Advanced Practitioner - Frailty

NHS Lanarkshire; Lanark; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an Advanced Practitioner in Frailty (Band 7) to join its frailty teams at University Hospital Hairmyres and University Hospital Monklands. The role focuses on early assessment, rehabilitation, and safe discharge planning for older people living with frailty.

You will work in a 7-day service with weekends and public holidays, with options for full or part-time hours. You’ll join a collaborative team and contribute to service development and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered professional with valid NMC/HCPC/GPHC registration.
• Masters level qualification or working towards.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards.
• Advanced specialist knowledge and experience in relevant conditions and practice.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously assesses, diagnoses and treats individuals with a range of conditions across lifespan.
• Utilise advanced knowledge to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Practice within Professional Codes of Conduct.
• Conduct evidence based practice in line with guidelines and standards.
• Manage own time across clinical, educational and administrative duties.
• Develop and participate in research with multidisciplinary and academic partners.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Discharge planning

Autonomous decision making

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

NHS registration (NMC/HCPC/GPHC)

Masters level education

Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

Advanced Practitioner - Frailty

Job reference: 262051

Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)

Job closing date: 04/11/2026

Job Type: Allied Health Professions

Location: NHS Lanarkshire Wide

Employment type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 36

Job posted date: 22/10/2026

Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire

Department: Physiotherapy

About The Organisation

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.

The Role

AHP Frailty Practitioners (Band 7) - We are seeking experienced Occupational Therapists to join our frailty teams at both University Hospital Hairmyres and University Hospital Monklands.

You will deliver specialist input for older people living with frailty, focussing on early assessment, rehabilitation, and safe discharge planning whilst applying home first principles. Successful candidates will work within a collaborative team, benefit from ongoing professional development, and contribute to service improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes. If you're ready to be part of a team that values compassion, innovation, and teamwork, we'd love to hear from you.

You will be part of a 7-day service, with a working pattern that includes weekends and public holidays. Please note full & part time hours will be considered.

In this key role, you will:

• Autonomously assesses, diagnose and treats individuals with a range of acute, non acute and chronic presenting medical conditions across lifespan.
• Utilise advanced knowledge and highly specialist clinical skills in a range of settings to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care in order to deliver the highest possible standard of care to patients and their families within the confines of available resources and refers to appropriate agencies.
• Practice at all times within the Professional Codes of Conduct
• Conduct evidence based practice in accordance with clinical guidelines and standards.
• Manage own time to meet the various demands of the role, including clinical, educational and administrative elements.
• Develop and actively participate in research by working collaboratively with multidisciplinary and academic partners and other HEIs

What You'll 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.

What we Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

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.

For informal discussion, please contact:

Pamela Grant, Care Group Lead, Acute Occupational Therapy Services ([e-mail])
Lesley O'Brien, Physiotherapy Lead UHH (Lesley.O'[e-mail])
Lorraine Senior, Physiotherapy lead UHM ([e-mail])

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.