacy roles.
The RTP Programme is work-based for 3-12 months, during which time you will perform competency-based shadowing, supervisory observation and will be signed off on successful completion of mandated standards.
For any questions, please contact Olivia Thomas, Student Placement/ Return to Practice Manager, at olivia.thomas2@nhs.net.
Return to practice for Allied Health Professionals (AHP)
If you are an AHP local to Great Western Hospital and would like to return to clinical practice, we may be able to support you. If you have been off the HCPC register for two or more years, or if you did not register within five years of after qualification, then you will need to undertake a period of updating your skills and knowledge. All returners will need to re-gain their HCPC registration before being able to work using one of the protected AHP titles.
The process is flexible and the HCPC recommend minimum requirements to update your clinical skills, this is dependent on the length of time you have been away from clinical practice, for example:
- Less than 2-5 years- 30 days of updating your skills and knowledge
- 5 years or over 60 days of updating your skills and knowledge.
You can be flexible in your approach to updating your skills and this can include formal supervised practice, formal study, and self-directed learning.
If you would like to know more, please contact us at gwh.ahp@nhs.net to see if we can help with your Return to Practice. Or for detailed information, please refer to the return to practice guidance on the HCPC website: Returning to practice | (hcpc-uk.org)