Get Ready For Programmes / Career Insights

The NHSGGC Get Ready for Nursing Programme is a 3 day timetabled programme delivered by NHS and Educational Professionals to support your Application to study Nursing or Midwifery.

The programme delivered by NHSGGC Nursing Staff and colleagues form Universities and Colleges. 

Activities include:

Discussion workshops hosted by Nursing and University/College Admissions teams:

• the application process for Nursing and Midwifery
• life as a Student
• life as a Nurse or Midwife
• career pathways within Nursing

Hands on  workshops that include:

• patient observations
• core nursing skills
• medical equipment
• tours of wards and specialty areas (eg operating theatres)
• profession specific workshops – eg Mental Health, Paediatrics etc

Click here to find out more about Nursing Professions or visit https://www.careers.nhs.scot/careers/explore-our-careers/nursing/

2025 Applications opening soon – For future events apply to join our mailing list for notification of when programmes are open for applications

Thinking of Studying Midwifery? 

Click here to find out more about Midwifery as a profession or visit https://www.careers.nhs.scot/careers/explore-our-careers/midwifery/

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde will be running Get Ready for Physiotherapy events for all school pupils, school leavers, gap year students and postgraduates living or studying in our catchment area and planning to apply to Physiotherapy courses through UCAS in 2025.  These events have been designed to replaced traditional “shadowing” for work experience. 

The intention is to deliver a meaningful programme of activity that will give participants more to speak about within your application and at interview.

The programme delivered by NHSGGC Newly Qualified and Experienced Physiotherapy staff.

Activities include:

Discussion workshops that include

• the application process for Physiotherapy
• life as a Student
• life as a Physiotherapist
• career pathways within Physiotherapy

Dates:

This will include 2 virtual sessions each year:

1^st in March 2025 (date TBC) This has replaced the in person sessions. The content of these sessions will include advice on entry requirements and presentations from different areas of physiotherapy

2025 dates opening soon – For future events apply to join our mailing list for notification of when programmes are open for applications

This event open to anyone who is applying to study Physio in 2025 who hasn’t previously attended a physio placement.

Click Here to find out more about the profession or visit https://www.careers.nhs.scot/careers/explore-our-careers/allied-health-professions/physiotherapist/

Click Here to find out more about other careers in NHS Allied Health Professions or visit https://www.careers.nhs.scot/careers/explore-our-careers/allied-health-professions/

The programme of activity for Get Ready for Medicine will take place as follows:

January to March – Online evening lecture events and half day careers insight workshops for S5, gap year and access students and postgraduate applicants planning October applications

June to July – NHSGGC will support delivery of Medic Insight Glasgow Programme (please make sure you are following Medic Insight Glasgow social media platforms)

September to October – Online evening lecture events and half day workshops for S6 pupils making applications in October

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This event is open to anyone who is applying to medical school next October who hasn’t previously attended a GRfM workshop event. 

We would also advise you to look at the information below for the Reach Programme and Medic Insight Glasgow Programme. Also make sure you are following Medic Insight Glasgow social media platforms ( ie Facebook) for the Medic Insight Glasgow Programme and some Guidance for aspiring doctors from current medical students. See more details below:

Medic Insight Glasgow – YouTube

2025 Applications opening soon – For future events apply to join our mailing list for notification of when programmes are open for applications

We would also advise to make sure you have a look at the information below for the Reach Programme and Medic Insight Glasgow Programme. Also make sure are following Medic Insight Glasgow social media platforms (i.e. Facebook) for the Medic Insight Glasgow Programme and some Guidance for aspiring doctors from current medical students. See more details below:

Other Resources

You can visit the Becoming a Doctor webpage and YouCanBeADoctor to view content that may help you gain insight and support your application to study medicine.

Read what the Medical Schools Council advises on the type of work experience needed to support your application to study Medicine. You should also visit the entry requirement pages of the university you wish to apply to for detailed information about the application process.

Please Click Here for more information regarding Get Ready For Medicine Programme.

Thinking about becoming a doctor in the NHS in Scotland?

***Please note that NHSGGC does not host “Shadowing” within a number of professions including Medicine. All requests for careers insight, to source placements or support self found placements for Medicine will be re directed to the Get Ready for Medicine Programme.***

If there is no Get Ready Programme covering your field of interest then applicants are required to source placements by themselves i.e. we do not match applicants to host supervisors. A request for this type of placement should be made directly to the department of interest who will negotiate the content and length of the placement. If a placement can be accommodated the host department will contact the Learning and Education team to confirm the arrangements.

Once you have identified a department and host supervisor you should complete the Self-Found Placement Request

In order to access a placement within NHSGGC (even if you have identified a host department by yourself) pupils must complete the Self-Found Placement Request.

The NHS GGC supervisor will then confirm the placement by complete the Supervisor Confirmation Form. By completing these form you are agreeing that the placement will commence.

If you have any enquiries in relation to your request please contact us at email: ggc.earlycareers@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Please note that medical students interested in applying for an elective placement should link directly with the University of Glasgow as follows:
 
University of Glasgow
Wolfson Medical School Building
University Avenue
Glasgow, G12 8QQ

Tel +44 (0) 141 330 8023 For the information on University of Glasgow the Visiting Electives Programme, please click here .
http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/medicine/mus/visitingelectives/#/generalapplicationinformation,howtoapply,conta

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