Are you an experienced and compassionate nurse looking to make a significant impact in an acute care setting? NHS Fife is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our established Hospital at Night team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, clinically effective care. As a senior member of the team, you will leverage your advanced clinical skills and knowledge to provide exceptional care across a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
About the Role:
As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the Hospital at Night Service, you will play a key role in providing clinical leadership, making advanced clinical decisions, and delivering evidence-based care during the night shift. The role demands an individual with extensive experience in an acute healthcare environment, demonstrated by post-registration study or equivalent experience in advanced clinical decision-making.
Key Requirements:
You must be a registered nurse with a strong understanding of the challenges and demands of working in an acute care setting. You should have evidence of post-registration study or equivalent experience, including certified clinical examination, assessment, and diagnostic skills at Masters Level 11.
A commitment to professional development, including the ability to undertake a structured academic and in-house training program, is essential for this role.
This position offers a unique opportunity for those who are passionate about advancing their nursing career. Following successful completion of a comprehensive training program, you will have the opportunity to develop into an Advanced Nurse Practitioner role.
Training and Pay:
In line with national pay and banding arrangements for trainees, this post is also open to individuals who can demonstrate the potential to grow into the Advanced Nurse Practitioner role. Trainees will be remunerated at a percentage of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate, based on the length of the training period (please refer to the Terms and Conditions for further details).
Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity
Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here Hub Blink (joinblink.com) If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.
Informal Enquiries:
For further information or to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner Derek Ramsay via email [email protected] or Clinical Nurse Manager Esther Davidson via email [email protected].
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