Return To Practice Nurse

Langabhat Practice

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.

Return to PracticeNurse

Initial Band 3 - £26,86+ to £28,++8 per annum

on completion of return to practice course

Band 5 £31,8+2 to £3+,735 per annum

Plus £1,34+ Distant Islands Allowance

37 Hours per WeekPermanent

This programme is an exciting collaboration with NHS Western Isles and Glasgow Caledonian University, delivering an employer-led model for Return to Practice, enabling previously registered adult and mental health nurses to return to the NMC register.

You will have access to online learning and teaching and undertake a practice learning experience within NHS Western Isles to refresh your knowledge and skills to enable you to return to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register.

You will be recruited to the programme jointly by NHS Western Isles and Glasgow Caledonian University. Your programme fees will be paid in full and you will be employed by NHS Western Isles throughout the return to practice programme and paid at Agenda for Change band 3.

You will complete a total of 300 or 450 hours of practice which will be dependent on the length and circumstances for the lapse of your registration. Applications are invited from adult nurses with a lapse of registration for the Return to Practice programme commencing February 10th 2025.

Entry requirements:

Evidence of current NMC Statement of entry
Declaration of any NMC Order (if relevant)
Following successful interview, undertake and complete all required pre-employment checks
Commitment to fulfil the programme requirements and remain within employment for a minimum of one year within NHS Western Isles.
Undertake the academic and practice elements of the programme without interruption
Our Commitment to you

Your programme fees will be paid in full
NHS Western Isles will support you financially, meaning you will be paid as a band 3 for the duration of the programme
On successful completion of the programme you will be offered employment as a registered practitioner in a substantive post in NHS Western Isles
You will receive academic and practice learning support for the duration of your programme to facilitate your return to the NMC register
Applications are now invited from interested individuals who are seeking to re-join the NMC register.

Applications will be subject to a stringent short-listing process with Glasgow Caledonian University and those shortlisted will be subject to a joint values-based interview with NHS Western Isles and Glasgow Caledonian University. Interviews are expected to be held in November, ful candidates will be required to commence the return to practice programme in February 2025.

The successful applicant will be required to register with the Disclosure Scotland PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba , còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

Closing Date 28th November 2024 Read more