241826 Advanced Nurse Practitioner (AP)

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Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Band 7)- Trainee

Department: Acute Medicine

Hours: Full-time

Salary: Band 7 (£50,861 £59,159 per annum)

About The Role

We are seeking experienced and motivated individuals to work across acute medicine to rotate across the areas of Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Medical Assessment Unit (MAUE/MAU base 1 and Ward 72) and Flowcentre. This is an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to utilise high levels of decision making and clinical judgement, working between scheduled and unscheduled care areas of Acute Medicine. The role involves the triaging of patients, provision of diagnosis, decision making regarding admission or redirection and maximising the flow of patients throughout acute medicine facilitating the smooth and swift admission and placements of patients.

The ANP role encompasses that of expert clinician, educator and auditor. They will lead and develop the service to improve practice and work collaboratively across healthcare boundaries, implementing and evaluating evidence based standards, guidelines and policies.

As An Advanced Nurse Practitioner You Will

• Be responsible for diagnosing reason for admission, use advanced critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills, instigating appropriate clinical investigations and interpreting results.
• Provide expert clinical advice to the multidisciplinary team, patients and their families.
• Initiate medication prescribing, administration and management.
• Provide clinical leadership in relation to the management of patient condition working at advanced practice level.
• Support NHS Lothian’s values of quality, teamwork, care and compassion, dignity and respect, and openness..
  
  

About You

We encourage those with relevant Acute Medical, Emergency or Critical Care experience to apply.

Benefits

• This role rotates between scheduled and unscheduled care offering a unique experience between the areas.
• Full Advanced Nurse Practitioner training or further development
• Access to varies professional development opportunities.
• Supportive team environment.
  
  

Closing Date: To be confirmed

For More Information, Please Contact

• CNM Penny Clarke
• Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner Micheal Shek micheal.shek2@nhs.scot
  
  

*Please note this is a Trainee post, therefore Annex 21 applies*

For Trainees Covered By Annex 21 Where The Period Of Training Lasts For Between One And Four Years, Pay Will Be As Follows

• up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate.
• more than one but less than two years prior to completion of training: 70 per cent of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate of the qualified.
• more than two but less than three years prior to completion of training: 65 per cent of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate.
• more than three years from completion of training: 60 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate.
  
  

For further guidance on Annex 21 please follow this link: