Advanced Practitioner - Flow Centre

Band 7 (£46,244 - £53,789)

Nhs Lothian, Bruntsfield, City of Edinburgh

Full time
Permanent

Posted today, 1 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: None

Full Job Description

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.

Job Purpose

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner primarily within the Flow Centre, Outpatients and Associated Services but with rotation (to be agreed) through the Emergency Department, RIE and the Same Day Emergency Service, WGH as part of an acute services Redesign of Urgent Care model.

Work within the Flow Centre as part of a hybrid clinical team of lead advanced nurse practitioner, advanced nurse practitioner/trainee advanced nurse practitioner/ clinical nurse advisors providing a service of assessment, triage, initial management, and ongoing referral for patients in the Redesign of Urgent Care and Access to Urgent Care programmes.

Working in an advanced capacity within agreed protocols, the post holder is responsible for ensuring the highest standard of care is delivered to patients across Lothian. Provision of expert professional and clinical assessment and advice. Responsible for providing specialist education and training programmes for health care professionals and other professional groups. Implement and undertake research activities ensuring evidence-based practice in the specialist area.

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.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Victoria.Mulholland@NHS.SCOT