Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included. 

This is a fulltime post of 37 hours per week, with a shift pattern of Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (Hours can be flexible across the core business hours).

You must have a live UK NMC Pin in order to apply for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde as a Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) within the Adult Eating Disorders Service. Within the eating disorder service, care is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team in collaboration with partner agencies. It is based on the best available evidence for practice both logical and psychological, and is planned and delivered in a manner which promotes personal choice. The clinical team works collaboratively with service users, carers and their representatives to ensure that care needs are identified and met. The service offers a group programme in addition to individual intervention. It also supports inpatient eating disorder beds currently on the Stobhill campus for treatment of eating disorders as required.
The service provides continuity across inpatient and community-based secondary NHS mental health care that is based on the principles of equality, dignity and respect and which takes into account spiritual and cultural diversity. The Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will command a broad expert knowledge base and be able to provide professional advice in relation to the delivery of evidence based care and treatment of individuals with Mental Health needs/conditions. You will be educated to masters level and be able to demonstrate the ability to work professionally within a wider team. The ANP will assess patients, plan and implement care, provide specialist advice and maintain a high standard of clinical records keeping. The ANP has a high level awareness of their own values and beliefs and acts as a positive role model enabling change. The ANP will work autonomously within the multidisciplinary ward team to ensure a high standard, planned package of care is delivered for the defined patient group. The ANP is a nurse prescriber who has command of a broad expert knowledge base and clinical competence. Using critical thinking, the ANP is able to analyse evidence, cases and situations in clinical practice, enabling a high level of judgement and decision making. The ANP will have high-level communication skills and contribute to the training, learning and development of the multidisciplinary team. The ANP will ensure that robust governance systems are in place by contributing to the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols, documentation processes, standards, policies and clinical guidelines.

For more information, please contact: Scott Whinnery, Scott Whinnery, , scott.whinnery@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs. 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.  

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process. 

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board. 

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