Rural Primary Care Advanced Practitioner (12-Month Pilot)

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; West Linton; On-site; CLP 63,568,000 - 88,995,000; Full time

Job summary

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership seeks an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join the Primary Care Walk In Service on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The role focuses on rapid primary care support within Cowal Community Hospital, working in a multidisciplinary team to improve access and patient outcomes.

You will lead and deliver high-quality, person-centred care, with autonomous decision-making and opportunities to influence service design and delivery.

Qualifications

• Applicants should be registered NMAHP professionals with advanced practice experience and a strong track record of delivering safe, effective and person-centred care.
• A prescribing qualification would be highly desirable.
• You should be comfortable working autonomously, managing clinical risk appropriately and contributing positively to multidisciplinary team working and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, person-centred assessment, treatment and care for people accessing rapid primary care support.
• Utilise advanced clinical skills, autonomous decision-making and professional leadership to help design, deliver and evaluate a service that responds to local needs.
• Be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team and contribute to practical service redesign.
• Work flexibly across 1.56 WTE with full-time, part-time or job-share arrangements as required.

Job description

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership seeks an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join the Primary Care Walk In Service on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The role focuses on rapid primary care support within Cowal Community Hospital, working in a multidisciplinary team to improve access and patient outcomes.

You will lead and deliver high-quality, person-centred care, with autonomous decision-making and opportunities to influence service design and delivery.