Senior Practitioner (PPD) Advanced Practice and Transforming Roles (SG)

NHS National Services Scotland; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service in Scotland is seeking a registered practitioner to provide clinical and professional leadership in the implementation of key health initiatives. Candidates must have a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice and be registered with the NMC or HCPC. The role emphasizes continuous professional development and support for the advanced workforce. This is a full-time position with flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Support for disabled candidates

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC or HCPC.
• Extensive knowledge of the Transforming Roles programme and Non-Medical Prescribing.
• Ongoing continuing professional development demonstrated.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership.
• Implement and monitor Transforming Roles and Non-Medical Prescribing.
• Support the advanced professional workforce development.

Skills

Clinical and professional leadership

Implementation of Transforming Roles

Providing professional and clinical advice

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered practitioner (nurse or allied health professional) to provide clinical and professional leadership in the effective implementation and monitoring of Transforming Roles and Non-Medical Prescribing activity across NHS Fife.

You will provide professional and clinical advice to the organisation in developing and supporting our future advanced professional workforce for current and future needs, promoting a culture that improves quality and enhances the delivery of person-centred, safe and effective care.

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC or HCPC.
• Minimum of a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice.
• Extensive working knowledge of the Transforming Roles programme and Non-Medical Prescribing national direction, legislation and guidance.
• Demonstrable evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.
• Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme required; successful applicant(s) must join prior to appointment.

Contact

For informal enquiries please contact: Mairi McKinley, Head of PPD: [e-mail]

Working Hours

Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part-time hours will be reduced pro-rata. Pay scale will not change.

Equality and Diversity

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.