Working hours
General Principles
The Nursing and Midwifery Council expect learner nurses to complete 2300 hours of practice relevant learning during the pre-registration programmes (This may be reduced if the learner has Accredited Prior Experiential Learning).
At the University of Huddersfield the practice related hours are collated via an online recording system.
Learners on the BSc and MSc Pre-registration Nursing programmes will have practice learning experiences in a variety of environments e.g. National Health Service organisations, large and small; private and voluntary organisations; digital placements; simulated placements. Wherever practice learning, the hours worked should be recorded and validated on the online recording system. The learner should also keep track of these practice hours so they can flag any concerns about completing them to their Personal Academic Tutor, the nursing practice module leader, and the placement team.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council requires learners to undertake 24 hour, 7 days a week care. This means that learners must normally undertake some night duty and weekend working each year dependent on the nature of the placement. It is important for learners to be there at the beginning and end of the shift so they can contribute to the continuity of care and ongoing communication between shifts of nurses.
Learners will normally undertake their practice learning experiences at the times organised by the University of Huddersfield, as stated on the programme year plans.
Working shifts in the clinical environment
Information on your typical shift pattern
Rest breaks
Information about taking breaks whilst working
Working weekends/nights
Advice on working weekends and night shifts
Claiming hours
Guidance on claiming work hours
Recording placement hours
Instructions on how to log your placement hours worked
Completing the required number of clinical hours
Guidance on how many clinical hours you need to work