Advanced Practitioner - Frailty

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Wideopen; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave - 35 days includingpublic

Generous NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave increasing with length

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking experienced Occupational Therapists to join our frailty teams at University Hospital Hairmyres and University Hospital Monklands. You will deliver specialist input for older people living with frailty, with focus on early assessment, rehabilitation, and safe discharge planning.

Join a 7-day service with weekend and public holiday work; full or part-time hours considered. You will work in a collaborative team committed to compassionate care, professional development,

Qualifications

• Registered to NMC/HCPC/GPHC with valid registration.
• Masters level education or working towards.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice.
• Broad knowledge of guidelines and standards in the specialty.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously assess, diagnose and treat diverse patient groups.
• Apply advanced clinical skills to plan and evaluate care.
• Work within professional codes of conduct.
• Practice evidence-based care per guidelines.
• Manage time across clinical, educational, and admin tasks.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary and academic partners.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Effective communication

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Education

Masters degree

Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice

Registration with NMC/HCPC/GPHC

Job description

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

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• 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'es settings.