Advanced Nurse Practitioner(Trainee ANP)-Specialist Childrens Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Mon – Friday, 9-5.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent full-time 1.0wte trainee ANP under annex 21 or band 7 already qualified ANP position within NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (GGC) based within East Renfrewshire CAMHS team. Trainees will undertake a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Practice over a two to three year period. Trainees will demonstrate they have met all the required competencies for the role through 'final sign off' before moving on to the fully qualified Band 7 pay. Working across role and organisational boundaries the Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) manages the complete clinical care for their patients utilising expert knowledge base and clinical competence to support multi-professional teams within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, ensuring a high standard of clinical care, in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Health and Safety Legislation.

As a clinical leader, the ANP has the freedom and authority to act autonomously in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, including prescribing, of patients with multi-dimensional problems. This includes the authority to refer, admit and discharge within appropriate clinical areas. Please refer to the attached job description for full details. CAMHS provides community-based tier 3 NHS specialist mental health assessment and intervention based on the principles of equality, dignity and respect and which takes into account spiritual and cultural diversity.

It is essential you are a first level Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN / RNLD) with current NMC registration and substantial relevant post registration training and experienced as outlined in the attached Job Description. For band 7 ANP you must hold the relevant qualifications.

Please only apply as a trainee if you fully understand the commitment required to the academic and portfolio work involved.

Informal queries to discuss the ANP role within ER CAMHS or specific training terms for trainee ANP are most welcome.

Informal contact : Julie Fitzpatrick, ANP, 07929847725, [HIDDEN TEXT]

OR Lauren MacFarlane, [HIDDEN TEXT] trainee ANP, 07816144732

OR Loranda Guinea - [HIDDEN TEXT], 0141-800-7886

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

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Skills Required

Prescribing, Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Practice