Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care / Community Services

As part of our Primary Care Transformation, NHS Forth Valley aim to offer a multi-professional model of care within our GP practices. We are looking for a highly experienced Primary Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner to provide professional, operational and clinical supervision for the PCIP ANP team including the development of our trainee ANPs.

This role is appropriate to an ANP who is qualified and has consolidated their knowledge and experience, demonstrating competency in the breadth and depth of diagnosis and treatment across the life span. The post holder will have established an advanced knowledge of all common and undifferentiated primary care presentations, providing autonomous and expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment to patients. The post holder will provide direct management of patients and provide leadership, education, support and clinical supervision for the team including the development of trainee ANP staff. Outstanding leadership skills are required to embrace the demands of this dynamic and challenging role. Evidence of a commitment to developing both self and others is also essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of primary care services as we expand and develop the current Primary Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner workforce.

Essential Credentials for band 8a:

• Significant primary Care Advanced Practice Experience including paediatrics with associated HEI accredited clinical courses

• HEI accredited Independent Prescribing Qualification  - V300
• HEI accredited Clinical Examination & Advanced History Taking course
• HEI accredited clinical decision-making module

• Highly developed leadership skills
• Prior experience in service and / or role development

• Minor Illness / Minor Injuries
• Evidence of commitment to developing others

Informal enquiries welcome- Consultant Nurse - Sharon Oswald: sharon.oswald@nhs.scot

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.  More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

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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.