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Trainee Health Visitor Positions Band 7 Annex21- Aberdeenshire/Aberdeen City
NHS Grampian
We have an exciting opportunity for an NMC Registered Adult/Paediatric/Mental Health Nurse or Midwife to develop a career in Health Visiting within NHS Grampian. We are looking for highly motivated individuals who have the capacity and desire to undertake the post graduate MSc Advancing Practice Course – Health Visiting course full time route. We have three posts in Aberdeenshire, based in Garioch, Formartine and Buchan and 3 posts in Aberdeen City (base to be decided on appointment)
Throughout the duration of the course, you will be embedded within the existing Health Visiting Team who deliver the Universal Health Visiting Pathway. You will work alongside experienced health visitors and the wider team to support you to develop and consolidate your academic learning into practice.
We are looking for candidates to enter onto the one year full time Robert Gordon University Advanced Practice Course which will commence in September 2026.
As part of the RGU course there is a requirement to complete 2 clinical placements to enable consolidation of academic and clinical learning as stipulated by NMC to ensure required clinical learning hours are achieved. Therefore, all annual leave must be taken out with the clinical practice placement times.
Please specify on your application if you are applying for Aberdeenshire or Aberdeen City
Interviews are planned to take place the week commencing: 29/06/2026
Informal questions and enquiries to:
Lead Nurse- Nikki Forsyth – 07976472137
Deputy Chief Nurse- Bethan Murdoch - 07483322446
Please take a look at our recruitment video and information on Annex 21 below:
https://youtu.be/4mr97tF9Bs4
Information on Annex 21
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