KM215348 - Staff Nurse

NHS Scotland; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian is recruiting for a Band 5 Staff Nurse position for Final Year Nursing Students or newly graduated nurses. This role includes providing care in specialized wards for individuals with learning disabilities and complex mental health needs, ensuring a supportive environment with a focus on values and collaborative practice.

Benefits

Two weeks minimum supernumerary

Support to complete Flying Start NHS

Preceptorship

Values Based Reflective Practice

Qualifications

• Graduating from an NMC approved programme.
• Caring and compassionate nature required.
• Must work rotational shifts including days and nights.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in a specialist learning disability inpatient setting.
• Work across various service areas within the Learning Disability In-Patient service.
• Completion of a two-week supernumerary period.

Skills

Caring nature

Compassion

Interest in learning disabilities

Flexibility

Education

NMC approved undergraduate nursing program

Job description

Band 5 - Staff Nurse

NHS Grampian is now recruiting Final Year Nursing Students (Learning disabilities/Mental Health Branch) or nurses who are looking for their first registered nurse post since graduating from a UK university. You must be graduating from an NMC approved undergraduate programme.

NHS Grampian has a strong commitment to provide support for new graduate nurses. You will receive

2 weeks minimum supernumerary

Support to complete Flying Start NHS

Preceptorship

Values Based Reflective Practice

Loirston Ward is an assessment and treatment ward, which provides care for adults who have learning disabilities and complex mental health needs. Strathbeg Ward provides care and support for individuals with learning disabilities who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice Service or have identifiable risk management needs. These wards are part of, and located within, NHS Grampian’s Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Service.

Applicants should have a caring and compassionate nature and have a genuine interest in working in a specialist learning disability inpatient setting. The successful candidates will be expected to work a rotational shift pattern which includes day and night shift duties (once completed their flying start), and must be flexible to work across all service areas within the Learning Disability In-Patient service.

Once your application has been successfully accepted you will be invited to interview where a representative from both wards will be present.

This advert may close early if sufficient applications have been received.

For more information please contact SCN Kelsie Poole [e-mail] 01224 557027 or SCN Sam Macphee [e-mail] 01224 557044

Interview Date - Thursday 19th June 2025

Please note - This post may close early if there are sufficient applicants

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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.