NHS Lothian’s Generic Recruitment process takes care of all of our Healthcare Support Worker and Band 5 nursing recruitment. All available vacancies are advertised under one generic advert, and candidates are invited to apply and note within their application form which site/speciality they would like to work in.
The Generic Recruitment process means that candidates are invited to submit one application, have one interview, and there is one decision.
Current Vacancies
Our Nursing and Midwifery adverts can be found on the NHS Scotland Jobs website – https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
- Adult Registered Nurses – Advert 208406
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Registered Nurses – Next advert will go live on 24th February
- Children’s Registered Nurses – Next advert TBC
- Healthcare Support Workers – Next advert will go live 10th March
- Community Nurse Practitioner/Specialist Practitioner District Nurses – Next advert will go live on 3rd March
- Healthcare Support Worker Paediatric Theatres – Advert 208203
To locate the live adverts above, please search the advert numbers in the ‘what’ field in the search bar on the jobs website.
Internal Candidates
If you already work within NHS Lothian in a Nursing or Midwifery role you may be eligible for an internal transfer if you wish to move to another area. Please contact the Generic Recruitment team (details below) to find out more.
Nursing and Midwifery staff can also request a career conversation with a member of the Clinical Team who can provide general career advice. Please email loth.careerconversations@nhs.scot with your name, role, work location and a brief outline of what kind of conversation you would like to have.
Interviews
Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance. You will be asked at least one question from each section.
A selection of our interview questions can be found here:
Healthcare Support Workers and Assistant Practitioners
Registered Nurse and Midwife Band 5
Registered Nurse and Midwife Band 6 and 7
Queries
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact the Generic Recruitment team:
Tel: 0131 536 1616 (option 2)
Lines open Monday – Friday 10am-3pm
