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244638 - Newly Qualified Practitioner - Learning Disability Nursing
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Exciting Opportunity for Soon-to-Qualify Nurses – Start as an Assistant Practitioner in August!
Are you a final-year nursing student expecting to receive your UK NMC PIN before December 2026?
Join our team in October as an Assistant Practitioner, gaining invaluable hands-on experience while you transition into your Registered Nurse role!
What We Offer
- A supportive and structured environment to develop your skills
- Competitive pay as an Assistant Practitioner
- Opportunities to shadow experienced nurses and work within a multidisciplinary team
- Seamless progression into a Registered Nurse role upon receipt of your NMC PIN
- Ongoing professional development and career growth
What We’re Looking For
- Final-year nursing students interested in Learning and Disability Nursing within Acute or Community settings on track to qualify before December 2026
- Passionate about delivering excellent patient care
- Team players with a proactive and compassionate approach
Kickstart your nursing career with confidence – grow with us while you wait for your PIN!
Please note the salary for part-time positions will be pro rata.
The post is only open to those who are in their last year of their Nursing Degree course and due to gain their UK NMC PIN before the end of 2026.
If you do not meet this criteria, you will not be invited to the next stage of the process.
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact NQNurse.RecruitmentTeam@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject.
Please note: all job-related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above and we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
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Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
- For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
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Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37-hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.
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