The Employability Service offers specialist guidance and advice to all NHSGGC services to support local delivery of our organisation’s workforce employability objectives. The overarching aim is to support development of an appropriately skilled workforce from a diverse background which will meet current and future service demands.
The Employability Service supports:
- Development and implementation of a wide ranging strategy for employing young people and other under represented groups within the workforce in partnership with NHSGGC service managers
- Comprehensive project management and delivery of the NHSGGC Modern Apprenticeship programme, in line with NHSGGC objectives, nationally set targets, workforce plans and service redesign
- Promotion of NHSGGC as an employer of choice by raising awareness of the broad range of jobs, apprenticeships and careers, and pathways into these, through a range of methods including: development of a new suite of on line careers resources, a revised model of schools work experience now refereed to Career Insights and schools engagement programme
- Development of new pathways into employment for 16 to 24 year olds, in partnership with NHSGGC services and external stakeholders, with provision for under represented groups with specific barriers to employment
- Ongoing development and management of the NHS Glasgow and Clyde Schools Work Experience Programme.
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Main workstreams
Upcoming Career Events
NHSGGC “Is Medicine for Me?” – Tuesday 19th November 2024 (7.00pm – 8.00m on Zoom) – S2 information evening
While NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde we remain committed to supporting young people to make informed decisions about careers in medicine and to make competitive applications to medical school.
The Widening Access to Medicine team will be running an online session on Tuesday 19th November for any S2 pupil who is considering a career as a doctor.
The session will run from 7pm – 8pm on Zoom on Tuesday 19th November 2024.
An online information evening for S2 pupils considering a career as a doctor.
Closing date/time to apply is 13th November 2024 at 1.00pm
Lectures to include:
- What is the NHS?
- What does a doctor actually do?
- How to get into medical school and what help is available?
- Q&A session
Lectures will be delivered by doctors and staff from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Glasgow University Medical School
For current S2 pupils considering a career as a doctor
The link will be emailed to people who have registered using the form above.