Care Home Hub - Registered Nurse
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
You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.
This post is part of the new Care Home Hub model, which will provide integrated, collaborative, and coordinated services for care home residents to contribute to improvements in quality and standards of care.
The care home hub registered nurse will as part of the Hub model provide clinical expertise and care to patients within care home settings, working in partnership with homes to support improvements aligned to care inspectorate or assurance outcomes around nursing care interventions such as Infection prevention and control, tissue viability, palliative care, care planning and food fluid and nutrition (this list is not exhaustive).
The care home hub registered nurse (CCHRN) will be flexible in approach and provide, as part of a GGC partnership response, practical support and advice on the delivery of direct nursing care to the residents of care homes and care settings during times of crisis.
The care home nurse is responsible for the provision of nursing support from the hub service into care homes and care settings as delegated by their team lead in collaboration with NHSGGC 6 HSCPs, will work independently and as part of the Care Home Hub teams.
The CHHRN will seek to establish and maintain effective relationships with Care Home Managers and staff, relevant clinical leads, and specialist services in relation to care for older people in community settings.
Duties
- The care home hub nurse will provide proactive support, education, and guidance to care homes and care settings staff to enable them to complete Anticipatory Care Planning with the aim of minimising avoidable hospital admissions and maximising individuals’ ability to remain safely at home.
- The post holder will hold relevant core generic skills appropriate to the multidisciplinary component of this team.
- Supporting the multi-disciplinary team in the management of activity within the caseload
- Providing support to other members of the Focussed Intervention team.
- The post holder will provide professional advice and direction to other professional colleagues and team members, and supervise less experienced staff as well as Support Workers and students on clinical placement.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
- This is an exciting opportunity to join the Care Home Collaborative team, working collaboratively with care home residents and staff, HSCPs, and the wider multidisciplinary team to support safety, quality, and person‑centred care across Greater Glasgow and Clyde care homes on Dava Street
- The shift pattern for this post is to be confirmed
- This is a fixed-term post for 6 months
Key Responsibilities
- Support Care Home staff in the provision of safe, effective person-centred care for residents and their families
- Use Quality Improvement methodology to develop standardised and measurable care delivery strategies
- Undertake regular health assessments and reviews for residents within agreed timescales
- As part of the Hub MDT, develop competencies in the management of Infection Control, Tissue Viability, Food, Fluid and Nutrition, and falls management within a care home setting
- Developing a system of partnership working with Care Home Nurses through the provision of clinical advice and providing clinical interventions as and when required
- Supporting Care Home nurses to make referrals to community services and to work closely with community specialist services, medical services (DME and Older People's Mental Health), AHPs, and acute specialist services
- As part of Hub MDT, use advanced clinical assessment skills to undertake a range of clinical assessments when this is necessary to support specialist advice, e.g., Infection Prevention and Control, continence, falls, tissue viability, palliative and end of life care, physical and cognitive functions.
- Assist Care Home staff with care planning to meet the individual needs of residents in line with NMC nursing standards and in the implementation of evidence-based practice to meet agreed local and national standards
- Supporting Care Home nurses to proactively improve their ability to effectively manage long-term conditions and maintain the functional ability of residents, and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, where possible
- Supporting the attainment of additional clinical competencies and areas of practice development as required
- Facilitating local clinical skills training and development of competencies for Care Home Nurses to meet individual resident needs, if out of their scope of practice
- Sharing guidance and best practices as applicable
- More responsibilities can be found in the attached job description
Knowledge, training, qualifications, and/or experience required to do the job:
- A registered practitioner on the NMC register
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of further education or development of an extended skill set, including V300 non-medical prescribing and Advanced Clinical Assessment
- Experience of involvement in Quality improvement projects, or Quality Improvement Training, e.g. Scottish Improvement Leader
- Leadership qualification and/or ability to demonstrate leadership principles and practice
- Can demonstrate an expert level of knowledge across nursing practice and an ability to implement improvements that may challenge existing practice
- Development and provision of education and training with excellent written and oral communication/presentation skills
- Extensive experience in the area of responsibility
- The post holder is required to evidence their ability to function in such a way that they demonstrate the 6 caring behaviours at all times
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
Nurse Team Lead, Janice Mitchell, 07854330564, Janice.Mitchell2@nhs.scot
This post may close early due to the volume of responses. Please submit your application form as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.
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Additional Information
From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis.
A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.
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.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer.
We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience, and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.
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