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Advanced Practitioner or Trainee Advanced Practitioner - Annex 21

NHS Scotland
East Kilbride
5 months ago
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Annex 21

Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will be considered under the Annex 21 training programme, where whilst undergoing training, they will be paid a % of the top of Band 7 and on completion of training will then move on to Band 7scale.

The Role

NHS Lanarkshire are looking to recruit an Advanced Practitioners / Trainee Advanced Practitioner. As an Advanced / Trainee Advanced Practitioner you will work autonomously across Primary, Community and Acute Services during the in and out of hours period, covering seven days including public holidays. You will be responsible for the clinical decision making for the population including assessment and treatment of patients in across the Primary, Community and Acute settings.

The Advanced /Trainee Advanced Practitioner will work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT)/medical staff including the OOH Hub and Acute Services. Communicate on a daily basis about any patient they have seen overnight/ at weekend and who needs to be followed up by the GP / Acute Services during normal working hours

The Advanced /Trainee Advanced Practitioner provides assessment, clinical care and management of both stable and acutely unwell patient and his/her family, making complex, autonomous decisions using advanced skills and knowledge, having overall responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the delivery of advanced care. Medical telehealth/telephone support will be available when required from an identified source.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring
  • Registered Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist with valid NMC/HCPC / GPHC Registration.
  • Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced clinical practice and expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.
  • Advanced Specialist knowledge of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality.
  • Evidence of application of advanced practice skills in speciality and applying clinical judgement.
  • Evidence of further developed knowledge in management and/or leadership.
  • Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
  • The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate and influence others and work using own initiative.
  • Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills.
  • Working knowledge of basic information technology.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have
  • Advanced clinical practice qualification
  • ALS Provider / Instructor
  • MSc in Advanced Practice
  • Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
  • Evidence of working at Charge Nurse / Senior Charge Nurse Level
  • Ability to demonstrate understanding of quality improvement / research and audit.
Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based inANP Team within University Hospital Hairmyres.

The working pattern for this role: Rotational shift pattern involving weekends and nights. Can be varying hours (7.5 hours or 12-hour shift pattern)

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Lorraine Stevenson, ANP Team Leader onemail: L

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Marion Bisset, Recruitment Administrator on (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

  • A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

  • A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

  • Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit theScottish Public Pension)

  • Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

  • Occupational health services

  • Employee counselling services

  • Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or ourrecruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

  • Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
  • For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link:https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
  • Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk & spam folders) as well as your Jobtrain account for updates.
  • We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain
  • Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available atwww.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

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