Advanced Care Practitioner (Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Paramedic Practitioner)

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Are you a Qualified Advanced Care Practitioner or Qualifying as an Advanced Care Practitioner before January 2026 If yes, this job is for you! (This is not a training post)

We in the Hospital @ Night team are looking to recruit either an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (APP) to join us at the Borders General as an Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) working 16 hours per week, day / night rotation.

Using advanced clinical knowledge and skills, our Advanced Care Practitioners work effectively as senior members of the Hospital at Night service to deliver high quality and clinically effective person-centred care to the inpatients of the BGH. We also cover the Ambulatory Care Clinic during the day working alongside registered nurses and healthcare support workers using a different set of advanced skills. It is an amazing time to join our team as we work through front door redesign which ambulatory care sits.

You should be a registered Nurse or Paramedic who has with an MSc or PG Diploma in Advanced Practice, be a registered prescriber with a broad range of knowledge and skills and extensive experience from across specialties. Applicants should understand and have demonstrable knowledge of the demands of working within an acute environment.

The successful delivery of safe, effective and efficient person-centred care relies on our Advanced Care Practitioners having transformational leadership qualities, being resilient, being flexible to change, working closely as part of a multidisciplinary team and valuing all members of the Hospital at Night service.

Individuals who meet the full requirements of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner will commence / continue on Band 7.

Informal enquiries are welcomed, and meeting is encouraged with Alan Milne Clinical Nurse Manager for Unscheduled Care : [HIDDEN TEXT]

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a 'regulated role', your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit : Disclosure Scotland Changes.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker / Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form

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.

Skills Required

MSc or PG Diploma in Advanced Practice, Advanced Clinical Knowledge, Registered Prescriber