We are currently seeking applications from experienced advanced nurse/clinical practitioners to join the Medicine for the Elderly team within Raigmore Hospital.
Successful applicants will be supported to develop their career in medicine for the elderly with opportunities to join the team at Senior Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner level (band 8a +/- annex 21), Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner (band 7).
Post holder will work alongside AHP’s and our existing Senior ANP within our new frailty assessment area whilst providing in reach to acute admission areas and emergency department, in addition to working in our acute care of the elderly wards.
The service will initially run 5 days per week working (Monday to Friday daytime hours), future service models may extent to 7 days therefore post holders may be required to work evenings/weekends. Full or part time hours are available on fixed term basis with secondments will be considered.
Senior ANP’s will be expected to manage patients who have higher degrees of medical complexity, this will often be without any immediate face to face senior decision-making support. They will also be expected to have the practical skills to manage unselected medical patients without immediate senior medical support.
They will also be expected to supervise junior medical trainees, medical students and advanced nurse practitioners/trainees/AHP’s who are attached to the medicine for elderly team.
The post holders will work specifically in medicine for the elderly and will spend a minimum of 80% of their clinical time within this speciality. In addition you will be allocated 10-20% non-clinical time to support professional activities (SPA) and as such will be allocated a specific quality improvement portfolio linked to the four pillars of practice. SPA activities may include CPD, trainee supervision, teaching, quality improvement, induction, audit, research and revalidation. Job plans and portfolio work streams will be agreed by the lead ANP and Clinical Lead.
We are seeking a highly experienced Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner who will embrace the challenge of this evolving role. It’s desirable for applicants to have expertise in comprehensive geriatric assessment to ensure high standards of care in keeping with Scottish Frailty Standards. It is desirable, but not essential for applicants to have acute hospital experience at advanced practice level.
Applicants will be considered from Registered Nurses, Paramedics, Pharmacists and Allied Health Professionals with relevant experience and qualifications.
Applicants must have achieved an appropriate Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice which has enabled competence in:
-Clinical assessment
-Clinical reasoning, judgement and diagnostic decision making
-Anatomy and pathophysiology
-Non medical prescribing- V300
-Leading, delivering and evaluating care
-Practice learning/transferable work based learning
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.
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