Career and Job Opportunities
In these challenging times, we are working harder than ever to make sure there’s no better place to find primary and community care jobs in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Jobs are advertised on the various sites below.
Note: Nottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub (NATH) is not responsible for external sites and all external sites will open in a new window.
NATH Vacancies
ARRS Ambassadors
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small and dynamic team where you can shape and directly impact the advancement of the ARRS workforce across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. By acting as a multi-professional working champion, you will ensure development offers are visible to ARRS roles and the skill sets and benefits of the roles are visible to Practice teams. This is a position for an innovative and talented individual who can suggest solutions to recruitment and retention issues, and is willing to learn and develop their career in Primary Care. This role is designed for a person who can hit the ground running, take initiative and respond quickly on their feet to address challenges that PCNs and the ARRS roles are facing. You will provide informative and engaging content to our Primary Care workforce and key stakeholders.
Our commitment to educate, inform and enhance our workforce also applies to our team members. The role holder will receive continuous support and professional development opportunities to grow and flourish in the role. We want to know what you are passionate about so we can implement that within your role and career journey.
As a highly organised and proactive individual with the ability to manage multiple tasks and lead projects, you must be able to work in a fast-moving environment and communicate effectively with the team and stakeholders. A ‘can-do’ approach and ability to identify problems and gaps is essential. We are looking for a team player who will collaborate with other ARRS Ambassadors to achieve a cohesive workload. You must be able to influence senior stakeholders across the ICS to advance the ARRS agenda and be comfortable running educational sessions. Flexibility to work contracted hours across the week is essential to be able to attend key meetings.
Key application information:
We are looking to recruit:
1x Pharmacy Team Ambassador – 7.5 hours per week (NEW)
1x Trainee Nursing Associate / NA Ambassador – 4 hours per week (UPDATE)
1x GP Assistant Ambassador – 4 hours per week (NEW)
Closing date: 23.59 on Monday 16 October 2023
Salary: Equivalent to banding of the role, matching current salary
You must have agreement from your line-manager (or state this is pending).
We welcome and are committed to implementing reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities. Please inform us of any requirements to support your application.
We will set up a MOU with your existing employer to pay them for your time dedicated to NATH work and the Ambassador role.
Contact for more information: louise.woodward2@nhs.net
Funding to support your continuous professional development (CPD)
We have various funding streams that can be used for you to attend training courses to develop your career. It can support short courses, conferences and university level modules which commence before the end of the financial year (1 April – 31 March). It cannot be used for mandatory training such first aid, basic life support, or safeguarding. This can be accessed by the non-medical, primary care workforce in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (unfortunately it is not available for GPs).
Apprenticeships
There is so much more to apprenticeships than you might think. They are for anyone, at any age, and another route into employment with their own benefits. This includes gaining more hands-on practical experience than you would with a university degree alone. It is great for people who love to learn and get stuck in!
We can help support primary care colleagues into apprenticeships and GP Practices to set up new apprenticeships. Get in contact with us to discuss.
NHS Jobs
Use the NHS Jobs site to search for local jobs. Try searching for key words such as "primary care" and use your local postcode or Nottingham as the location. The advanced search option allows for more refinement in any job search.
GP Jobs
GP Jobs has been founded by GPs for medical staff in primary care throughout the UK to make the task of advertising and searching for jobs fast, simple and intuitive.
Become a primary care nurse
Have you already decided where you want to work when you qualify? Did you consider working in primary care? A lot of people think that you need to get experience before going to work in primary care as a nurse, but there is now a lot of support available meaning you can start as a newly qualified nurse!
Nursing careers in the community
Introducing pre-registration nursing students and newly qualified nurses to working in the community as a career destination.
Career Resources Portal by NHS Leadership Academy
This online portal provides practical tools and resources designed to support you in your career development; career management and career planning. You can access at work or home, whenever suits you.
Tools include:
Career Assessments
Aptitude Tests
CV Builder (through expert advice)
Interview Simulator
Personal Brand
Elevator Pitch Builder
Resources available are through e-learning, written advice, career options and career management. They contain hundreds of guides on topics such as:
Communication
Culture and Diversity
Team Working
Transferable Skills
Wellbeing
and much more...
You can gain free access to the Career Resources Portal via your Academy Profile. If you have an account already it will have been added to the Programmes part of your profile.
Preceptorship Packages
We would like to introduce preceptorship packages aimed at practice nurse team members to support their first 12-18 months of primary care. Suggested clinical skills and available courses, alongside wider career development and sources of support. The resources include:
Medical Mavericks
Medical Mavericks' mission is to inspire the next generation of medics and scientists by taking real medical and sports science equipment into schools, colleges and events all over the UK.
Students and teachers can visit the website and look for more information and resources about how to get into a career in health and social care.
Routes into and through Advanced Practice
NHS England defines advanced practice as a defined level of practice within clinical professions such as nursing, pharmacy, paramedics and occupational therapy. This level of practice is designed to transform and modernise pathways of care, enabling the safe and effective sharing of skills across traditional professional boundaries.
Future Nurse Event
The below videos are recordings of an event held to help enthuse, encourage and prepare potential nursing students. It is aimed at year 11-13s, but is suitable for anyone considering a career in nursing, including entering as a mature student.
Explore your future in nursing
Q&A
The Late Career Hub - CARE4Notts
Here you will find late careers information for health and social care organisations across Nottinghamshire. The site includes:
Information on retirement, pensions and later life planning including a range of videos and downloadable infographics and case studies
A toolkit for managers and leaders supporting late career healthcare professionals (covering flexible working, succession planning, and leadership and culture)
A late Career Framework, showcasing career diversity later in life
Information and resources from our newly piloted Late Career Support and Development Programme
Flexible working and coaching resources for individuals and managers
Nottinghamshire LMC
Nottinghamshire Local Medical Committee (LMC) advertises jobs in general practice.
Applying for medical school?
FutureLearn website is offering a free online course on Applying for Medical School and Becoming a Medical Student.
Thinking of studying healthcare?
The new Studying Healthcare website provides information on how to apply for a degree in medicine, dentistry or pharmacy. Managed by the Medical Schools Council it offers access to videos, webinars and advice with a particular focus on widening access. It enables students, parents and school staff to access events and resources from university health faculties.