Job overview

Applications open exclusively to Student Nurses who are graduating in Summer 2025.

Congratulations! You’ve almost reached that finished line and obtained your qualifications and registration. You’re now going to be looking for an organisation that recognises the pivotal moment this next step is, and we believe Salisbury District Hospital could be the place for you.

Here at Salisbury, our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we believe that our nursing workforce is vital to ensuring that we provide an outstanding experience to all. In order for you to give your patients the best possible care we as a Trust need to support and guide you as you transition from student to autonomous practitioner. Our focus is on developing your skills and knowledge, offering dedicated support from our preceptorship programme both with your peers and a named preceptor and welcoming you into a place that is vibrant and friendly, where all members of the team work together to deliver the best possible care.

Main duties of the job

Our preceptorship programme is designed to support and develop you in your first year as an NMC registrant.   All learning is individual, however it is envisaged that a 12 month programme will allow you to further develop your clinical, professional and reflective skills, which will assist you in becoming an autonomous and competent practitioner.   

We’re looking for nurses to join teams across our Trust in adult nursing and are currently recruiting to all specialties. If you don't know at this stage where you want to work, we offer rotational posts within the same Division or these can be cross Division rotation.  

It is really important that you specify in the supporting information section on your application the areas you’re most interested in working in. Please can you list your 3 preferred areas/specialties. Can you also state whether you are looking for full or part time work on qualifying.  

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk