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The Scottish Ambulance Service is at the frontline of the NHS in Scotland, responding to over 600,000 emergency calls a year. We provide an emergency Ambulance Service to a population of over 5 million people, across the mainland and island communities.
We are committed to developing a workforce capable of delivering the highest levels of quality service and clinical, person-centred care, in line with Scottish Ambulance Service and NHS Quality Strategy.
We are currently accepting applications to undertake the role of Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (Urgent & Primary Care), from qualified applicants who meet the SAS criteria for the Urgent and Primary Care role.
This is an opportunity to support our growing team of Advanced Practitioners within SAS and continue to build upon the success of the Advanced Practice in Urgent and Primary Care programme.
Advanced Practitioners (AP) in Urgent & Primary Care undertake a dynamic role providing high-level, independent decision-making, including assessment, diagnosis, management, and treatment including prescribing, of patients with complex multidimensional needs. The AP in Urgent and Primary Care will work within a rotational model. The role includes working as part of the multidisciplinary team in Primary Care, Out of Hours and / or a similar setting. It also includes remote telephone and video consultations, professional support for other clinicians and providing a response on behalf of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Operating at this level, the AP will possess a wide-ranging breadth of knowledge and understanding in addition to evidence of critical thinking, patient assessment and clinical care. Delivery of this advanced level of care will be supported by a scope of practice beyond what is currently required for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Paramedic. The AP will also be expected to work across the four domains of advanced practice, including contributing to service wide audit, research, training and education.
Applicants must be HCPC-registered paramedics, hold a minimum SCQF Level 11 Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Practice (including V300 prescribing), and provide evidence of completion of an appropriate Advanced Practice Competency Framework.
All APUPCs will be part of the Scottish Ambulance Service overall response; you will therefore need to have a full UK manual driving licence, and you will need to successfully pass the FutureQuals Emergency Response Driver Training (if you do not already hold this or an equivalent qualification accepted by SAS). Candidates will also need to pass a fitness test, details of which can be found in the QAPUPC Recruitment Pack.
Full details of the recruitment process, including reflective writing guidance and fitness test requirements, can be found in the Recruitment Pack.
Qualified candidates who are successful in the recruitment process will be assimilated to Band 7.
This is an opportunity for staff to join and help develop our Advanced Practice Urgent and Primary Care team. Start date to be mutually agreed. These posts will be available in the undernoted Locations.
North region Inverness, Aberdeen
East region Edinburgh
West region Lanarkshire, Paisley
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to attend a face-to-face assessment day on 20 October 2025 (Central Belt) or 22 October 2025 (North region), locations will be advised as soon as possible. Details of the assessment day can be found in the QAPUPC Recruitment Pack.
Should you require further clarification please email the SAS Advanced Practitioner Urgent and Primary Care inbox
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.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the website.
Please note that Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.
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