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Who we are:
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.
In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.
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Position
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Primary and Community Care at East Ayrshire Community Hospital.
What you will do:
You will work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team. As a Senior ANP you will work within East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, support and promote early discharge to a homely setting; respond to existing or potential new ill health issues in the person’s home/homely setting; contribute to a reduction in unplanned acute hospital admissions and work within East Ayrshire Community Hospital to support care delivery by providing a variety of advanced practice care.
You will require you to provide advanced levels of autonomous nursing practice to undertake physical assessment, diagnose and plan care or onward referral for people in your care. Alongside the clinical daily decision making, leadership and continuity of care this post will bring, the post holder will also work closely with the enhanced integrated care team, ANPs and acute hospital colleagues to support smooth transitions of care to and from home and hospital.
For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description
Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:
You must be registered nurse, a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner with a MSc post grad qualification or equivalent in Advanced Practice or be able to evidence working at Advanced Practice Masters level. You will also have experience within an appropriate clinical environment and demonstrate experience of teaching/education of others. You will be an independent non-medical prescriber.
Hours:
37 per week
Part time hours will be considered and days of working will be flexible across seven days.
Driving Licence/Car Ownership:
Car licence/Car ownership is essential to this role.
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From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
NHS Ayrshire and Arran will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so