UNISON Ulearn Northern Ireland

All five Trusts are currently offering workbased adult and/or learning disability places which will be delivered by Queens University. This workbased route is targeted at health care assistants who will be seconded to nurse training over four years for a minimum of 20 hours per week and will maintain their HCA salary. This new learning disability route was commissioned following successful lobbying by UNISON.

Please note that QUB criteria differs from the Open University criteria. The course will commence in February 2009.

Criteria
Permission from your line manager
Been a HCA for at least two years
NVQ 3 or equivalent academic qualification
GCSE Maths & English A-C (will not accept essential skills numeracy)
Evidence of higher level study in the last five years

You must be able to provide original certificates to verify academic qualifications

Those meeting the criteria will be selected for internal interview. Some Trusts are carrying out an internal trawl and those selected at that point will go forward for interviews with Queens. There is a general timetable, however internal trawls dates may vary.

Expressions of interest must be received by Friday October 17th
Deadline for applications to QUB is November 7th
QUB Interviews December 1st & 2nd

Application packs and further information is available from

Northern Trust (adult places only)
Application form and job description are available by writing to the Human Resources Department, Bush House, 45 Bush Road, Antrim, BT41 2QB. Please enclose an A4 stamped self-addressed envelope with minimum postage of 55p. You can also call in person to the above address to collect an application form.

Or

Apply online at http://www.hpssjobs.com/job_view.asp?JobID=24508056

Completed application forms should be returned to the Human Resources Department, Bush House, 45 Bush Road, BT41 2QB no later than 4.00pm on Friday 17 October 2008.

Interviews will be held on 24 October 2008

Belfast Trust
Application deadline is Friday 24th October 2008 at 4pm
Internal interviews: Monday 3rd November 2008 & Tuesday 4th November 2008. Application forms available from Doris Stenhouse, 1st Floor, King Edward Building, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA. email doris.stenhouse@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Southern Trust (learning disability only at this time)
Information has been circulated to managers. Any potential candidates should contact their line manager. The recruitment process is following the QUB timetable, but additional internal trawl arrangements may be put in place depending on the number of applications received.

South Eastern Trust
Expressions of interest in these programmes should be sent to nursingrd.department@setrust.hscni.net by Friday 17 October.
Trust information session on 23 October from 11.30 – 1.00 pm in Health Education Room, Lisburn Health Centre.
Trust interviews 3 November.
Closing date for applications to QUB is 7 November 2008 at 4.00 pm.

Western Trust (learning disability only at this time)
Expressions of interest must be received by Friday October 17th. Contact Sharon Dillon in Brendan McGrath’s office by email sharon.dillon@westerntrust.hscni.net or 02871611409 for an application pack and details of deadlines.