Generic Specialist Practitioner - Respiratory - Virtual Wards

Generic Specialist Practitioner - Respiratory - Virtual Wards

This role is a Band 4 position within NHS Lanarkshire, based in the Respiratory Virtual Wards at Kirklands – NHSL Headquarters. The post is full‑time (37 hours per week) with a 7‑day working rota and is a permanent appointment.

• Act as a skilled advisor and resource within a multidisciplinary team, providing coordinated service delivery.
• Exercise autonomy in clinical decision‑making, admitting, referring, and discharging patients within the scope of the specialist role.
• Allocate and delegate clinical activities and interventions as required, while maintaining accountability for standards of care.
• Ensure the highest standards of practice through clinical governance and evidence‑based care.
• Continuously develop and apply specialist knowledge, fostering professional competence and personal development.
• Provide specialist expertise and advice that informs service development.
• Deputise for senior staff in their absence.
• Represent NHS Lanarkshire at national and strategic meetings relating to the specialty.

• Registered Nurse or AHP with valid NMC/HCPC registration.
• Degree level education.
• Postgraduate qualification at Level 10 (Hons) or in progress.
• Expertise within the respiratory specialty with comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards.
• Leadership skills enabling day‑to‑day management of service delivery.
• Evidence of continuous professional development (study days, courses, or postgraduate qualification).
• Excellent team‑working, leadership, listening, communication, interpersonal, and time‑management skills.
• Basic IT knowledge, including experience with NHS IT systems.
• Full UK/EU/EEA driving licence.

• Prescribing Level 10.
• Clinical decision‑making Level 10.
• Relevant expert practice in respiratory specialty.
• Recent contribution to service planning and redesign projects.
• Ability to plan and organise workload autonomously within NHSL policies.
• Ability to work flexibly with multidisciplinary teams and across professional boundaries.
• Monitoring effectiveness through quality assurance strategies such as audit, peer review, and clinical supervision.
• Awareness of national and local healthcare policies.
• Ability to undertake Specialist Clinics under NHSL policies.

• Minimum of 27 days annual leave (increasing with length of service).
• Minimum of 8 public holidays.
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme (with life insurance benefits).
• Paid sick leave (increasing with length of service).
• Occupational health services.
• Employee counselling services.
• Work‑life balance policies and procedures.

Please contact Bernie Harvie, Senior Charge Nurse  for further information about the role.

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Adam Thomson, Recruitment Administrator  (please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email).

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