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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are currently recruiting full and part time Family Nurse posts across Glasgow City and Renfrewshire.
The FNP programme is an intensive, preventative, one-to-one home visiting programme developed in the United States of America by Professor David Olds and the University of Colorado, Denver. Across Greater Glasgow and Clyde Family Nurses work alongside eligible young parents during pregnancy until their childs 2nd birthday. It is a highly intensive, complex clinical intervention, with the purpose of achieving three core outcomes:
- to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes, through improved prenatal health behaviours;
- to improve child health and development, through positive, responsive caregiving; and
- to improve the economic stability of the family, through developing their vision and realising their plans for the future.
The Family Nurse Partnership post requirements are
- Registered with the NMC on Sub part 1 or Midwifery part of the register
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject
- Masters level education or able to demonstrate clinical practice and characteristics required at masters level
All new Family Nurses will have the option to undertake the Professional Diploma in Family Nursing, which on successful completion, will result in the award of 60 Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Level 11 points
Online Information sessions will be held on 14/09/22 at 6pm and the 19/09/22 at 09.30 am. If you would like to join one of these sessions please contact jessica.richardson2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk to enable a link to be emailed out.
The interview process is in two parts and both the panel and client interviews for Family Nurse Posts will be held the week commencing 31st October
The successful applicant requires to be available to attend all mandatory dates below, for FNP Education, over an 18-month period. Education is facilitated using a hybrid model of online and face to face education, some of which is residential.
6th – 10th March 2023 – Pre foundations learning and SQA induction. At site and online.
13th-17th March 2023 – Foundations in FNP practice. 5 days/4 nights Residential
1st May 2023 – MI intermediate in FNP practice. Non residential
30th and 31st May 2023 – MI advanced in FNP practice. 2 days/1night residential.
22nd August 2023 – Breastfeeding Support in FNP practice. Non residential
3rd - 5th October 2023 – Next steps. 2 days / 1 night residential. 1 day online
14th – 15th November 2023 PIPE in FNP practice. 2 days / 1 night residential
April/May 2024 – DANCE in FNP practice
19th September 2024– Introduction to flourishing in FNP practice. Online
25th – 26th October 2024 – Flourishing in FNP practice 2 days / 1 night residential
The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday
Informal Contact: Sharon Coggins, 0798 914 9379, Sharon.Coggins@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
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.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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.