Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Talantir; Irvine; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Ayrshire & Arran is seeking a permanent Advanced Nurse Practitioner to work in the Long Term Conditions wards at Woodland View Hospital. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team to support care delivery and promote early discharge to a homely setting.

The post requires a degree-level education, V300 non-medical prescribing, and a clinical assessment qualification, with a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Must be educated to degree level and be a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner with V300 prescribing and clinical assessment qualification.
• Post graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practitioner (or awaiting completion) is required.
• Experience in Older Adults or Acute Care settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Consultant Geriatrician and multidisciplinary team to promote early discharge to a homely setting and reduce unplanned acute hospital admissions.
• Provide advanced autonomous nursing practice, including physical assessment, diagnosis, and care planning or onward referral.

Education

Nurse Practitioner qualification (Advanced)

V300 non-medical prescribing

Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

NHS Scotland

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.

Who We Are

NHS Ayrshire and Arran are 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.

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website -

Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Advanced Nurse Practitioner within the Long Term Conditions wards, based at Woodland View Hospital (within the grounds of Ayrshire Central Hospital)

Hours

36 hours per week, in line with Agenda for Change reduced working week. Full time, 5 days over 7.

From 1 April 2026, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change staff in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37 to 36 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

UK Driving Licence

A UK driving licence is essential for this role.

What You Will Do

• You will work collaboratively with the Consultant Geriatrician and 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 the older adult wards of Woodland View Hospital to support care delivery by providing a variety of advanced practice care.
• The role 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.

Knowledge, Training And/or Experience Required For This Post

• You require to be educated to degree level and be a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner with a completed V300 non-medical prescribing and a clinical assessment qualification and also have or undertake /complete a post graduate Diploma (Advanced Clinical Practitioner)
• You should also have experience within an appropriate clinical environment - Older Adults or Acute Care. Demonstrating experience of developing and delivering innovative and creative solutions to underpin service delivery.

Right to Work / Certificates of Sponsorship

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 within the attached Candidate Information Pack.

It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be able to offer visa sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. When considering if a post meets the salary threshold for sponsorship, please note the salary advertised is based on a full-time contract and must be pro-rated for part-time positions. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 posts or bank contracts.

Additional Information For Candidates

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact Keara Farrell Clinical Nurse Manager via email on:

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Please note, for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.