Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Overview

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

The Neonatal Transport service forms part of the Specialist Transport and Retrieval Service for Scotland – ScotSTAR. ScotSTAR incorporates the Scottish Neonatal Transport Service, the Scottish Paediatric Retrieval Service, the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (EMRS) and the Air Ambulance Service. ScotSTAR is managed by the Scottish Ambulance Service and undertakes approximately 3000 transfers per year. The neonatal service has incorporated technological advances in neonatal intensive care and has capability for the use of HFVO, NCPAP, High Flow and inhaled nitric oxide, phototherapy and servo-controlled systemic hypothermia during transfers.

Role and Team

The Neonatal Team are looking to expand the Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) workforce and are seeking highly motivated individuals to join them.

These vacancies will offer qualified ANNPs educated to Master’s level or working towards this qualification; the opportunity to develop the ANNP role within the unique setting of the Neonatal Transport Service.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will work within the multidisciplinary team to deliver advanced clinical care to neonates and their families, utilising collaborative and independent decision making and management.
• They are also expected to take an active role in education, audit, supporting quality improvement projects and in the provision of clinical leadership and some managerial duties.

Qualifications and Experience

• The applicant should have extensive neonatal intensive care expertise working in a level 3 unit and preferably possess transport experience.

Team/Location

Most transfers are done using dedicated road ambulances with a small number being done by fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, provided by the Air Ambulance Service. The team is composed of experienced Transport Nurses, ANNPs, Doctors, Transport fellows, and Consultant Neonatologists.

The post will be within the West ScotSTAR team based at Glasgow Airport.

Enquiries

For informal enquiries, please contact Yvonne Gibson at

Equality and legal notices

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.

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 Immigration 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.

Please note that Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.