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!

September 2024

  • Strengths Based Recruitment – 2nd
  • Strengths Based Recruitment – 3rd
  • Strength Match – 4th
  • Practice Supervisor Training – 5th
  • CBG Training – 6th
  • Medicines Management Theory Exams – 11th
  • PN Training – 12th
  • Greg Wallace Health Programme – 14th
  • Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor Training – 17th
  • Excellence in Communication Masterclass – 19th
  • LEO Follow Up Day – 20th
  • Care Certificate Presentation Day – 20th

October 2024

  • Chatty Cafe – 1st
  • Strength Match Training – 2nd
  • Adult Student Link Action Planning Day – 4th
  • UHLs Got Talent – 5th
  • Food Hygiene – 8th
  • LLR National and Regional Safe Learning Environment Charter – 9th
  • Leadership Masterclass – 10th
  • Gregg Wallace Health Programme – 12th
  • LEO course – 15th
  • Introduction to Safe Staffing Programme – 17th
  • Care Certificate Award Day – 18th
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptorship Training – 22nd
  • Chatty Cafe – 22nd
  • Promoting Continence and Harm Free Care Conference – 24th
  • Practice Assessor and Preceptorship Training – 24th
  • Shared Decision Making Celebration – 25th
  • Gregg Wallace Health Programme – 26th
  • Chatty Cafe – 29th

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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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