Advanced Practitioner

NHS Highland; Oban; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Highland in Oban is recruiting an Advanced Practitioner to support the Hospital at Home service covering Lorn & Islands. The post focuses on assessment and management of acute and complex patients, delivering high-level decision making within a multidisciplinary team.

This fixed-term post is 36 hours per week across seven days. The role is tied to a Band 7 salary of £52,845 to £61,466, with a fixed-term until December 2026.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage acute and complex patients within a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide high-level clinical decision making and care planning for home-based patients.

Job description

Advanced Practitioner

Job reference: 262586

Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)

Job closing date: 28/10/2026

Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery

Location: Lorn & Islands Hospital

Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment

Hours Per Week: 36

Job posted date: 15/10/2026

Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland

Department: Hospital at Home

Job Advert

The Hospital at Home (H@H) service covering Oban and Lorn has proven to be a safe alternative to hospital admission. The service provides acute care at home with the objective of preventing hospital admission or reducing length of stay in hospital.

The Advanced Practitioner within the H@H service is a key role in the assessment and management of acute and complex patients; providing a high level of complex decision making within a multidisciplinary team. It involves management of patients with acute conditions across a number of different clinical pathways, where their medical conditions can be managed safely and effectively at home.

We are looking for WTE 1.0 advanced practitioner post for our team to provide a service across 7 days. The post will be fixed term until December 2026.

For informal enquiries please contact [e-mail]

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.

About NHS Highland

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.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. 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.

Our values:

• Care and compassion
• Dignity and respect
• Openness, honesty and responsibility
• Quality and teamwork