Student Nurse Review

by NHS

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    1.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I will definitely be perusing a career within this company. It may get a bad name at times, but the work is very rewarding.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I have worked within different areas so it varied from place to place, but i never once felt like a student, i always felt like part of the multidisciplinary team.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I have always been supported throughout training.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Again it depended on the area. One area was eye theatre at an NHS hospital, and it was quite boring. I would advise that students should not have a long placement here, and maybe just a few days.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Just enough to handle, as I am not yet qualified I could not take on my own patients etc., but the tasks could handle, I was trusted to carry out.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills learned are skills that will be extremely important in my career, I cannot find a fault in how I was trained and am extremely grateful for having the opportunity to gain these skills.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • In most areas, it was quite good, chilled but work always got done.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • In one area mentioned before the placement wasnt set up well, I had to wait each morning to be told where to go and what to do, and wasn't put on the rota like the rest of the staff. This was quite annoying as I like to be efficient and know what i'm doing before i'm pushed into it.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They allowed study days if I had any exams coming up, and let me have access to their library. If I asked to be shown something or how to do something there was rarely and hesitation.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Every higher member of staff has told me once i qualify they would be happy to have me working with them.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • There wasn't really a social scene.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • The pay is only an NHS bursary so there is no money left at the end of the cost of living to socialize.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • as above.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Mostly just Trust charity events.

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Medicine

North West

August 2012

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