PLEASE ENSURE YOU COMPLETE A NEW APPLICATION WHEN APPLYING & NOTE MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s 2025 Newly Registered Nursing Recruitment programme is now open.
Learning Disability Nursing is a very rewarding career!
You will be joining the learning disability nursing workforce at an exciting time of progress and development. Within NHS GGC, learning disability nurses work in inpatient or community services.
The role of a Learning Disability Nurse is to support individuals and their families to ensure health needs are met and individuals can reach their potential and live meaningful lives.
As a Learning Disability Nurse, you will work across the lifespan. Our population has diverse health needs from early diagnosis to end-of-life care. You will play a vital role as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a healthcare setting, contributing to:
1. Assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating holistic, person-centred care.
2. Reducing health inequalities for people with learning disabilities.
3. Reducing barriers to health and care services to promote wellbeing.
4. Supporting people with learning disabilities to live fulfilling lives.
Learning Disability Nurses may also be considered for roles in Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services, Prison Healthcare (Addictions Team), Forensic Mental Health Services, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. If interested, apply to job reference 209850 (NRN Mental Health).
Why NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde?
Joining NHS GGC means being part of an organization committed to delivering high-quality, innovative, person-centred health and social care.
We collaborate daily to provide outstanding care for our patients, families, and staff. Everyone has a role in this effort.
Supporting Your Career
During your first year, you will undertake the newly registered nurse programme, which supports your transition from student to registered nurse. This includes induction, preceptorship, clinical supervision, and Scotland’s Flying Start programme for new nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals.
As a Band 5 Nurse, you will work alongside experienced colleagues and receive guidance from peers, senior nurses, and lead nurses.
Our Clinical Nurse Education Team is dedicated to supporting your development in knowledge, skills, and career progression.
Living and Working in Glasgow and Surrounding Areas
The Greater Glasgow and Clyde area offers many attractions, including cosmopolitan city life, lush countryside, and seaside locations. Culturally diverse and architecturally stunning, Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city.
You can enjoy living in various locations across Glasgow and its outskirts, all with good transport links to hospital sites.
Home to about two million people, the region includes Glasgow, East and West Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, and East Renfrewshire.
Please complete your application fully and specify your areas of interest.
Applications close on 25th May 2025 at 23:59.
Referees should include an academic supervisor and a previous placement mentor.
We aim to start you as a Band 4 Health Care Support Worker as soon as pre-employment checks are complete, with a latest start date of Monday, 6th October 2025.
We look forward to receiving your application and assure you a warm welcome.
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