Cadet Nurse Scheme
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust currently facilitate the Cadet Nurse Scheme for 16-18 year students from our local colleges on the Health & Social Care extended Level 3 Diploma.
ELHT offers placements to Cadet Nurses from a partnership with Burnley, Blackburn & Nelson & Colne Colleges.
Placements are offered across the Trust including health centres. Students are supported with a dedicated mentor on clinical placements to support their programme of learning. Bespoke training and pastoral care is carried out by the Cadet Facilitator.
Placements used as part of this course support students gain further knowledge around the clinical settings, working with different nurses and other healthcare professionals to support them on placement giving them an insight into the careers in the NHS.
ELHT offers placements to Cadet Nurses from a partnership with Burnley, Blackburn & Nelson & Colne Colleges.
Placements are offered across the Trust including health centres. Students are supported with a dedicated mentor on clinical placements to support their programme of learning. Bespoke training and pastoral care is carried out by the Cadet Facilitator.
Placements used as part of this course support students gain further knowledge around the clinical settings, working with different nurses and other healthcare professionals to support them on placement giving them an insight into the careers in the NHS.
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What is the Cadet Nurse Scheme? The Cadet Nurse Scheme allows you to get a real hands-on experience within a hospital environment where you can gain experience working in areas such as wards, outpatients, clinics, maternity services, children’s services, community areas and more. Scheme Support · This allows us to have a close working partnership between college and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, · Full Risk Assessment in relation to young people in the workplace. · Dedicated Cadet Nurse Scheme facilitator to visit an support the Cadets. · Training Placement mentors · Corporate Induction: Basic Life Support, Infection Control, Mandatory Training · Local induction on each placement area |
Benefits · East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust engagement with the young people of East Lancashire. · Provides insight in to the workings of the NHS and the variety of careers within. · Hands on experience which can support university applications for health related programme of study. · Development of transferrable skills to support job applications. |
Case Study
Olivia McClelland first arrived at the Trust as a Cadet Nurse with Blackburn College. Since completing the Cadet course, she has become a Trainee Nursing Associate within ELHT and aims to become an Adult Nurse! Take a look at the case study below to read more!
Olivia McClelland first arrived at the Trust as a Cadet Nurse with Blackburn College. Since completing the Cadet course, she has become a Trainee Nursing Associate within ELHT and aims to become an Adult Nurse! Take a look at the case study below to read more!
