Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Annex 21 - Band 6/7 or Band 7)

NHS Scotland; Bow of Fife; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join the District Nursing Service in Fife. This role offers an exciting opportunity for career progression, supporting patients in a community setting while working autonomously and collaboratively within a health care team. The successful candidate will be required to have advanced practice qualifications or be willing to pursue them, with full support provided during the training period.

Benefits

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Support for disabled candidates

Qualifications

• Experience in an Advance Practice role or willingness to undertake MSC studies.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, effective, and person-centered care in primary care settings.
• Travel across Fife as part of the community post.

Skills

Communication

Clinical Judgement

Decision Making

Education

Degree in Nursing

MSC in Advanced Practice

Job description

Are you currently an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) looking for an exciting new opportunity or an experienced Band 6 nurse looking to progress your career as an ANP?

An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of the Transforming Nursing Roles to expand the Advanced Nurse Practitioner service within Fife’s District Nursing Service. These new position roles will deliver safe, effective and person centred care to patients within the primary care setting.

It is recognised that as people live longer, services and the way we work together has to change if we are to continue to meet the needs and aspirations of our communities. In Fife Health and Social Care Partnership there is a recognition that having staff with the right Knowledge and Skills within the community is required to support patients to live long and healthy lives in their own home or in a homely environment.

You Will Be Required To Either

• Be working in an Advance Practice role and have undertaken MSC (level 11) Advance Practice studies to PGDip level or equivalent
  
  

Or

• Be an experienced nurse, educated to degree level, and willing to undertake your MSC (level 11) Advance Practice studies to PGDip level. You will be fully supported and provided with a clinical supervisor, study time and a funded place at Dundee University Kirkcaldy Campus with a planned completion date of 12-15months. This is dependent on the successful candidate’s previous academic study as there may be an opportunity to RPL previous academic credits towards the PGDip in Advanced Practice. This will be done under Annex 21. Trainees are paid a percentage of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate which is dependent on the duration of the training period (see Terms and Conditions).
  
  

You will require excellent communication skills and be able to work as a member of the wider Health and Social Care Team with the ability to work autonomously utilising your own initiative, clinical judgement and decision making. As this is a community post you will also be required to travel across Fife.

You will be employed under the District Nursing Service and will predominately cover an area that covers some of the 7 H&SCP Locality areas however this would be flexible dependent on service needs.

If you are interested in developing a Career as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, please contact Jane Douglas, Lead Nurse - [e-mail] / 01334 651251.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 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 Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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 our recruitment policy and practices.