Advanced Practitioner FNC+ (ANNEX 21)

TN United Kingdom; Bothwell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS Lanarkshire as an Advanced Practitioner FNC+ in Bothwell, where you will play a vital role in patient care within a multi-disciplinary team. This permanent, full-time position offers a chance to lead and collaborate in a dynamic healthcare environment. Ideal candidates will possess advanced clinical practice skills and a commitment to patient-centered care. Enjoy a supportive work culture with excellent benefits, including generous annual leave and pension membership.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist with valid registration.
• Evidence of advanced practice skills and clinical judgement.

Responsibilities

• Work as an Advanced Practitioner within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team.
• Clinically review, prescribe, and formulate management plans for patients.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Pg Diploma in Advanced Practice

Masters Level

Job description

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Advanced Practitioner FNC+ (ANNEX 21), Bothwell

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Client:

NHS Scotland

Location:

Bothwell, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

15.05.2025

Expiry Date:

29.06.2025

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Job Description:

Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will be considered under the Annex 21 training programme, where whilst undergoing training, they will be paid 70% of the top of Band 7 and on completion of training will then move on to Band 7 scale.

The Role

• To work as an Advanced Practitioner within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team within the FNC+
• To work as a Band 7 Advanced Practitioner to clinically review, prescribe, and formulate appropriate management plans (including direction of care) for patients NHSL wide, including referrals from GPs, SAS, NHS 24, Carehomes, Prisons, and others.
• Liaise with staff in service
• Report to FNC+ management team as appropriate and partake in working groups to improve patient care
• Quarterly rotation to other services to maintain clinical skills and competence

Additional Information Specific to the Role

• Rotational shift pattern, 24/7, majority of shifts are nights/evenings/weekends
• Ability to act as Senior Clinical Decision Maker
• Pg Diploma in Advanced Practice
• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent patient centred care
• Ability to work as part of MDT and work collaboratively with GP & nursing colleagues

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist with valid NMC/HCPC / GPHC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced clinical practice and expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.
• Advanced Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality.
• Evidence of application of advanced practice skills in speciality and applying clinical judgement.
• Evidence of further developed knowledge and experience in management and/or leadership.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate and influence others and work using own initiative.
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.
• Car driver with full a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence

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

It would be great if you also have

Undertaking non-medical prescribing qualification

Undertake mandatory online training e.g. violence and aggression; blood transfusion

Postgraduate expertise in speciality/area of practice that demonstrates required breadth of knowledge required to lead safely, effectively and efficiently

Postgraduate experience transferrable to or in primary and community care

Evidence of management, education and training experience

Experience in a medical/surgical environment

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in FNC+ within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters

The working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Jennifer Hughes Recruitment Administrator on [emailprotected] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
• For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
• Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk & spam folders) as well as your Jobtrain account for updates.
• Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.