NHS Scotland
Job title:
189646 Advanced Practitioner (AP) – Mental Health
Company
NHS Scotland
Job description
Description:An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Mental Health Directorate for a motivated, dynamic and experienced nurse with highly developed clinical and leadership skills. We are looking to recruit a credible and motivated individual who meets the person specification to be considered for the Trainee Advanced Practitioner (AP) programme.The ideal trainee AP candidate will have recent or current mental health experience at a senior level with the ability and motivation to undertake a post-graduate diploma in advanced clinical practice with independent prescribing.
Offering considerable development within the AP Pillars of Practice, the successful candidate will possess an ability to work autonomously and achieve departmental, directorate, regional and national competencies in advanced practice.
An Advanced Practitioner is an experienced and highly trained Registered Professional who manages the complete clinical care for their patient. Advanced practice is a level of practice, rather than a type or speciality of practice. APs are educated at Masters Level in advanced practice and are assessed as competent in this level of practice. As a clinical leader they have the freedom and authority to act and accept the responsibility and accountability for those actions. This level of practice is characterised by high level autonomous decision making, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment including prescribing, of patients with complex multi-dimensional problems. Decisions are made using high level expert, knowledge
and skills. This includes the authority to refer, admit and discharge within appropriate clinical areas.The Advanced Practitioner Trainee Programme is a 2 year Higher National Diploma Certificate at Masters level in Advanced Clinical Practice. Training is both Academic and work based. Trainee Advanced Practitioners will be supernumery in practice whilst they complete the training.The posts will be pivotal in driving forward innovation and new practices within the Mental Health Directorate and to support the parity of esteem between physical and mental health to those that access mental health services.The post covers Dumfries and Galloway, therefore the ability to travel independently across the region is essential.This post will require the successful applicant to have/obtain PVG Clearance.If you are a motivated and inspirational mental health nurse with the relevant mental health expertise, please contact:Jena Davies, Unscheduled Care Service Manager CMHN [email protected] or Jake Garton, In-patient Service Manager on 01387 246246 for more information and/ or an informal discussion.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATESTo find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pagesNHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.APPLICATION PROCESS –
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agencys new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk
Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).
Expected salary
£46244 – 53789 per year
Location
Scotland
Job date
Sun, 14 Jul 2024 01:19:06 GMT
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