Family Nurse - Children and Families

 (Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.

​​​​​​​Full and Part Time posts available

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 2^nd 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 TBC. If you would like to join one of these sessions please contact jess.richardson2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk to enable a link to be emailed out.  

The interview process is in two parts and successful applicants will be invited to a client interview and a panel interview.  

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.  

28^th August – 1^st September 2023 – Pre foundations learning and SQA induction. At site and online.

4^th – 8^th September 2023 – Foundations in FNP practice. 5 days/4 nights Residential

25^th October 2023 – MI intermediate in FNP practice. Non residential

22^nd – 23^rd October 2023 – MI advanced in FNP practice. 2 days/1night residential.

23^rd January 2024 – Breastfeeding Support in FNP practice. Non residential

25^th – 27^th March 2024 – Next steps. 2 days / 1 night residential. 1 day online

8^th – 9^th May 2024 PIPE in FNP practice. 2 days / 1 night residential

Autumn 2024 – DANCE in FNP practice

19^th February 2025– Introduction to flourishing in FNP practice. Online

23^rd – 24^th April 2025 – Flourishing in FNP practice 2 days / 1 night residential

Informal Contact: Anne Mclellan, e-mail address: anne.mclellan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk Tel No: 01389 812050 / 0781429965

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.

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