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Do you have excellent clinical skills and enjoy a fast-paced clinically focused role in an acute setting? Are you keen to learn with a commitment to continuing professional development? Do you want to push the boundaries of what nurses and midwives can offer to our patients? Do you have a strong academic record with an appetite to do more?
If you can say a whole-hearted yes to all of the above we want you for our team.
Based mainly in the Outpatient Cardiology team the successful candidate will work alongside current Cardiology Nurse Practitioners to continue to deliver and develop a wide range of independent nurse led specialist, Cardiology services such as Cardioversion, Chest Pain Clinics, Myocardial Perfusion Scanning. This is a continually evolving service and there will be ongoing developmental opportunities across the service. The Cardiology Nurse Practitioners work alongside a large team of Nursing, Medical, Allied Health professionals and other specialist services to provide support to cardiology patients across NHS Grampian. Further training and development is available to enable delivery of patient care in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Applications are invited from staff that have completed an approved MSc programme in Advanced Clinical Practice or who have gained post graduate diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice. However, Applications will be considered from experienced cardiology staff who wish to develop into the Cardiology Nurse Practitioner role, this would be a training post for 2 years under Annex 21 and would be appointed at Band 6 rising to Band 7 on successful completion of post graduate diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice.
Informal enquiries can be directed to Catriona Sutherland Lead Nurse Medicine catriona.sutherland@nhs.scot Tel no 01224 550110
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.