NHS jobs drive is a success as 2,300 people apply for work

More than 2,300 people have applied for NHS jobs in just one week to help combat Covid-19.

A major recruitment drive by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to increase its workforce has seen thousands of people apply for roles within the health board area.

Jobs are available for facilities staff, healthcare support workers, registered staff nurses and allied healthcare professionals - all which will provide significantly more capacity at the frontline in coming weeks and months.

The new staff will bolster Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s workforce and play an integral role in the delivery of services during a crucial period.

The move forms part of a wider mobilisation plan to manage a significant increase in the number of Covid- 19 cases being treated in hospitals and in the community, while also ensuring non Covid-19 patients continue to receive care.

The current situation has already seen a huge response as the public and essential workforces have come together as part of a much wider cooperative approach to the outbreak.

In healthcare, a large number of recently retired healthcare staff are set to join efforts around the country, with a significant number of individuals expressing interest to support NHSGGC.

Alongside this, 450 final year nursing students are also being scheduled into full time roles.

This has been bolstered by hundreds of volunteers who have stepped up to provide key operational services within NHSGGC, such as delivering food and medicines, driving patients to appointments and phoning vulnerable people in self isolation.

Nareen Owens, head of people and change developments and support at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said: “We have been overwhelmed with the support our staff are receiving – from the public to volunteers to qualified healthcare workers actively applying to fill roles – and we are extremely grateful.

“Our recruitment drive will provide an essential cohort of healthcare staff to help us effectively manage our

Covid- 19 response and ensure we have the people in place to deliver safe, effective person centred care to both Covid-19 and other patients across the health board.

“The current s i t u at i o n is unprecedented, and we are working together with the Scottish Government to help deliver a robust contingency plan to manage the outbreak in the coming weeks and months .

“Once again, we would like to thank all of our staff, alongside volunteers, and retired and former healthcare workers, for their efforts so far.”

All vacancies within NHSGGC can be found at https:// apply. jobs. scot. nhs.uk/