Lead Advanced Practitioner
NHS Highland
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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.
Are you looking for a challenge? An opportunity to develop your remote and rural clinical skills? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Remote & Rural Support Team for a clinical leadership role.
You will professionally lead the Rural Support Team Advanced Nurse Practitioners, and Paramedic Practitioners, who may be working in and out of hours across West Highland, with particular emphasis on the development of sound research, based clinical practice and the development of practical skills. You will be accountable for professional leadership, direction and delivery of high quality, safe, effective, and person-centred standards of practice for the nurses and paramedics in the Rural Support Team. This post must ensure that robust systems of clinical and professional governance, practice and professional development and accountability and assurance frameworks are in place.
You will be responsible for ensuring standards of care, promoting good practice. Thereby ensuring the best possible patient experience is delivered through high quality; person centred clinical practice and service delivery, interfacing with key stakeholders to implement change as required. You will work alongside RST team members and or autonomously as an Advanced Practitioner using advanced and specialist clinical practice skills.
The post holder will support the operational management of clinical, care, financial and staff governance.
Informal enquiries welcome to:
Kate Earnshaw, District Manager, OOH West – kate.earnshaw@nhs.scot; 07448 761870
Rodger Adcock, Clinical Lead RST – rodger.adcock@nhs.scot
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
- Effective from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reduced from 37 to 36 hours. Part-time hours will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis. There will be an increase in the hourly rate to ensure that pay remains unaffected.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.
Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.