222276 (Trainee) Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS Scotland; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their team in providing critical care to oncology and haematology patients. Candidates should have relevant experience and a commitment to advanced training. This full-time position offers a unique opportunity to grow within a critical healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in oncology/haematology is essential.
• Must have PVG Scheme membership or be able to obtain it.
• Willingness to undertake Advanced Nurse Practitioner training.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, treatments and supportive therapies to patients.
• Join the Advanced Nurse Practitioner team in the Edinburgh Cancer Centre.
• Support the expansion of SACT delivery.

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NHS Scotland

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United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

ANNEX 21 (U)

*Please note this is a Trainee post, therefore Annex 21 applies*

For trainees covered by Annex 21 where the period of training lasts for between one and four years, pay will be as follows:

• up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate.
• more than one but less than two years prior to completion of training: 70 per cent of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate of the qualified.
• more than two but less than three years prior to completion of training: 65 per cent of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate.
• more than three years from completion of training: 60 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate.

For further guidance on Annex 21 – please follow this link: Annex 21 – Arrangements for pay and banding of trainees

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.

NHS LOTHIAN ACUTE DIVISION

DEPARTMENT OF CANCER SERVICES

SACT Day Treatment

Two Trainee/Advanced Nurse Practitioner Posts

Band 7

(Annex 21 applies if ANP training is required)

Full Time Permanent - 37 hours per week

1 vacancy for oncology SACT at the Western General Edinburgh

1 vacancy for haematology SACT at St John’s Hospital Livingston.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two suitably qualified and experienced nurses to join the Advanced Nurse Practitioner team in the Edinburgh Cancer Centre providing assessment, treatments and supportive therapies to oncology and haematology patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT).

The successful applicants will be suitably qualified and experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP) although consideration will be given to those with suitable oncology/ haematology SACT experience who are willing to undertake ANP training. Annex 21 will apply for these candidates with completion of the ANP training in an agreed timeframe.

SACT delivery is expanding year on year due to increasing numbers and increasing lines of treatment. These posts join established ANP teams on both sites and will support the ongoing expansion of our services.

It’s an exciting time to be involved in Cancer Services and this post offers a unique opportunity for interested nurses to further their career.

Interviews scheduled for Monday 1 st September 2025.

For further information and informal visits please contact: Elizabeth Clark CNM – [emailprotected]