Hospital Falls Coordinator

Hospital Falls Coordinator B6
Job reference: 262570
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 08/11/2026
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 21
Location: NHSGGC - Community Nursing
Department: Rad-falls/osteoporosis

The role:
Working as part of the Hospital Falls Team, you will provide specialist clinical advice and interventions to staff, patients, relatives, and carers across all directorates within the Acute Services Division. The Hospital Falls Team is a board-wide service supporting Acute Adult General Hospitals across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
Permanent, part-time, 21 hours per week
Shift pattern: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 PM
Base location: NHS GGC Wide - acute services

Key responsibilities:

• Provide specialist falls prevention advice and support to staff, patients, relatives, and carers.
• Deliver clinical interventions to reduce the risk of patient falls.
• Support patient safety initiatives across Acute Services.
• Contribute to quality improvement activities and clinical audits.
• Provide education, coaching, mentoring, and support to healthcare staff.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• First-level Registered Nurse educated to degree level.
• Experience working with older people.
• Relevant post-registration qualification in the care of older adults is desirable.
• Considerable knowledge of patient safety interventions and falls prevention strategies.
• Evidence of teaching, coaching, mentoring, and educational skills.
• Knowledge and practical application of quality improvement methodologies and clinical audit processes.
• Full driving licence and access to a car are essential.

What we offer:
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?
For an informal discussion, please contact: Laura Halcrow, Acute Senior Falls Prevention Lead - Laura.Halcrow@nhs.scot - 07921135972

This post may require a satisfactory PVG Scheme record check. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community and is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC is a Forces Friendly Employer.