NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are currently recruiting for a full time Family Nurse post across Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
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 child’s 2nd 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.
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 session will be held, giving more information on working in the service. If you would like to join one of these sessions please contact lisa.marshall5@nhs.scot 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.
Panel interviews are 30th June and 1st July.
Client interviews are 29th June.
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.
All other roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
- Location based in Drumchapel Health Centre
- Permanent Contract
- Full-time position (36 hours per week)
- Shift pattern for this post are Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Key responsibilities:
- To develop therapeutic relationships with the clients and work intensively with complex family situations to achieve the outcomes of the FNP programme.
- Recruit and engage eligible seldom heard pregnant young women to the programme.
- To deliver the FNP Intensive home visiting programme using the licensed materials to achieve maximum outcomes for this client group.
- Act as named person, and where appropriate Lead Professional to undertake intensive therapeutic work with the target population of families in their homes to improve the outcomes of pregnancy, children’s health and parental life course outcomes.
- Using the 6 FNP domains as a framework, use professional and clinical judgement to undertake detailed assessments of clients and their families and analyse complex family situations in order to develop appropriate clinical interventions.
- Deliver the Universal Health Visiting pathway as part of the FNP programme.
- Contribute to the Child Health Promotion programme including professional assessment of children’s growth and development and language skills.
- Work within the FNP model to initiate plan and co-ordinate clients care in consultation and collaboration with other professionals and agencies.
- Act on own interpretation of assessment of clinical situation in home setting and refer families to other specialist services including child protection agencies as required to meet additional support requirements.
- Ensure accurate data is collected and submitted appropriately to monitor programme fidelity and for research purposes. Ensure own family records maintained in line with local and NMC standards
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
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
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.
What we offer:
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.
As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
- A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
- Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
- Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
- Enhanced pay for working public holidays
- NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
- Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact: Annette Holliday, Family Nurse Supervisor , 07977 065550, annette.holliday@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.
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