182472 - Senior Advanced Practitioner - DM

The Role

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 his/her 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 and /or children.

As a senior clinician within the department the senior advanced practitioner will also play an important part in leadership and teaching for both AHP, nursing and medical staff. The post holder will provide leadership, clinical support and advice  to AHP, nursing and junior medical staff, making appropriate referrals to, and co-ordinating the contribution of other members of the multi-professional team as well as providing specialist education, training to nurses, AHPs, students and junior medical staff,

The post holder will commit to demonstrating critical thinking whilst providing safe, competent clinical decision-making skills. In order to work at this level, HCPC/NMC / GPHC requirements for advanced practice must be met.  The senior advanced practitioner will provide direct patient management in collaboration and consultation with departmental consultants / General Practitioners.

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 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.

It would be great if you also have

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

Ability to work rotational shifts and flexible working hours.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Almada Street, Hamilton

The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00.

Looking to find out more?

If youre looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Laura McCabe, Senior Advanced Practitioner on Laura.McCabe@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk 

(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 Lanarkshires 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 youre 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

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received.  Please complete and submit your application early.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential childrens setting/secure unit.

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.

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

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.

From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced.  Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer.  If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.

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