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NHS Scotland seeks an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services. The role involves providing clinical leadership and evidence-based care to individuals, working within a team across various geographical areas. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop services while ensuring high-quality patient care. A relocation package may be available.
NHS Highland
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Drug & Alcohol Recovery Services)
Band 7 (or Trainee under Annex 21)
37 hours per week, Permanent
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced ANP to join the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services (DARS), covering across the geographical areas of Lochaber, Wester Ross, Skye and Lochalsh.
As well as direct patient contact, you will provide clinical leadership, supervision, advice to DARS specific nursing staff, ensuring that individuals accessing service receive evidence-based care within localities.
Ideally you will hold the ANP qualification and have experience in working with individuals who require treatment for addiction. In addition, people with relevant experience who hold a non-medical prescribing qualification can be considered for a trainee post under Annex 21 of Agenda for Change.
Working closely with equivocal posts across North Highland, you will have a lead role in ensuring robust local pathways and service development processes are in place within Lochaber, Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross.
Location is negotiable within NHS Highland geographical boundaries providing you are able to physically present within the workplace in areas of responsibility. Some work may be delivered using assistive technologies i.e. Attend Anywhere, MS Teams
A relocation package may be available for the successful candidate
Shift pattern is currently working hours Monday – Friday but there is intention to move to a North Highland wide seven day service and as such there will be a requirement to work some unsocial hours including weekends.
Informal enquiries to Teresa Green, Service Manager DARS, Police Custody Healthcare, Prison Healthcare, SARC
Telephone Number: 07977 742 162 or 01463 883759
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.
Care and compassion | Dignity and respect | Openness, honesty and responsibility | Quality and teamwork |
NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.