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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Surgical Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or a trainee ANP to join our team of established Surgical Nurse Practitioners within the Surgical Immediate Assessment Unit in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. As a Surgical ANP, you will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, including prescribing, of patients who present with a wide range of surgical conditions. The ANP role includes the authority to admit, refer and discharge patients. This will involve working autonomously by utilising a high level of clinical decision making and problem solving skills. As an ANP, you will manage the complete clinical care for patients by utilising your advanced clinical knowledge and skills; ensuring the delivery of safe, high quality and effective patient care. We are seeking an individual who is flexible, forward thinking, hardworking and professional. The ability to remain calm under pressure is a priority as well as possessing excellent communication and organisational skills. You must have the ability to work as part of a wide multi-disciplinary team as well as to work independently. It is essential that you are a Registered Nurse on the NMC register. Applicants should have or be working towards, an appropriate Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice. The successful candidate will ideally be a suitably qualified ANP with experience in an acute setting. Consideration will be given to experienced RNs who demonstrate the ability, commitment and willingness to undertake the ANP training pathway. Applicants for an ANP training post must have substantial post registration experience at band 6 level in an acute care/ surgical environment. Band 7 annexe 21 terms and conditions will apply for the duration of training. The shift pattern for this post is 12 hour shifts, fully rotational over 7 days.
Informal Contact: Jamie Clark, Lead Nurse, Tel No: 0141 452 2674
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