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Once you have been approved on the Performer’s List you will be able to apply for jobs. The NHS Scotland GP Jobs Site advertises GP vacancies by region, and you will be able to find the Greater Glasgow & Clyde Vacancies here. Information on joining the Performer’s List continues below.

  • In order to work as a GP in Scotland, you will need to be a member of the Disclosure Scotland, PVG Scheme, and to work in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, you will need to be on the NHS Primary Medical Services Performer’s list for Glasgow and Clyde.  In order to apply for these, you will need to fill out a paper application form. To obtain a copy of the application pack, please contact the FHS Team at gp.pcs@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

On this page, you will find links to sample application forms, and also guidance documents on completing these applications. Please note that these sample application forms cannot be used to apply; 

Application for Inclusion on the Performer’s List

PVG Application

Disclosure Scotland – PVG Online – Applicant Guide Feb 2021

How does a Sessional GP get an NHS mail account?

Response from NSS – Any GP, including Sessional GPs, are entitled to an NHSmail account. The issue is whether they should be attached to the practice they work in or not. I would suggest that if they are likely to work in a practice for 3 months or more they should be attached to the practice and if they move to another practice they are marked as a leaver from that practice and then added to the next by the practice admins. This would need to be done by your local administrator. If they are only working for a week here or there, they should float within the Board (not attached to anything except GGC Board).

To get an NHS Mail account a Sessional GP should phone DAISY, the IT Company NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde use to support their systems, on 0344 863 1244 and log a call. The operator will take the GP through a series of questions, including which Health Board they are hosted by, take contact details, and then the account will be set up.

If a GP has an NHS Mail account from working in a practice can they retain it if they leave the practice to work as a Sessional GP?

Yes – When the GP is working for a Practice they will be attached to that practice, if they move to another practice they will be marked as a leaver from that practice and then added to the next by the practice admins. This would need to be done by your local administrator. If they are only working for a week here or there, they should float within the Board (not attached to anything except GGC Board).

What are the implications for a person’s PVG Scheme membership if they move from working in a practice to working sessionally, or if they come from another part of the UK?

PVG application is carried out as part of a new GP’s induction process, along with Performers List application, when they wish to practice as a GP. It is a national scheme and covers them wherever they work in Scotland, and whether they work as a Principal in a practice or sessionally. If a GP comes from another part of the UK they will have to complete the Scottish PVG process even if they are members of the scheme elsewhere in the UK

How would Sessional GPs access BNF online?

The BNF can be accessed from the Medicines Complete website at https://www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/ in order to access the site you must be working in a GP Practice, a member of NHS Scotland staff, student on NHS placements, or partner in local authorities and the voluntary health sector.

How would Sessional GPs Access the NHSGGC formulary?

You can access the GGC Formulary through Staffnet. If you are working in a practice the permissions on the PC should be sufficient. There are also smartphone apps that can be downloaded, however you need a StaffNet account in order to open either the online formulary or the app.

How would Sessional GPs Access the online BNF?

Go to https://bnf.nice.org.uk/ and you can access the BNF on your device, either desktop or mobile.

This information is updated quarterly.

Frequently Asked Questions
GP Roles
Starting Work as a GP in NHSGGC
Referral and Clinical Guidelines

GGC Medicines

Clicking on the link below will take you to the GGC Medicines webpage which contains a link to the current GGC Drug Formulary and other useful information.

GGC Medicines Website

Course Overview

In this module you will examine some useful tools and methods that can help you understand the skills needed for good time management.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module you will be able to:

  • Organise and plan your time
  • Apply priorities to your tasks to manage your time effectively
  • Recognise ways of scheduling time, managing distractions and managing e mail
  • Use planning tools to maximise efficiency and productivity

Course Provider

  • This course can be accessed online via LearnPro

Who Should Attend

  • All staff are welcome to attend

Pre-requisites

  • There are no pre requisites for this module

Duration

  • Self-directed learning but should take approximately 45 minutes
  • C2 – Personal and People Development
  • C4 – Service Improvement
  • C5 – Quality
  • G5 – Services and Project Management
  • G6 – People Management

e-Learning

This is e-learning course and is available via LearnPro. You will find it under the CPD category. For information and registration please click the link LearnPro .

If you need any further support to access this course, please contact the Learning and Education Support Team on 0141 278 2700 (Option 3).

Course Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is committed to providing a positive security culture throughout the organisation and to ensure personal safety at all times of patients, residents, staff and visitors. We have produced this short e-module in line with changes in legislation and to help ensure we embed security principles within our workforce.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

  • Understand the principles of the UK Counter Terrorism Strategy (CONTEST)
  • Keep secure door codes confidential so that they are only known by those that require them for regular discharge of their duties
  • Observe all personal safety and security rules at all times as described in the NHSGGC Security and Threat Policy
  • Challenge those persons not wearing photographic identification badges unless to do so would place them at risk
  • Wear an up to date photographic identification badge at all time during work
  • Understand the process for reporting and recording Security incidents at a local level
  • Understand the vulnerability factors that can make individuals susceptible to radicalisation or a risk to others and can seek advice from if they have concerns about an individual who may be being groomed into terrorist activity
  • Ensure passwords and login details are kept secure at all times
  • Access the NHSGGC Security and Threat Policy for further information

Course Provider

  • This course can be accessed online via LearnPro

Who should attend

  • All NHSGGC employees are required to complete this course

Pre-requisites

  • No pre-requisites required

Duration

  • Self-directed learning but should take approximately 40 minutes
  • C1 – Communication
  • C3 – Health, Safety and Security
  • C4 – Service Improvement
  • C5 – Quality

e-Learning

  • Security and Threat training is delivered via LearnPro.
  • You will find it under the Statutory/Mandatory tab on your front page.

