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!

May 2025

  • Frail Older Person Module – 1st
  • Early May Bank Holiday – 5th
  • LEO Follow Up Day – 6th
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptorship Training – 6th
  • PNA Conference – 7th
  • Developing Coaching Skills – 9th
  • 2025 Pathway Conference – 12th
  • Acutely Ill Adults – 14th
  • Parenteral Nutrition Study Day – 15th
  • LEO Masterclass – 19th
  • Medical Devices Training – 20th
  • ECG Workshop – 21st
  • Adult Student Link Workshop – 22nd
  • Spring Bank Holiday – 26th
  • Strength Match Career Conversations – 27th
  • Senior Staff Nurse Cohort 1 – 29th
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptorship Training – 30th
  • HCA Care Certificate Day – 30th

June 2025

  • LEO Masterclass – 3rd
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptor Training – 3rd
  • Student Champion Workshop – 4th
  • Band 6 Development Programme – 5th
  • HCSW Buddy Training – 6th
  • Practice Supervisor – 9th
  • LEO course – 10th
  • Chatty Cafe – 11th
  • Practice Assessor Training – 12th
  • Parenteral Nutrition Study Day – 12th
  • Leicester Excellence Accreditation Framework – 13th
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptor Training – 13th
  • Nurse in Charge Training – 16th
  • Developing Coaching Skills – 16th
  • Medical Devices Training – 17th
  • ECG Workshop – 18th
  • Practice Supervisor Training IEN – 20th
  • DMU Student Nurse Induction – 23rd
  • Food Hygiene Level 2 – 24th
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptorship Training – 24th
  • Strengths Match Career Conversations – 24th
  • RCN Leadership Programme – 30th

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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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