Community Practice Teacher / Assessor – District Nursing

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is Monday - Friday , 8:30- 4:30pm, Backshifts, Evening Shifts, Weekends, Public Holidays, Unsocial Hours.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

A number of exciting vacancies have arisen for Specialist Community Practice Teacher/Assessor within Glasgow City HSCP supporting a multitude of post registration students within the HSCP. These students range from Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) in Advancing Practice in District Nursing programmes and Integrated Community Nursing programmes, alongside supporting individual staff undertaking various modules including V300 Non-Medical Prescribing and Advanced Clinical Assessment and Decision Making at Masters level. One of the key roles of these posts involve the assessment and supervisio

n of students in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) ‘Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment’ (NMC, 2018).

The primary focus of the CPT / Assessor will be to provide their clinical experience and the expertise necessary to support the SPQ students to meet the educational objectives of the SPQ APDN Programme. They will guide and teach DN students and practice supervisors throughout the students practice placements as well as make an assessment of the student’s competence to practice as a SPQ District Nurse by the end of the programme. Following successful completion of the SPQ APDN Programme, the CPT / Assessor will provide 12 months of preceptorship to newly qualified District Nurses to facilitate a smooth period of transition into the new roles.

Each CPT / Assessor is allocated 1 day per week for CPT / Assessor duties whereby they are expected to meet with students, review progress, undertake clinical support and supervision of students and undertake any other CPT / Assessor related duties such as workplan updates, as directed by the Lead Nurse.

Informal contact: Mr David McCrohon - Lead Nurse on 07926263787 or David.mccrohon@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

As from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. 

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NHSGGC recognise 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 the tenure is listed as 'various', we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements and this will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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