EDUCATION AND PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT

UHL offers a range of high quality education, training and practice development delivered at the School of Nursing by our education or specialist teams. Study leave and funding is available for staff to undertake stand-alone modules, or modules within academic pathways at degree, masters and advance practice levels that are undertaken at De Montfort University or other universities outside of Leicester.

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November 2026

  • Band 6 Deputy Course – 2nd 
  • Enhanced Care Module – 2nd 
  • Strengthsmatch Workshop – 3rd 
  • Practice Supervisor Training – 4th 
  • Child Student Link Workshop – 4th 
  • Maternity Empathy Training – 5th 
  • RCN Teaching and Assessing – 6th 
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptor Training – 6th 
  • ECG Workshop – 9th 
  • Preceptorship: Palliative Care & Communication – 10th 
  • Welcome to Preceptorship – 11th 
  • Fundamentals of Surgery – 12th 
  • Fundamentals of Cancer – 12th 
  • Acutely Ill Adults – 16th 
  • Strength Based Recruitment – 17th 
  • Theatre Foundation Day – 18th 
  • LEO Course – 19th 
  • Practice Assessor Training – 20th 
  • Senior Staff Nurse – 23rd 
  • Quality Improvement Training – 25th 
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptor Training – 26th 
  • Sage and Thyme Facilitator Training – 30th

December 2026

  •  Strengthsmatch Workshop – 1st
  • Senior Staff Nurse – 1st
  • Acutely Ill Adults – 2nd
  • Practice Supervisor IEN Training – 3rd
  • Nurse in Charge Training – 3rd
  • Adult Student Link Workshop – 4th
  • Preceptorship Future Development – 4th
  • Parenteral Nutrition Study Day – 4th
  • Fundamentals of Surgery – 7th
  • LEO Course – 7th
  • Food Hygiene Course – 8th
  • ECG Workshop – 9th
  • Practice Supervisor Training – 9th
  • RCN Teaching and Assessing – 10th
  • Deteriorating Patients – 14th
  • Tracheostomy Training – 15th
  • Pathway to Excellence – 15th
  • UHL Women’s Network and Procurement Team – 16th
  • Fundamentals of Surgery – 17th
  • Sage and Thyme Training – 18th
  • Preceptor Training – 18th
  • Tissue Viability Link Study Session – 22nd

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MIDWIVES

At University Hospitals of Leicester, we are a forward thinking team with a philosophy of providing the best possible care to women, babies, and their families. This is achieved by providing effective training, education and working collaboratively as a midwifery and medical team.

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NURSES

At UHL nursing is varied and exciting with many of our specialities offering the latest technologies, techniques and medicines. We develop a highly skilled and motivated nursing workforce who care for our patients and each other with kindness and respect

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NURSING ASSOCIATES

The Nursing Associate role is still relatively new. Depending on the place of employment, skills and responsibilities will vary but they play a key role within the healthcare team. UHL host the Leicestershire School of Nursing Associates that have up to 150 trainee places per year.

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HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS

At University Hospitals of Leicester, Healthcare Assistants make sure the patient experience is as comfortable and stress-free as possible. It can also be the stepping stone into many other NHS roles, particularly roles such as a Nursing Associate or Registered Nurse.

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