Course Overview

This course will provide you with a basic knowledge of the Data Protection Act, 1998 and an understanding of your obligations to keep personal identifiable data confidential and secure.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course delegates will be able to identify:

  • Store, transport and transfer Board records and data (including health records, staff records and sensitive corporate information) securely and effectively
  • Understand the safe use of information and communication technology
  • Inform individuals about the use of their data
  • Understand the circumstances when consent should be sought prior to obtaining and using personal data
  • Verify recorded data using processes for positive patient identification
  • Record personal information accurately and consistently
  • Ensure that recorded information is relevant and not excessive
  • Use patient related data to support the delivery and management of healthcare
  • Understand the circumstances in which information may be used for healthcare support purposes such as clinical audit and service monitoring
  • Identify circumstances when personal data can, should and must be shared
  • Respond appropriately to requests for all recorded information held by the Board, demonstrating awareness of access to information legislation and local compliance requirements
  • Understand and apply rules for appropriate authorised access to personal and other sensitive data
  • Ensure that conversations in relation to sensitive or personal information, whether face to face or by telephone, take place in an appropriate area.

Course Provider

  • This course can be accessed online via LearnPro

Who should attend

  • All NHSGGC employees are required to complete this course

Pre-requisites

  • None

Duration

  • Self-directed learning but should take approximately 40 minutes
  • G1 – Learning and Development
  • C2 – Personal and People Development
  • IK3 – Knowledge and Information Resources

e-Learning

  • Safe Information Handling – Foundation training is delivered via LearnPro.
  • You will find it under the Statutory/Mandatory tab on your front page.

Level 1 Peer Support

LearnPro- Complete Level 1 Peer Support online module An Introduction to Psychological Wellbeing.

For health staff this is module GCC 277, for social care staff this is available via your local authority digital learning platform or attend a webinar.

Webinar – As we approach winter and the days are getting colder and darker, it is important to remind ourselves of the importance of looking after ourselves and our colleagues. The Peer Support Team are delivering a 45-minute live online version of the eLearning module Looking after Yourself and Others, which has received fantastic feedback from staff.  

Looking after Yourself and Others is a brief intervention rooted in evidence-based techniques to support stress management, providing information on healthy behaviours to support your wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. It is also packed with helpful resources for NHS and HSCP staff in GGC to support your health and wellbeing.   

Topics covered

  1. Understanding what a normal response to stress is
  2. Understanding the basic elements of Psychological First Aid (PFA)
  3. Learning how look after ourselves
  4. Peer Support: Learning how to look after our colleagues/ others.

Booking information

For any questions or queries, please contact peer.support@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Course overview

Peer Supporters are a key pillar of the NHSGGC Peer Support Framework and provide a caring space to listen to and support colleagues, while adhering to the principles of Psychological First Aid (PFA) contained in the NHSGGC Peer Support Framework.

This 1 day course provides the tools and techniques to support colleagues to undertake this role.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to act as a Peer Supporter for your team or service using the following knowledge, tools and techniques:

  • What is staff support, the benefits of supporting staff, and how to deliver it
  • Psychological First Aid
  • Resilience
  • Burnout/Compassion Fatigue/Vicarious Trauma
  • Mental Health Difficulties – Depression; Anxiety; Trauma
  • Skills; Therapeutic Conversations
  • Matching modality of staff support to team/service
  • Planning and implementing a peer support process
  • Take care of ourselves
  • Understanding the NHSGGC Peer Support Network and how to navigate it
  • Governance and Duty of Care processes

Following the course, Peer Supporters will be provided with a course Handbook and be supported by the NHSGGC Occupational Health Psychological Therapies Team with ongoing offerings of support and supervision sessions, CPD events and 121 advice as required.

Course provider

  • NHSGGC Occupational Health Psychological Therapies Team

Who should attend

Candidates and line managers must agree in advance the expectations required for the Peer Supporter role in their team or service. This includes time to respond to local support needs and participate in the organisational governance arrangements for this role i.e. training, supervision including psychology led supervision and support sessions.

Pre Requisites

Candidates to:

  • Complete Level 1 Peer Support online module An Introduction to Psychological Wellbeing. For health staff this is module GCC 277, for social care staff this is available via your local authority digital learning platform or attend a webinar:

Webinar Booking Information

Duration

  • 1 day, 9.30am – 4.30pm
  • C1 – Communication
  • C2 – Person and People Development

Tutor Led Course

Attendance is 1 day, 9.30am – 4.30pm

e-Learning

  • An e-Learning option is currently available and noted under the course pre-requisites.

Course Overview

This e-module is designed for people who may be involved in the response to an emergency. This includes people from Category 1 responder organisations, third sector organisations, and staff in health and social care services.

There are three sections in the module. The goal is to understand when and how to provide Psychological First Aid (PFA) in the immediate aftermath of an emergency.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Define Psychological First Aid
  • Describe the 7 key components of effective Psychological First Aid
  • Feel reasonably confident in delivering Psychological First Aid
  • Adapt Psychological First Aid to different settings and populations
  • Identify ways to take care of yourself while providing Psychological First Aid

Course Provider

  • National Education for Scotland (NES)

Who Should Attend

  • People who may be involved in the response to an emergency. This includes people from Category 1 responder organisations, third sector organisations, and staff in health and social care services.

Duration

  • Approximately 1 hour
  • C3 – Health, Safety and Security

There is no classroom option for this topic.

e-Learning

An e-learning module is available for this topic via Turas Learn.

If you already use the Turas platform to access other Turas applications such as Turas Appraisal, Turas Professional Portfolio or Turas People you simply add Turas Learn to your Dashboard using the ‘Add Applications’ link on the homepage.

You can then use the search function to find and add specific learning resources and eLearning modules.