NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.The shift pattern for this position is Mon to Sun and the post is fixed-term for 2 years.An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse with relevant post registration experience and an honours degree or equivalent to undertake and complete the Specialist Practitioner Qualification PgD in Advancing District Nursing Practice at Glasgow Caledonian University commencing September 2025.Candidates must hold an appropriate academic credit rating which is normally a degree and must evidence recent academic study. The course is offered on a part time basis over 2 years. You will be supported to attend university and have protected study leave during the academic semesters. While not at university you will be in practice as part of the community team. Working pattern is a 5 day over a 7 day service which will include Public holidays, Weekends, OOH’s and backshifts.For the duration of the course the candidates will be employed as SPQ students – Community Staff nurseBand 5 and on successful completion of the course will be considered for any vacant band 6 District Nursing posts within Glasgow City HSCP. This will involve an interview process, preference to geographical area will be considered but can be any base within Glasgow City HSCP.Candidates should be self-motivated practitioners and able to demonstrate an evidence based approach to practice. The diversity and on-going development of services within primary care requires clinical practitioners that are committed to enhancing their own skills through CPD and a commitment to lifelong learning.In the practice setting students will be supported by a Community Practice Teacher/Practice Assessor who will help students to develop a program of learning experiences and who is responsible for assessment of competence. The learning outcomes of the modules are achieved by both university and practice based learning and are assessed by a variety of methods including written assignments, examination and a practice learning plan.Successful Students in passing required modules will progress to temporary Associate District Charge Nurses at the end of their second year of training whereby they will receive an uplift to a band 6 for a period of supervision.Successful candidate’s course fees will be paid by Glasgow City HSCP. Student’s will be eligible for travel expenses from clinical placement to clients’ homes or when out on clinical work. Travel expenses to and from the university will not be reimbursed.For any students’ already employed by NHS this opportunity, if successful, will be offered on a fixed term secondment basis and for anyone not currently employed in the NHS this is offered on a Fixed Term Contract basis.Informal Contact: Jill McNeill, Lead Nurse Glasgow City, [email protected] 07879890939 or David McCrohon, Lead Nurse [email protected] 07855106088.Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies.Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance
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