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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.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Advanced Nurse Practitioner team within Perth & Kinross Health & Social Care Partnership as part of the Prison Healthcare Team.
Applicants will require experience working at an advanced level with the ability to make professional autonomous clinical decisions through history taking, physical examination and problem solving. The role will involve working autonomously, supported by the Senior Nurse/Advanced Nurse Practitioner/GP and working collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team within prison healthcare, secondary care, intermediate care and community settings.
You will pro-actively manage and review adults in a secure environment and will be expected to act as a clinical leader, working in close collaboration with the General Practitioners, Primary Care, Mental Health, Substance Use and Allied Health Professional teams. The postholder will work across the Prison Healthcare Team in the 3 Scottish Prison Service establishments in Tayside (HMP Perth, HMP Caste Huntly and HMP and YOI Bella Centre).
You will be expected to act autonomously in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment, of healthcare needs of people in prison, including prescribing for adult patients who have medical conditions and who are likely to have complex underlying co-morbidities/healthcare requirements. You will work closely with people to identify clinical issues quickly and aim to support avoidable deterioration, admission/readmission to secondary care supporting person-centred Anticipatory Care Planning. You will manage referrals and liaise, closely with consultant connect/OOH/SAS to ensure smooth, efficient and person centred transitions of care.
You will play a key role in the leadership and development of advanced nursing practice within Prison Healthcare and will participate in the delivery of specialist education and training programmes and work collaboratively with health and social care colleagues across the partnership to deliver high quality evidence based care.
You will also play a key role in enhancing patient experience, assuring clinical governance and supporting the Senior Leadership Team in the improvement and continued development of the service.
In return we offer the opportunity to work with a dynamic Health & Social Care Partnership and the successful applicants will be supported to continue to develop and demonstrate advanced level practice to maximise the wider opportunities to improve the health and social care outcomes for the population of Perth & Kinross.
Advanced Practitioners from all disciplines are invited to apply for this post and must be registered with a relevant professional body, hold a post graduate diploma, be working towards this, or hold a masters in Advanced Practice. You must have the personal drive, clinical knowledge and commitment to undertake this challenging and rewarding role. The ability to travel across Tayside is essential. Please see Job description for other requirements of this post.
Informal enquiries to: Fiona McCulloch, Senior Nurse. Email: fiona.mcculoch3@nhs.scot Tel: 01738 458134 or 01738458119, Sue Bennett SCN Primary Care. Email: sue.bennett15@nhs.scot Tel 01738458148 or David Hope, Senior Nurse. Email: david.hope4@nhs.scot Tel: 01738 458134 or 01738 458118
Hours of work are: 37.5 per week.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
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