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This is an exciting opportunity to develop and transform nursing practice within integrated community nursing services in Fife. We are therefore seeking to recruit a dynamic individual to the role of Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to support and enhance effective leadership within our community nursing team.
As a Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner you will apply high levels of decision making to assess and treat patients across a range of community settings. An integral part of this senior clinical role will focus on the prevention of reoccurring admission to hospital. You will ensure patient health needs are met through the autonomous provision of diagnosis and the management of patient conditions through assessment, treatment, and review planning process. This will be facilitated in partnership with patients, carers and families.
This role involves providing specialist advice and education to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients and relatives. Within this role you will also be required to work collaboratively across healthcare boundaries to develop the service to improve practice, implementing and evaluating evidence based standards, guidelines and policy.
As a Registered General Nurse with substantial post registration experience including the Specialist Practitioner District Nursing qualification, you will be educated to or be prepared to work towards an appropriate Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice which enables competence in:
• Clinical assessment and decision-making
• Non-medical prescribing- V300
• Research
• Advancing Primary and Community Care
You will also have experience of supporting the professional development of others including teaching, clinical supervision and the application of research and audit underpinned by a strong knowledge of current issues. Excellent professional leadership, team working, advanced clinical assessment and decision making skills are all key to this role. You will be flexible to the needs of the role and service and will support the Lead Nurse in developing the service to assure safe, patient centered and effective care delivery applying the 4 pillars of practice at an advanced level.
To meet the needs of the community nursing service, hours will include a range of shift patterns which include, evenings, nights, weekends, day-time and public holidays. Travel across Fife will be required.
In return, we are fully committed to supporting you to progress your Continuous Professional Development towards a Pg Dip Advanced Practice with orientation, access to Personal and Professional Development Planning, clinical supervision, coaching and mentorship.
Annex 21 Pay arrangements apply
Trainee ANP Candidates will be placed on Band 7 Annex 21 (please see attached guidance on AfC Annex 21) and will be subject to completion of an agreed competency framework. Training will be completed over a maximum period of 21 months from date of appointment.
Candidates who meet the full requirements of the person specification for Band 7 will commence payment at Band 7 however will also be required to complete an agreed competency framework.
For informal enquiries, please contact Jane Douglas, Lead Nurse, District Nursing on 07900 161873 / 01334 651251 or jane.douglas@nhs.scot.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
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.