Return to Practi ce
We off er nurses who have taken ti me away from the profession the chance to return to practi ce with us.
In partnership with the University of Southampton, we run a 20-week return to practi ce programme twice a year. We off er full support and placements throughout the programme, with successful completi on enabling return to practi ce nurses to go back on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register and take up a job within the Trust.
Aft er seven years away from nursing, Mary-Eudora Nwasike began working on a medical ward at Basingstoke hospital in August last year aft er successfully completi ng the programme.
She said: “Thinking about going back to university and training again was daunti ng, but you get a lot of help. The lecturers were brilliant and I got a lot of support from my colleagues on the ward and the Trust in general.
It’s just bringing back knowledge that you have fi led away. I just needed reminding of all the things I learned before I left the profession.
There is more documentati on now, which was something I had to adjust to, but this brings extra accountability, which has improved pati ent care. Pati ent care is sti ll the most important thing. That never changes in nursing. The basics are the same as well, so if you were a good nurse in the past, you will be a good nurse now.”
“I’m loving being a nurse again. Looking aft er people is my passion and I missed it really badly. At the end of the day, I go home knowing that I have helped somebody. That is the big joy I get from nursing and it is unique to the profession.”
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