FIVE student nurses have received job offers to work in the NHS after attending a recruitment event at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) in Oswestry.

The final-year students at the Wrexham Glyndwr University (WGU) all received Golden Tickets, recognising their skills displayed during their placements at the hospital.

The Golden Tickets were awarded at the discretion of the trust to Leah Beech, Christopher Owen, Kirsty Morris, Wendy Williams, and Codie Griffiths.

Leah Beech, a final-year nursing student who received an offer to work as a theatre scrub nurse at the hospital, expressed her excitement about starting her job.

She said: “My time at WGU has been absolutely wonderful, the support our cohort has received from tutors has been incredible and now to be offered a job ready for when I qualify has been the icing on the cake for me.

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“During my training, I’ve had a number of placements at the RJAH and I’m due to start my longest and final placement there in the coming weeks on their Spinal Injuries Unit, I’m very much looking forward to that – and I’m even more excited to start my role in theatres once my degree finishes.

“RJAH is a fantastic hospital with so many talented and supportive colleagues who I’m looking forward to learning even more from.”

Being presented with a Golden Ticket means that the students are offered a job without the need for a formal interview.

The recruitment event helped alleviate any anxieties the students may have had about applying for roles and going through the formal recruitment processes.

Chris O’Grady, principal lecturer and professional lead in nursing at the WGU Wrexham campus, congratulated the students and expressed his delight that five students who are soon to qualify have received Golden Tickets for staff nurse posts at RJAH.

Stacey Keegan, chief executive at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, offered her congratulations to the students and highlighted their excellent performance during their placements across the hospital.

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She added: “All of them have shone during their placements across our hospital, and I am delighted that we will now be welcoming them back to be permanent members of team RJAH.

“I’m grateful, too, to Wrexham Glyndwr University for their support.

“We have a long-standing working relationship with them, and it is so important that we continue to encourage and develop the next generation of nurses.”