Overview
Calling all MSc & BSc Graduating in Winter 2026
Start your career with us, as a Newly Qualified Nurse in Renal Medicine!
The Unplanned Healthcare Group at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is preparing to welcome the next cohort of Newly Qualified Nurses for Winter 2026. We offer a robust preceptorship programme supported by experienced Clinical Education teams. As one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals, NNUH is well equipped to support new Nurses as they begin their career path.
Specialty opportunities
Choose your speciality. Our Unplanned Healthcare Group is one of the largest at NNUH, comprising a wide variety of specialties. This is your chance to join our specialty area into which we are currently recruiting.
* Renal Medicine
Development and support
Within each specialty is a team of professionals ready to welcome you and support you into your role. The leadership team will help encourage your professional ambitions and development, with examples of career progression and success stories across the division (e.g., specialist nurse posts, research posts, or management posts).
Newly Qualified Nurse event
Please come and speak to us at our Newly Qualified Nurse careers event taking place in person on 11 March 2026, 14:00–17:30, in Benjamin Gooch Theatre, NNUH.
Education and development
Our Unplanned Healthcare Group prioritises education and development. We encourage everyone to learn enhanced skills to maintain outstanding patient care. We are committed to helping staff deepen knowledge, stay abreast of the latest scientific developments and technologies, and provide dedicated training time, regular supervision, and meaningful annual appraisals with career conversations.
Services and progression
The Unplanned Healthcare Group includes many services (e.g., Emergency Department, Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Radiology, SALT, AMU, Cardiology, Older People’s Medicine, Stroke & Neurology, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Renal, Respiratory, Rheumatology, Pathology, and more). These departments offer substantial scope for professional development with opportunities to rotate among specialties. As a Newly Qualified Nurse, you will be fully integrated into the team and encouraged to continually develop your skills.
Benefits and local information
At NNUH, we offer services such as on-site childcare and access to cafes and shops to support local businesses and charities. Staff have the opportunity to become ‘Freedom to Speak Up’ guardians. We support flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance. We have teams across the hospital to support staff, such as Workplace Health and Wellbeing. Other benefits include the NHS pension scheme and annual leave allowance. The hospital site is just outside Norwich, near countryside and riverside areas, ideal for pre/post shift walking or running.
Expectations
To support high-quality, safe, and compassionate healthcare, all staff are expected to act as role models and demonstrate NNUH’s PRIDE values: People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence.
Contacts
For more information or to arrange a visit to the ward/department, please contact our Recruitment team on 01603 287578 or recruitment@nnuh.nhs.uk. For further details or informal visits, contact: Emma Watts, Clinical Nurse Educator for Nephrology, emma.watts@nnuh.nhs.uk. Andrew Sexstone, Recruitment Advisor – Unplanned Healthcare Group, Central Recruitment Services, Ext: 3578, 20 Rouen Road, Norwich, NR1 1QQ. General Enquiries: 01603 287578 or recruitment@nnuh.nhs.uk
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