Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic and innovative individuals to work as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) within acute medicine, with the opportunity to work within Admissions Unit One, SDEC and Flow and Navigation.
The ANP will play an integral role in the management and delivery of patient care within Admissions Unit One. We are looking for experienced ANPs who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care. They will demonstrate safe clinical decision making and expert care for patients.
The ANP will also have a responsibility to teach, supervise, assess and mentor, and to plan, prioritise and delegate work to other staff members.
There are various hours available; shift pattern is 12.5 hour shifts working days and twilights over 7 days.
Responsibilities
* Provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care.
* Demonstrate safe clinical decision making and expert care for patients within Admissions Unit One.
* Teach, supervise, assess and mentor, and plan, prioritise and delegate work to other staff members.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced ANPs who already possess non-medical prescribing and clinical decision making qualifications.
* Evidence of significant post-registration professional practice experience to undertake and fulfil the key areas for this post.
* Completion of relevant postgraduate courses to master's degree level, or working towards master's degree level, or ability to demonstrate working at master's degree level appropriate to clinical area.
* For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Kathryn Brunton, Lead ANP, on 29037, kathryn.brunton@nhs.scot.
Compliance and Work Eligibility
* A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
* To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement to demonstrate permission to work in the country, granted by the UK Visas and Immigration Service.
* As part of pre-employment checks, NHS Scotland Boards will check entitlement to work in the UK. This can be evidenced through visas and EU settled or pre-settled status. For more information, refer to GOV.UK.
* For specific posts, sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa may be possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor and the post meets salary requirements.
* It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked you either already have the right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
Additional Information
* We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to recruitment policy and practices.
* NHS Scotland is committed to equality and diversity and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Applications from all sections of society are welcome.
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