Advanced Practitioner - Prisoner Healthcare

NHS Scotland; Shotts; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to join the team at HMP Shotts. You will autonomously assess, diagnose and treat a range of conditions within a multidisciplinary healthcare team, with responsibilities including prescribing and direct admissions when required.

The role requires Masters level expertise, a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice, and registration with NMC/HCPC/GPHC. Driving licence is mandatory. Monday–Friday 8–4, with negotiation possible.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist with valid NMC/HCPC/GPHC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards Masters Level.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced clinical practice and expertise within speciality.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.
• A driving licence is required; full UK/EU/EEA licence.

Responsibilities

• 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 to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers and other health and social care professionals on making shared clinical decisions.
• Independent prescriber, assessing need for medication/fluids and prescribing appropriately.
• Directly admits individuals to community hospitals / acute services where appropriate.

Skills

NMC/HCPC/GPHC registration

Masters level

Advanced clinical practice

Clinical guidelines knowledge

Driving licence

Education

Masters level

Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice

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

• To work as an Advanced Practitioner within a multidisciplinary healthcare team at HMP Shotts.
• Clinically review and prescribe appropriately to patients within HMP Shotts.
• Liaise with staff in service.
• Report to AHSU management team as appropriate and partake in working groups to improve patient care.

Additional Information Specific to the Role

• Monday to Friday 8-4 (or by negotiation)
• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent decision-making skills
• Excellent patient centred care
• Ability to work as part of MDT and work collaboratively with GP and nursing colleagues
• Prisoner Healthcare experience desirable

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.
• Work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers and other health and social care professionals on making shared clinical decisions to provide the best outcome for the individual, their relatives and/or carers
• Independent prescriber, assessing need for medication/fluids and prescribing appropriately.
• Directly admits individuals to community hospitals / acute services where appropriate.

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
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence

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 Nicola Kelly, on [e-mail]

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

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