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Pre-registration Nurse
Band 4 £25,914 - £28,187 per annum, progressing to Band 5 £28,384 - £35,365 per annum upon successful NMC registration
Full time 37.5 hours per week
Permanent
NHS Highland is recruiting graduate and experienced Registered Nurses and from outside of the United Kingdom.
We are looking for friendly and enthusiastic individuals who would like to join NHS Highland on a permanent contract basis; we commit to assist you in achieving your UK NMC registration.
You are required to have successfully undertaken test of competency part 1 (CBT) and meet the English language requirements (required of your NMC application) prior to your application.
https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register
As part of this exciting opportunity we will support you through a fully funded in-house, person-centred education programme to prepare for your Test of Competence Part 2 (OSCE) exam and obtain your full UK NMC registration. NHS Grampian will support NHS Highland in OSCE preparations as part of our recently created North of Scotland International Recruitment Service.
NHS Highland's diverse area includes Inverness, one of the fastest growing cities in Western Europe. Because of our geography we provide, with excellent clinical outcomes, a far wider range of services than expected for our size. The Scottish Highlands are known worldwide as containing some of the nation’s most outstanding landscapes and natural features. These wonderful geographical features also present a number of major challenges to the delivery of health services - a difficult terrain, rugged coastlines, populated islands.
We provide primary, community, mental health and hospital services to an area the geographical size of Belgium, and this role would afford the opportunity to experience remote and rural service delivery.
There is one district general hospital, Raigmore Hospital based in Inverness, along with four rural general hospitals, two mental health hospitals and a number of community hospitals serving the largest geographical Health Board area in the UK. Certain medical and surgical services are also provided to the Western Isles Health Board which serves the population of the Outer Hebrides.
Also located on Raigmore Hospital site is the Centre for Health Science which is a purpose built, state of the art facility and is one of the first in the UK to bring together the public, private and academic sectors to be a focus for excellence in health science and biotechnology
The Argyll & Bute Health and Social care Partnership manage acute, primary, community health and mental health services across the region. Much of the acute and more specialist services are provided from neighbouring NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. These services are purchased by the Operational Unit through formal contracts.
What can I do when I’m not working?
The North of Scotland offers a fantastic range of adventurous outdoor activities with opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, climbing, road racing, mountain biking and a whole lot else on your doorstep. If you’re looking for outdoor recreation, then this job can offer a sense of calm, space and openness that is unrivalled wherever you are based. The North of Scotland is a top destination for surfers with locals and tourists coming to the region specifically to surf in places such as Thurso.
If you prefer a more laid back approach, the North of Scotland has a great selection of restaurants and eateries to suit all tastes and music festivals like Belladrum, Loopallu, and the Hebridean Celtic Festival and prove to be a great way to spend your time off.
If you’re enthused by what we have to offer, share our vision, and believe you can contribute to NHS Highland, we would be thrilled to hear from you.
Experience and preferences will be considered however clinical placement will be based upon current vacancies.
Please note this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.