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Job reference: 163427
Salary: Band 4 (£27,598 - £30,019)
Job closing date: 11/09/2023
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Various Locations throughout NHS Lothian
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 7.5 or 11.5
Job posted date: 07/09/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Generic Recruitment

Job Advert

New Opportunity for Student Nurses & Midwives

Assistant Practitioner Band 4 Contracts for Final Year of Study (Part 3)

​​​​​​​FOR EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ONLY

​​​​​​​Are you a student nurse or midwife entering Part 3 of study at university?

Exciting opportunities are available to become employed in a band 4 Assistant Practitioner position within NHS Lothian during Part 3 of your programme. Contracts will be offered as 1 shift per week, either 7.5 hours or 11.5 hours per week.

These opportunities have been created to provide nursing and midwifery students with the opportunity to become part of a ward/community team within the workplace ahead of finishing University.

Entry requirements:

This opportunity is only available to student nurses and midwives entering Part 3 of their studies. In the application you are required to confirm that you have achieved Part 2 and are progressing to Part 3 therefore meeting the criteria for a band 4 Assistant Practitioner post.

Application process:

Please ensure that all sections of the application form are fully complete prior to submission. If you would like a community nursing post please select the geographical area that you would like to work in.

To confirm that you have achieved Part 2 and are progressing to Part 3 therefore meeting the criteria to apply, please email a copy of your signed confirmation from your PAD (see attached 'Academic Evidence of End of Part 2' document) to the Generic Recruitment team at genericrecruitment@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk ​​​​​​​no later than 21 August 2023.

Job offers:

Applications will be reviewed and matched based on the preferences that are noted within the application form. Please note that matches to first preference choices will depend on vacancy availability. Once you have been matched to a post you will receive an email from the recruitment team confirming the match. Please be aware that the offer will be final - no alternative posts will be offered, and no changes will be possible. ​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​As part of the recruitment process, we are required to view your ID. Once you have applied to the advert on Job Train, please attend the Comely Bank Centre as soon as possible during the times listed on the attached document. Please be aware that we will be unable to progress your offer paperwork until you have attended the office with your ID. 

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