Rating

5/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Completing care needs for a patient and developing my clinical skills and assessments.

    6/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Yes, I have learnt new medication administration skills and the ways to escalate care within a hospital setting as well as developing documentation recording using professional language.

    7/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I enjoyed my programme within the trust setting but didn’t enjoy the uni days as found conflicting information between staff and becoming disorganised.

    5/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Some aspects are well organised in theory however, when put into practise there is often a brake down in communication and left not knowing needed information including shift pattern for the following week. And at times which rooms and plan for uni even on the day.

    3/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • When asked for support regarding confirming shifts none was offered and pushed back to myself so would say little support was given. No other time did I ask for support from my line manager,

    2/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • When needed support was given over email with advice

    7/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • I have not yet been able to put my qualification into practise yet as an independent nursing associate so unable to answer question

    5/10

  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
  • No there is no extra curricular activities and as I move around every 10 weeks I don’t build a work friendship group.

    5/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend NHS to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • Being able to get a foundation degree on route to becoming a fully qualified nurse whil uni is being paid and getting a salary is a rare benefit so would recommend for benefits but explain that it’s not a smooth journey.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to NHS?
  • Be prepared for a rough journey with frustrations and irritation but keep focused on end goal.


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Science

Lewisham

February 2020


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