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District Nurse Specialist Practitioner - Community Nursing
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District Nurse Specialist Practitioner - Community Nursing
District Nurse (Specialist Practitioner) – NHSGGC, East Dunbartonshire HSCP
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK, employing 40,000+ staff across clinical and non-clinical roles. We deliver acute, community, primary, and mental health care to over 1.15 million people, supporting a wider regional population of 2.2 million.
Join us as a District Nurse (Specialist Practitioner) in an integrated community team. You’ll deliver high-quality, person-centred care, helping patients maintain independence in their own homes while exercising clinical leadership, innovation, and professional development in a progressive, supportive environment.
A critical requirement for this role is holding a live NMC UK PIN.
About the Role
- Play a pivotal leadership role in integrated community teams
- Deliver safe, effective, person-centred care tailored to individual needs
- Work autonomously and collaboratively across health and social care
- Provide complex, long-term, and end-of-life care with medical expertise
- Shape high-impact care pathways for patients with multi-disciplinary input
- Support a skilled nursing team, fostering growth and professional excellence
Why join NHSGGC? We value innovation, compassion, and innovation while offering meaningful clinical impact in one of the UK’s most dynamic health boards.
Key Responsibilities
- Leadership & Management
- Oversee a district nursing team, ensuring high-quality, safe, and person-centred care
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Clinical Expertise
- Conduct advanced assessments, care planning, and prescriptive expertise within your scope
- Manage complex chronic, palliative, and urgent care needs
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Coordinate integrated care across health and social care partners
- Facilitate patient independence via holistic, client-focused planning
- Team Development
- Mentor and supervise nursing staff, students, and aspiring practitioners
- Quality & Innovation
- Monitor care outcomes via clinical audit, implement evidence-based practice
- Adapt to service changes with prioritisation skills and contingency briefs
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Requirements & Qualifications
- Professional Registration:
- Active NMC UK PIN enrolment as a Registered Nurse
- Advanced Qualifications:
- SPQ in Advancing Practice (District Nursing) at Master’s level
- V300 Independent Prescribing qualification
- Evidence of expertise in advanced clinical assessment
- Leadership & Experience:
- Identity multi-year direct care leadership in community/primary settings
- Proven roadmap of professional development (CPD, courses, etc.)
- Soft Skills & Competencies:
- Leadership, communication, decision-making
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively
- Strong IT literacy and multidisciplinary integration
- Flexibility to adapt to evolving demands
All applicanta will undergo sponsorship checks based on current Home Office rules—NHSGGC issues a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) only when requirements are met.
What We Offer
Benefits & Support
- Work-Life Balance
- Minimum 27 days annual leave (increasing with tenure) + public holidays
- Flexibility discussions included in recruitment mindset for full- or part-time roles
- Compensation & Premiums
- Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme & volunteering benefits
- Enhanced average salary for shift work, including paid out Public Holiday enhancements*
- Professional Growth
- Study bursaries for Master’s-level qualifications; E-learning and classroom-based courses
- Wellbeing Support
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme & Health Discounts
- Career & Pension
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme with full death benefits
- Ongoing coaching towards Royal College of Nursing (RCN) excellence goals
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Choosing NHSGGC
We believe work should not stand in the way of life. As a Forces-Friendly Employer, we commit to: ✅ Inclusion & fair access to representation for all ✅ Flexible solutions tailored to your needs ✅ Reputation recognition for our quality and innovation-led compassionate care
Next Steps
Interested in applying? Contact Caroline Lilley, Senior Nurse Manager for an informal discussion: 07800 913 850
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Inclusivity Note:
NHSGGC actively supports equity. We prioritise diverse applications and benchmark our progress. If you have military experience or are a veteran/reservist, let us know—translating your skills further into your NHS career will be encouraged through the career mapping system.
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