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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.
We offer development opportunity of a 15 month secondment to the role of ANP Lead for Aberdeen City to applicants who are suitably experienced within Advanced Clinical Practice. This is a developmental opportunity suited to a dynamic individual focused on supporting established and building advanced practice teams creating a highly skilled, competent and flexible workforce responsive to delivering high quality care within challenging times. The successful candidate will have current First level NMC registration, be a qualified and experienced Independent Prescriber (V300) with Advanced Clinical Examination Skills & History Taking and Pathophysiology modules and will be able to demonstrate objective evidence of ability to perform autonomously at Masters level (SCQF 11). Applicants must have Post Graduate Diploma at Masters level in Advanced Clinical Practice or credentialed with evidence of education and clinical experience of working autonomously at Masters level. Strong clinical assessment and coaching skills are essential to facilitate clinical supervision of ANPs and support learning of trainees. The post holder will be expected to manage workload to provide equal leadership across; Hospital at Home, City Visiting Team, Community Nursing Outreach Team and support development of Community Advanced Practitioner Service. The post holder will be expected to exercise a high level of personal professional autonomy and make clinical judgements in line with advanced practice to satisfy the expectations and clinical demands of the role. It is essential all applicants have the ability to undertake clinical assessment of the both acutely unwell patient chronic illness initiating clinical management plans in order improve clinical outcomes for patients. A dynamic individual with managerial skills is necessary with support provided by Deputy Chief Nurses. Successful applicants must be able to work flexibly within service need. If you currently hold a permanent NHS Grampian contract, please speak with your manager before submitting your application to seek approval in principal for a secondment and include this within your application.
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