NHS National Induction
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Welcome
Welcome to the NHS. You are part of an organisation with over 75 years of history, a world leader in health technology, pioneering advances in treatments, and innovation.
The NHS is staffed by a skilled workforce over 1.3 million, working in over 350 different non-clinical and clinical roles, providing treatment, care and support to more than a million people every day.
On this site you will find resources for both you as a new staff member and for managers responsible for delivering induction for new staff – all together in one place. You will find helpful information about the NHS, the responsibilities of NHS organisations and NHS staff.
There is information to help every step of the way, and the information is designed to be used alongside specific induction offers in your new organisation and does not replace or duplicate statutory, mandatory or regulatory requirements and formal qualifications.
This is not a site to just visit once, this is a place we hope you will return time and time again. All new staff come with a wide variety of experiences so not everyone will need everything here, but there is something for everyone.
A welcome from Amanda Pritchard, NHS Chief Executive
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Hello, my name is Amanda Pritchard and I'm Chief Executive of the NHS. Welcome. Thank you for joining us and becoming part of the largest health and care team in the world.
So we're here at the Cozy Cafe in Dudley. This is a place where colleagues from all across this system come together to plan and deliver services for people with learning disabilities and with autism.
When I started working in the NHS as a graduate management trainee, I had no idea where my career would take me. I had no idea that I would see science and technology, medicine that's improving the lives and the life chances of millions of people every day. But I knew I wanted to make a difference. Today, like every day I've worked in the NHS, I've met people committed to the same goal, to deliver the best possible care for our community, our neighbourhoods, our patients. And it's that desire which defines NHS people.
The NHS is nothing without you. The staff and the teams that drive forward change. You are the reason that the NHS remains the institution that the public tells us is what makes them proudest to be British. These are tough jobs and it's a challenging time to join the NHS. I've had some of my most difficult days professionally working in the NHS, but I've also had some of my best. And our commitment to you as an employer is that we will treat you with respect. The work you do will make a real difference, and that you will have the opportunity to learn and to grow here. I can honestly say I have never regretted my decision to join the NHS over 25 years ago, and it is my hope that 20, 30, 40 years from now you will feel the same.
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How to access this site
To access the contents in this site you must first have an account. Once you have filled in the form it will generate an NHS Leadership Academy ID (a 10-digit number) which can then be used to access many different services with the same ID and password. Your profile holds basic details about you so we can understand how our services are used, and it also helps us to protect our systems. Once this is done you won't have to do it again. Please visit this National Induction Profile guidance to follow the process.
The Leadership Academy technical support site contains information on our Virtual Campuses, Profile system and how to troubleshoot some problems (for example, emails not being received).
This online national induction was launched on 6th March 2025 and is therefore a brand new resource. As such, we are keen to hear feedback from users to enable us to continually improve this resource for all of our new starters and inducting line managers. Feedback can be provided using the questionnaire found in the 'How to get the most out of these resources' section.
Main Menu
The content of this online national induction has been split into four courses. The information within these courses has been designed for you to access at various points of your induction process. You can access each area by selecting the tiles below.
