Senior Advanced Practitioner - Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Blantyre; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior advanced practitioner within a dedicated palliative care service. This role involves providing advanced clinical care and management for patients, making autonomous decisions, and leading a team in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will possess a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice and demonstrate strong leadership skills. Join a forward-thinking organization that prioritizes patient care and offers a range of benefits including generous annual leave, NHS pension scheme, and professional development opportunities. This is a chance to make a significant impact within the healthcare community.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC/HCPC/GPhC registration.
• Completion of Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice.
• Independent prescriber with management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical care and management for patients.
• Make complex, autonomous decisions in patient care.
• Assess care needs and deliver advanced care.

Skills

Advanced Clinical Care

Patient Assessment

Autonomous Decision Making

Leadership Skills

Clinical Guidelines Knowledge

Management Knowledge

Information Technology

Education

Post Graduate Diploma (Masters) in Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist

Job description

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Specialist Palliative Care Service covering NHS Lanarkshire .

The post holder will work as a senior advanced practitioner responsible for providing advanced clinical care and management of both the stable and acutely unwell patients and their family, making complex, autonomous decisions using advanced skills and knowledge. They will have overall responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the delivery of advanced care. The post holder will be an experienced clinician, who acting within their professional boundaries will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care. The senior advanced practitioner must demonstrate competence within all four pillars of advanced practice and make professional, autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable.

The post holder will provide the assessment, examination, diagnosis, management and treatment initiation to a range of adults.

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.

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.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse /AHP or Pharmacist with a valid NMC/ HCPC / GPhC registration.
• Completion of Post Graduate Diploma (Masters) in Advanced Practice with evidence of finalising Masters Degree i.e post holder is undertaking the last module of a Masters Degree which is the research dissertation.
• Independent prescriber.
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland leadership qualities framework or equivalent framework
• Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development
• Evidence of facilitating learning and teaching
• Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within areas of expertise.
• Experience of assessing training needs.
• Experience of resource management (Financial, Human and Capital)
• Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data.
• Evidence of sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, and lead a team.
• Evidence of developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change.
• Evidence of developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems.
• Experience of appropriate advanced practitioner programme and evidence of completion of advanced practice competency.
• Knowledge and experience of information technology.
• Car Driver a full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers licence

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Advanced speciality knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within the speciality

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Specialist Palliative Care within Blantyre Health Centre

The working pattern for this role: Monday - Sunday

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

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

Please contact Karen Maclure, Service Manager on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Marion Bisset, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why 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’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

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.

Additional Information for Applicants

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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.

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Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.