Advanced Practitioner or Trainee

NHS National Services Scotland; Larbert; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Forth Valley invites applications for a Band 7 Advanced Practitioner Nurse in Acute Frailty. The post focuses on managing older and frail patients with complex presentations, leading multidisciplinary care, and driving advanced practice within partnerships across health and social care.

Applicants should have HEI-accredited prescribing, examination and decision-making modules, plus evidence of autonomous frailty practice. Informal enquiries to Susan Duffy, Lead ANP.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills with patients and carers.
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries with health and social care teams.
• Enthusiasm for CPD and advanced practice development.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily medical review of frail patients within the MDT.
• Prioritise care and contribute to planning for comprehensive geriatric assessment.
• Engage in advanced practice and professional development.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

HEI accredited Independent Prescribing Qualification - V300

HEI accredited Clinical Examination & history taking course

HEI accredited decision-making module

Job description

Our Acute Frailty team are seeking a highly motivated practitioner with a passion to improve the experience of our ageing and frail population. The post holder must have knowledge and prior experience of managing patients with high clinical frailty scores and undifferentiated complex care presentations. Excellent communication skills are essential to communicate with patients and carers regarding clinical conditions and experience in sensitive discussions around anticipatory care planning would be advantageous. The role may involve working across organisational boundaries and in partnership with other health and social care teams.

The successful candidate will join a team who utilise Comprehensive Geriatric assessment as a method of screening frailty and planning multi-disciplinary care. As well as initial screening, the successful candidate will prioritise care and provide daily ongoing medical review of our frail patients alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team. You must be able to demonstrate good organisational skills, excellent communication skills and a commitment to continuing professional development. Shift pattern is variable depending on location.

We may also consider applications for trainee posts and will support the development of individuals to meet advanced practice competencies using a triangulation approach of academic courses, professional supervision and clinical practice supervision. Applicants for trainee posts should have demonstrated evidence of undertaking courses relevant to the advanced practice pathway.

This post will also be considered as in training position under Annex 21 of the Agenda for Change terms & conditions. For more information, please visit the following link: 18623.pdf (nhsemployers.org). Specifically, section 2(iii) and section 3 in relation to this vacancy.

Essential Qualifications for band 7:

• HEI accredited Independent Prescribing Qualification - V300
• HEI accredited Clinical Examination & history taking course or equivalent
• HEI accredited decision-making module or equivalent

Highly Desirable

• Previous advanced practice experience
• Experience in autonomous practice within a frailty setting

Applicants should have or be working towards the following skills / qualifications

• Post graduate master’s level Qualification in Advanced Practice or equivalent
• Evidence of development in self/others/service

Informal enquiries to: Susan Duffy: Lead ANP, [e-mail]

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e‑mail, therefore please check your e‑mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case‑by‑case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre‑employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.

It is also recommend that anyone applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad read the following guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e‑mail, therefore please check your e‑mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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