Generic Specialist Practitioner - Surgical, Gynaecology and Critical Care Directorate (R1)

The Role

Exciting Opportunity to Join a Dynamic and Innovative Team in Lanarkshire!

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care? We’re looking for motivated and forward-thinking professionals to join our multidisciplinary team within Perioperative and Surgical Services across NHS Lanarkshire.

This is your chance to be part of a pioneering service that ensures patients are fully prepared for surgery through enhanced pathways including PREPS (Preoperative Preparation Services) and ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery). You’ll work collaboratively with a range of healthcare professionals to optimise patient outcomes and transform surgical care.

Join us in shaping the future of perioperative care—where innovation, teamwork, and excellence come together to make a real difference.

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 or AHP with valid NMC / HCPC Registration

It would be great if you also have

• Evidence of professional development in surgical specialties, enhanced recovery and prehabilitation
• Extensive experience within a surgical speciality and familiar with pre and post of care of patients.
• Knowledge and understanding of surgical presentations and elective surgical procedures
• Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers licence
• Ability to work on own initiative to lead a service and deliver education and training to staff and patients
• Excellent communication skills and knowledge of computer systems
  
  

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

Contract type

• Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months
• Full time
• 37 hours
  
  

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Surgical, Gynaecology and Critical Care Directorate within University Hospital Wishaw.

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 Kim Brown, Senior Charge Nurse , on Kim.Brown@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Heather Lamont, Recruitment Administrator on

heather.lamont@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 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 pa

ck, or our recruitment webpage.