Generic Specialist Practitioner - Liver

NHS Lanarkshire; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 35 days

NHS pension

Incremental pay progression

Sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Registered Nurse or AHP for a fixed-term/secondment role in the Liver Specialist team at University Hospital Hairmyres. You will manage a specialist caseload, contribute to clinical audit and research, and support the development of colleagues.

The post requires NMC/HCPC registration, degree-level education, and a postgraduate qualification (or progress toward). The role offers a 36-hour week with a 12-month fixed term/secondment contract.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional with valid professional registration (NMC/HCPC).
• Educated to degree level with additional postgraduate qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage a specialist caseload within a defined specialism.
• Contribute to clinical audit and research activities.
• Supervise and develop multidisciplinary team members.
• Provide effective leadership within the scope of the role.

Skills

NMC/HCPC Registration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification (Level 10 Hons) or working towards

Job description

Job reference: 261910
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 05/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: University Hospital Hairmyres
Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
Department: Liver Specialist

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

• As part of a multidisciplinary / multiagency team, the post holder will manage a specialist caseload, using evidence based practice and client centred principles to assess, plan and implement care, provide expert advice and support, operating within a defined specialism across NHS Lanarkshire.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity.
• Contribute to the supervision, education and development of members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide effective leadership within scope of role.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In this key role, you will:

• Use national leadership frameworks to assess and develop self-leadership and leading others
• Work autonomously and as part of a team, assuming accountability and responsibility to facilitate the delivery of safe, effective and person‑centred care
• Use a wide range of skills and strategies to communicate with people about difficult matters or situations
• Use a range of research approaches to assess how evidence is being used, by self and others, to inform and develop practice improving the quality of care
• Use learning theories to plan, implement and evaluate learning in the local environment

What You’ll Bring:

• Registered Nurse or AHP with valid NMC / HCPC Registration
• Educated to Degree Level
• Post graduate qualification at a minimum of Level 10 (Hons) or working towards
• Expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.

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.

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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.