Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Emergency Department Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our expanding Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner Team within the Emergency Department.  As an ANP working within the Emergency Department at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, you must utilise high levels of decision making and clinical judgment. Ensure that patient health needs are met through the provision of a diagnosis and the management of patient conditions through the assessment, treatment, and review planning process in partnership with patients and families. Provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients, and relatives. The ANP role encompasses that of expert clinician, educator, and auditor. 

You will assist in the development of the service to improve practice and work collaboratively across healthcare boundaries, implementing and evaluating evidence based standards, guidelines and policies.  You will be expected to function effectively under pressure without compromising basic standards of care and professionalism.

You must have advanced clinical expertise and be willing to participate in research and audit projects.  In return we will offer you excellent managerial support and commitment to your professional development.  You will have daily consultant/registrar supervision and an established team of ANPs to support your development.

We encourage those with relevant Acute medical, Emergency or critical care experience to apply.

Hours: 37 hrs per week - working rotational shift pattern over 7 days including both days /evenings/twilights/nights

Please submit your applications promptly once sufficient applications have been received the Job will close early. 

Informal enquiries:  CNM Ray Middlemiss, ray.middlemiss2@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

                                ANP Clare Moceivei or Margaret-rose Singh margaretrosesingh@nhs.scot or clare.moceivei@nhs.scot

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.