EG259028 - Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) / Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

NHS Scotland; Woodend; On-site; NZD 179,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland’s Hospital at Home service at Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen, is seeking experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP) or Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) to deliver hospital-level acute care at patients’ homes. Roles are permanent or fixed-term/secondment, Offering autonomy and opportunities to shape future care delivery.

Candidates will assess, diagnose, and manage acutely ill patients, working with a multidisciplinary team and using remote monitoring and point-of-care testing.

Qualifications

• Hold current registration with the NMC/HCPC (regulatory body).
• Possess Postgraduate Diploma (Master's level) in Advanced Clinical Practice or be close to completion within six months of start.
• Be a qualified Independent Prescriber (V300) with autonomous prescribing experience.
• Demonstrate leadership, supervision and education of colleagues.
• Experience in acute medicine, frailty, respiratory care or relevant acute specialties.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients with acute/complex needs in Hospital at Home.
• Work autonomously and with a multidisciplinary team providing safe, person-centred care.
• Apply advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making in practice.
• Contribute to service development, teaching and supervision of colleagues.
• Engage in quality improvement and research activities.

Skills

Advanced clinical practice

Independent Prescriber (V300)

Autonomous prescribing

Leadership experience

Education supervision/mentorship

Quality improvement

Education

Postgraduate Diploma (Master's level) in Advanced Clinical Practice

Master's level education credentialed

Job description

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.

Hospital at Home (H@H) Service

Permanent and 12-Month Fixed-Term/Secondment Opportunities

Are you an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) looking for an opportunity to deliver truly person-centred care, further develop your advanced practice skills, and help shape the future of healthcare delivery?

We are seeking motivated, enthusiastic and highly skilled practitioners to join the expanding Hospital at Home Service, a forward-thinking multidisciplinary team delivering hospital-level acute care to patients in the comfort of their own homes.

This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to expand, offering successful candidates the opportunity to play a key role in one of NHS Grampian's most progressive models of care.

Why Join Hospital at Home?

Hospital at Home provides short-duration episodes of acute care that would traditionally require hospital admission. By delivering treatment at home, we improve patient experience, reduce unnecessary admissions, support earlier discharge and enhance healthcare capacity across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work autonomously at the top of your scope of practice.
• Deliver complex acute care in a rewarding community setting.
• Utilise innovative technology, including remote patient monitoring and point-of-care blood testing, to support assessment and clinical decision-making.
• Collaborate with an experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Influence the future development of a rapidly expanding service.
• Access protected learning and development time to support your professional growth.
• Benefit from self-rostering arrangements, promoting flexibility and work-life balance.
• Contribute to quality improvement, research and educational activities.
• Support the development of future advanced practitioners through teaching, mentorship and clinical supervision.

About The Service

Based at Woodend Hospital, the service operates seven days a week between 0800 and 2015 hours, providing care across Aberdeen City and selected areas of Aberdeenshire. Through a combination of advanced clinical assessment, remote patient monitoring and point-of-care diagnostics, we deliver responsive, high-quality acute care within patients' homes.

As demand for Hospital at Home continues to grow, we are expanding our Advanced Practice workforce and recruiting to both permanent and fixed-term/secondment positions.

The Role

As an Advanced Practitioner within Hospital at Home, you will assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients with acute and complex healthcare needs, working both autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Using your advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, decision-making and prescribing skills, you will deliver safe, effective and person-centred care while contributing to the ongoing development of the service.

We Are Looking For Practitioners Who Demonstrate

• Advanced clinical expertise and sound professional judgement.
• Strong leadership and collaborative working skills.
• A passion for high-quality acute care and person-centred practice.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Experience supporting the development of colleagues through supervision, mentorship and education.
• Enthusiasm for quality improvement and service development.

Essential Requirements

• Hold current registration with the relevant professional regulatory body (NMC/HCPC).
• Be in possession of:
  • A minimum Postgraduate Diploma (Master's level) in Advanced Clinical Practice, or be able to demonstrate that this qualification will be completed within six months of commencement; or
  • Be credentialed, with evidence of Master's-level education and substantial autonomous advanced practice experience.
• Be a qualified Independent Prescriber (V300) with significant experience of autonomous prescribing and medicines management within advanced practice settings.
• Demonstrate substantial experience applying advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills in relevant clinical settings.
• Have extensive post-registration clinical experience, ideally within Acute Medicine, Frailty, Respiratory Care or other relevant acute specialties.
• Demonstrate leadership experience and involvement in service development, education and supervision of colleagues.

Desirable Skills And Experience

Experience and competence in the following areas would be advantageous:

• ECG acquisition and interpretation.
• Venepuncture and cannulation.
• Medicines and intravenous therapy administration.
• Urinary catheterisation.
• Advanced Life Support (ALS).

Support and development opportunities may be available for successful candidates wishing to develop competence in these areas.

Additional Requirements

The role requires travel across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire throughout the year and in varying weather conditions. Applicants must therefore:

• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Join Us

This is an exceptional opportunity to become part of a supportive, ambitious team that is transforming the delivery of acute care across NHS Grampian. If you are passionate about advanced clinical practice and want to make a genuine difference to patients while working within a flexible and progressive service, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Come and help redefine how acute hospital-level care is delivered, bringing expert care directly to where patients most want to be: at home.

We would encourage any prospective candidates to make informal enquiries by contacting:

Kim Cruickshank, ANP Lead: [e-mail] or

Marie Reid, Service Manager: [e-mail]

If you seek to apply for less than full time hours, please include your preferred hours within your application form.

NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.