SUPPORTING students and newly-qualified healthcare professionals is at the forefront of new job roles for three nurses at Gobowen’s specialist orthopaedic hospital.

Debi Clutton, Clare Murphy and Rachel Owen have joined the Clinical Placement and Practice Development Teams at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt (RJAH) Orthopaedic Hospital and will be working together alongside Jayne Johnson, clinical placement facilitator; and Karin Evans, practice development sister.

Debi, who is a practice development nurse, said she is looking forward to the new role.

She said: “My role focuses on guiding and supporting newly-qualified nurses and Allied Health Professions (AHPs) in their transition from student to help develop their practice further.

“I love every minute of working in the Practice Development Team and it’s a great feeling to be able to assist newly-qualified staff to develop their clinical skills.”

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While she will be working with newly-qualified nurses and AHPs, Clare – a clinical placement practice development nurse – will be working with students who have not yet qualified.

Clare added: “This is my absolute dream job – I’ve worked at RJAH for 10 years in a range of clinical areas and I’m looking forward to passing on my clinical knowledge and giving back to the future of the NHS.

“Championing our students is so important to ensure they are well equipped with the relevant and up-to-date clinical skills and knowledge.”

Rachel was redeployed to Clinical Placements throughout the pandemic and has now successfully gained a permanent role as Clinical Placement Support Nurse.

She said: “Education and supporting our students has always been a passion of mine – during my time working on the hospital’s wards I have been an Education Link Nurse and also a mentor.

“I really believe that every nurse and AHP has a responsibility to support students and to pass on our collective wealth of knowledge and experience.”

Jayne said: “I am thrilled that we have expanded the team – it means that as a Trust we will be able to provide our nursing and AHP students with valuable clinical placements.

"We’ve recently expanded our partnership working with universities, meaning we will be able to host more students at RJAH.”

Stacey Keegan, Chief Nurse and Patient Safety Officer, said: “I am delighted we have expanded the team who are working alongside our students and newly-qualified staff."