Advanced Practitioner - Medical/Orthopaedic - ANNEX 21

NHS National Services Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to enhance their Medical/Orthopaedic team. This role involves working autonomously across Primary, Community, and Acute Services, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide clinical assessment and management for both stable and acutely unwell patients, making critical decisions that impact their health outcomes. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient care and thrive in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow your career and contribute to meaningful healthcare services.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 days public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee Counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Registered professional with advanced clinical practice skills required.
• Masters level education and post graduate diploma in advanced practice essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and management of patients across various settings.
• Make complex, autonomous clinical decisions for patient care.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Advanced practice skills

Communication skills

Team-working skills

Leadership skills

Information technology

Education

Masters Level Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice

Registered Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist

Tools

Clinical guidelines

Advanced practice education

Job description

The Role

We are looking to recruit an Advanced Practitioner to join the Medical/Orthopaedic team at University Hospital Wishaw!

The successful candidate will work autonomously across Primary, Community and Acute Services during the in and out of hours period, covering seven days including public holidays.

They will be responsible for the clinical decision making for the population including assessment and treatment of patients across the Primary, Community and Acute settings.

The Advanced Practitioner will:

• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT)/medical staff including the OOH Hub and Acute Services
• Communicate on a daily basis about any patient they have seen overnight/at weekend and who needs to be followed up by the GP/Acute Services during normal working hours
• Provide assessment, clinical care and management of both stable and acutely unwell patients and their families, making complex, autonomous decisions using advanced skills and knowledge, having overall responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the delivery of advanced care.

Contract type

Band 7/ Permanent /Full Time / 37 hours

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.

Why join 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 benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee Counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Excellent team-working/leadership skills and ability to motivate and influence others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.

It would be great if you also have:

• Evidence of education in advanced practice/urgent care
• Masters level education
• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Relevant and demonstrable experience within an emergency setting
• Knowledge and awareness of safe person centred care
• Caring and Compassionate

Looking to find out more?

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

Please contact Lyndsey Fearns at [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Devon Westwater at [e-mail]

Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email.

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.