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.

What’s on!

June 2026

  • Parenteral Nutrition Study Day – 1st
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptor Training – 2nd
  • Fundamentals of Cancer – 3rd
  • RCN CLP Celebration Event – 3rd
  • Practice Supervisor IEN Training – 5th
  • Care of the Patient with Cardiac Illness – 5th
  • LEO Course – 8th
  • Universal Family Program Induction – 8th
  • Strengths Match Workshop – 9th
  • Enhanced Care Module – 9th
  • Preceptorship: Deteriorating Patient & Emergencies – 11th
  • Practice Assessor Training – 12th
  • DMU Student Nurse Induction – 15th
  • Preceptorship: Ensuring Quality Study Day – 16th
  • Preceptorship Medicines Management Day – 17th
  • Care Certificate Award Day – 18th
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptor Training – 19th
  • Senior Staff Nurse Training – 19th
  • Teaching and Assessing – 23rd
  • Adult Student Link Workshop – 25th June
  • UHL Maternity Empathy Training Workshop – 25th
  • RCN Teaching and Assessing – 26th
  • Acutely Ill Adult – 29th
  • Food Hygiene Training – 30th
  • ITAPS Preceptorship: Supporting Learners & Preparation Day – 30th

July 2026

  • Child Student Link Workshop – 1st
  • Foundations of Cancer – 1st
  • Strengthsmatch Workshop – 2nd
  • Preceptorship: Ensuring Safe Care – 3rd
  • East Midlands Paediatric Educator Day – 3rd
  • Practice Supervisor Training – 6th
  • Fundamentals of Surgery – 6th
  • RCN CLP Cohort 10 – 6th
  • LEO Course – 7th
  • Connect Matron Cohort 5 – 7th
  • Band 6 Deputy Course – 8th
  • Leadership Masterclass – 9th
  • Manual Handling Training – 13th
  • Student Champion Workshop – 14th
  • Practice Assessor Training – 15th
  • Strength Based Recruitment – 16th
  • UHL Maternity Empathy Training Workshop – 16th
  • RCN Academic Skills Course – 17th
  • Nursing Preceptor Training – 20th
  • Nurse in Charge – 22nd
  • Manual Handling Training – 22nd
  • Care Certificate Award Day -23rd
  • Strengthsmatch Workshop – 24th
  • RCN Academic Skills course – 24th
  • Practice Assessor Training – 27th
  • Senior Staff Nurse – 29th
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptor Training – 30th
  • Empathy Training – 30th
  • Band 6 Deputy Course – 31st

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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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