Get Ready Programmes List

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 Adult or Child Nursing or Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing.

These programmes are delivered by NHSGGC Nursing Staff and will be hosted between the 4th and the 8th December 2023 West Glasgow ACH in Patrick.

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Activities

Discussion workshops

Hosted by the Employability Team, Nursing Practice and Nursing Education Colleagues and University and College Admissions Teams,

• The application process for Nursing
• Career pathways within Nursing.

Workshops for Adult and Paediatric Nursing

Activities delivered by Nursing Practice and Nursing Education Colleagues will include:

• Patient observations
• Venepuncture and Cannulation (simulation using mannikins)
• Food, Fluid and Nutrition
• Operating Department Practice
• Core nursing skills
• Medical equipment

Skills Workshops for Adult and Paediatric Nursing

Skills Workshops for Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing

Thinking of Studying Midwifery? 

We are developing run half day workshops to give you an insight into the role of a midwife.

The Get Ready for Nursing Programme is offer twice a year in June and December and delivered from our training suite at West Glasgow ACH in Partick.

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

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

January to March – Online evening lecture events and half day work experience 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

Sept 2024 Programme Applications now OPEN

An online lecture evening “Speed through the Specialities” on Tuesday, 17th September 2024.

Face-to-Face Work Experience Workshops: Get Ready for Medicine on Friday, 20th September 2024.

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

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You can Join our mailing list for notification of when upcoming programmes will open for applications for next intake.

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.

The NHSGGC Get Ready for Dentistry is a 3 day timetabled programme delivered by NHS Professionals to support your UCAS Application. 

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

The programme delivered is by NHSGGC Dental Professionals and colleges form the wider Dental Team.  

Activities

Discussion workshops hosted by the Dental Team

• The application process for dentistry
• Life as a student
• Life as a dentist
• Career pathways within dentistry

Hands on workshops include:

• Patient observations
• Core dental skills
• Dental equipment
• Tours.

Following suspension during the pandemic we are now working to re-establish our programmes.  Full details of these will be published on these webpages and we send alerts to our mailing list contacts also.

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Get Ready for Physiotherapy offers a one- day placement in one of our hospital settings, shadowing a physiotherapist in two different specialties, to provide insight into the role of a physiotherapy and the environment in which they work.  Placements are hosted once a month between March and November.

This programme is designed for S5/S6 pupils, gap year students and postgraduate applicants who are on track to meet the eligibility criteria for an undergraduate/postgraduate physiotherapy programme.  Demand for places means that there is a strict application process which includes an online application.

2024 Phase 1: 6th March 2024, 3rd April 2024, 1st May 2024, 5th June 2024

Phase 1 March – June programme Applications now CLOSED as of Tuesday 30th Jan 2024 @ 13.00

For future dates for the next Phases in 2024 register here.

Activities

Discussion workshops that include:

• The application process for physiotherapy
• Life as a Student
• Life as a Physiotherapist
• Career pathways within Physiotherapy.

Hands on workshops include:

• Tours of wards and specialty areas, e.g. rehabilitation suites
• Speciality specific workshops, e.g. cardiac rehabilitation.

Full details of these will be published on these webpages and we send alerts to our mailing list contacts also.

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This programme is designed to support those with an interest in a career in Psychology we run a half day workshop at West Glasgow ACH in Partick

The workshops will be delivered by psychology trainees and staff from the University of Glasgow Doctorate in Clinical Psychology training programme along with colleagues from NES funded Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology and Health Psychology programmes

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Activities

Discussion workshops hosted by Clinical Psychology Team:

• Quiz activities
• Presentations from psychological practitioners in training
• Learning a psychological model
• Valuable insights to support further education choices and career planning

Discussion topics will include:

• What is psychology and what is psychological therapy?
• What does a psychology career in NHS Scotland look like?
• What does training in NHS Scotland involve?
• What are the pathways into training?

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The NHSGGC Get Ready for Speech and Language Therapy is a 3 day timetabled programme delivered by NHS Professionals to support your UCAS Application. 

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

The programme delivered by NHSGGC Speech and Language Professionals and colleagues form the wider Speech and Language Services Team.  

Activities

Discussion workshops hosted by Speech and Language Therapy Team:

• The application process for speech and language therapy
• Life as a student
• Life as a speech and language therapy 
• Career pathways within speech and language therapy.

Hands on workshops include:

• Patient observations
• Core skills
• Tours of clinical areas.

Following suspension during the pandemic we are now working to re-establish our programmes.  Full details of these will be published on these webpages and we send alerts to our mailing list contacts also.

Apply to join our mailing list for notification of when programmes are ready.