Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Position Overview

Advanced Nurse Practitioner role at NHS Scotland. Provide urgent on‑the‑day care needs for patients in a care home setting and support the General Practitioners and multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and person‑centred care.

• Support GPs and the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and person‑centred care to patients in care homes.
• Support care home residents to live healthy lives.
• Apply the Four Pillars of Advanced Practice (education, mentoring, audit, leadership, and quality improvement).
• Communicate effectively with the wider health and social care team.
• Work autonomously, utilising initiative, clinical judgement and decision‑making to provide a quality service to both patients and GP practices.

• Currently working in an Advanced Practice role.
• Completed MSC (level 11) Advanced Practice studies to PG Dip level or equivalent experience in an advanced practice role.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a broader team.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and exercise clinical judgement and decision‑making.

• Part‑time role – salary pro‑rata to part‑time hours.
• Existing permanent employees must first discuss the opportunity with their substantive line manager; secondment policy applies.
• External NHS Service applicants must secure a secondment agreement from their existing board to apply for this post.

• Flexible working and family‑friendly policies.
• Provision of reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates, those with long‑term conditions or neuro‑divergent candidates.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and elimination of unlawful discrimination – workforce to be truly representative and each employee to feel respected.

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or be eligible for sponsorship; confirm prior to application.
• Right‑to‑work checks form part of pre‑employment screening.
• From 1 April 2025, the role may require a different level of criminal records check; if assessed as a regulated role it will be subject to the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

For informal enquiries, contact Kerin Bell, Lead Nurse at NHS Scotland.

Email: kerin.bellt
Phone:

We are legally obliged to ensure all employees are entitled to work in the UK and are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society and provides a fair and transparent recruitment process.