Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Trainee ANP (Annex 21) JE

NHS Scotland; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join Admissions Unit One within acute medicine. The post combines clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care, with opportunities to teach, supervise and mentor staff.

You should hold non-medical prescribing and clinical decision making qualifications, with evidence of significant post‑registration practice and master’s level study or progress. The role begins at Band 7 and may be fixed term or permanent.

Qualifications

• Non-medical prescribing qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of extensive post-registration professional practice
• Master's-level postgraduate study or active progression toward a master's degree

Responsibilities

• Provide care from initial history taking to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation
• Teach, supervise, assess and mentor staff and coordinate workloads
• Plan, prioritise and delegate work across shifts

Skills

Non-medical prescribing

Clinical decision making

Teaching and mentoring

Education

Masters degree candidate or completion

Post-registration professional practice experience

Job description

Fixed Term and Permanent positions available

An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic and innovative individuals to work as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) within acute medicine which gives 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 nursing staff 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

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced ANPs who already possess non-medical prescribing and clinical decision making qualifications. You should have evidence of significant post registration professional practice experience to undertake and fulfil the key areas for this post. This includes the completion of relevant postgraduate courses to masters degree level, or working towards master degree level or ability to demonstrate working at masters degree level appropriate to clinical area.

Individuals who meet the full requirements for the role of ANP will commence on Band 7.

Those applicants who are interested in developing into the role following the successful completion of academic qualifications will be renumerated in line with Agenda for Change Annex 21*, based on current roles and experience.

• 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).
  

Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here Hub Blink (joinblink.com) If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Kathryn Brunton, Lead ANP on 01592 643355 ext 29037 [e-mail]

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 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.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.

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 sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

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.

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.