Advanced Practitioner / Trainee Advanced Practitioner - 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 7 scale.
 

The Role

The Advanced Practitioner/Trainee Advanced Practitioner will work autonomously in the Acute Service within the well-established, dynamic and progressive Medicine for Older Adults team, covering seven days including public holidays.  They will be responsible for independent clinical decision-making for a complex population including assessment and treatments. The Advanced Practitioner/Trainee Advanced Practitioner will work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and families to ensure person-centred care with excellent communication skills underpinning this role.  The Advanced Practitioner provides advanced clinical assessment, clinical care and management of both stable and acutely unwell patients, making complex, autonomous decisions using advanced skills and knowledge, having overall responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the delivery of advanced care.   A clinical supervisor will be allocated to the successful candidate to support the achievement of academic and clinical competence.

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 provides 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 a 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 and experience 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 the speciality.
• Evidence of application of advanced practice skills in speciality and applying clinical judgement.
• Evidence of further developed knowledge and experience in management and/or leadership. 
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in the area of speciality including study days/courses/post-graduate qualification.
• The post holder will possess excellent teamwork/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.

It would be great if you also have

• Educated to or working towards MSc PgDip Qualification ALS Provider / Instructor Non-medical Prescriber
• Experience in delivering education/training
• Expert practice in the speciality and evidence of relevant continued professional development/qualification within the speciality
• Experience working with critically ill/high acuity patients.
• Evidence of working at Charge Nurse / Senior Charge Nurse Level
• Evidence of personal contribution to service planning and redesign projects.
• Understanding of clinical management pathways
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of quality improvement/research and audit.
• Advanced Assessment skills.
• Evidence of practising advanced clinical skills (NIV/ ECG interpretation/ABG etc)

Contract type

• Permanent
• Full time
• 37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

• This role will be based in Medicine for Older Adults within University Hospital Monklands

Looking to find out more?

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

Please contact Julie McQuade, Senior Nurse Advanced Practice, at julie.mcquade@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk 

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Carla Vargas, Recruitment Administrator at carla.vargas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (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 Lanarkshires benefits include:

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

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

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

• Paid sick leave increases with the length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both 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 youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack or our recruitment webpage.