NHS Grampian are delighted to accept applications from passionate, motivated children’s nurses, who have recently or will be registered by Sept 2024. We welcome applications from candidates who will have completed all make up time plus any academic and practice placement resits by 1st December 2024. There will be an opportunity for those who have not completed all elements to apply later in the year at the next round of New Graduate Nurse recruitment.

Candidates can include preferences for posts in specific areas (either by entering this on application in the ‘any other information’ section or discussion at interview). Only departments with vacancies will be able to take on New Graduates. Candidates’ preference for placements will be prioritised on interview scores i.e. those scoring highest at interview are allocated posts first based on preferences and where vacancies are. As not all vacancies for October can be predicted in June we over recruit to allow for this and naturally drop out of successful candidates. Therefore some candidates will be successful at gaining a post with us but will have to wait until August/September to know exactly where that post is.

New graduates are actively encouraged to move to a second area in year two offering the opportunity to explore a breadth of experience. However, we will consider requests to remain in their initial post area. 

The Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital (RACH) and the Neonatal Unit (NNU) are tertiary centres providing a comprehensive range of services for new-born babies, children and young people with a wide variety of health needs. The new build Baird family hospital is due for completion in 2025 where the state of the art NNU will be situated. Our Paediatric service in Elgin supports a range of admissions from Moray.

At present we have vacancies in the following locations, but this is likely to change as the year progresses

Royal Aberdeen Children's HospitalEmergency Care Unit (Assessment unit and Emergency Department)SurgicalHDUNeonatal Unit at Aberdeen Maternity HospitalHomecare team (community locations)

All NGNs will be supported to complete Flying Start NHS® in their first year. NHS Grampian is committed to support further academic study at Master’s level.

We are keen to attract nurses who are highly motivated and passionate about delivering high quality compassionate care to our patients and their families in line with organisational values. NHS Grampian are committed to the Magnet® Recognition Programme that provides a roadmap to nursing and midwifery excellence.

Interviews & Open Day 

20th & 21st June 2024

Location

Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital or Microsoft Teams

Structure

Interviews will be held face to face at Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. There is also the opportunity to conduct interviews over Microsoft Teams on the same day if attending in person is difficult. Our Practice Educators will be on hand to discuss the induction programme and support during the programme. Existing post holders will be available to show candidates over the hospital and answer questions. Come and take the first positive step to your future as a Children’s Nurse in NHS Grampian.

For any informal enquiries, please contact:

[email protected]  (Clinical Nurse Manager) or

[email protected] (Practice Educator)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes. Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise.  Post may close early due to volume of applications. For help to complete an application on Job Train please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/ To view our accessibility statement, please follow this link: https://www.eess.nhs.scot/jobtrain-accessibility-statement/ Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately. Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates. Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home for advice and support with any system issues. We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain. Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments. Some of our vacancies are for internal candidates only. If you are a member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Grampian.

NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.