Job details
- Job reference: 262586
- Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
- Job closing date: 28/10/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: Lorn & Islands Hospital
- Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 15/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Hospital at Home
The Hospital at Home (H@H) service covering Oban and Lorn has proven to be a safe alternative to hospital admission. The service provides acute care at home with the objective of preventing hospital admission or reducing length of stay in hospital.
The Advanced Practitioner within the H@H service is a key role in the assessment and management of acute and complex patients; providing a high level of complex decision making within a multidisciplinary team. It involves management of patients with acute conditions across a number of different clinical pathways, where their medical conditions can be managed safely and effectively at home.
We are looking for WTE 1.0 advanced practitioner post for our team to provide a service across 7 days. The post will be fixed term until December 2026.For informal enquiries please contact pauline.jespersen@nhs.scot
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This advert is for Advanced Practitioner with NHS Highland in Oban, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 7 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £52,845 - £61,466. The contract type is Fixed-term or Secondment. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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