Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Job Description
Are you an experienced and compassionate nurse looking to make a significant impact in a Cardiology Department setting? NHS Fife is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our established Cardiology Department team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, clinically effective care. As a senior member of the team, you will leverage your advanced clinical skills and knowledge to provide exceptional care across a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
About the Role
As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the Cardiology Department, you will play a key role in providing clinical leadership, making advanced clinical decisions, and delivering evidence-based care. The role demands an individual with extensive experience in Cardiology Medicine, demonstrated by post-registration study or equivalent experience in advanced clinical decision-making.
Key Requirements
You must be a registered nurse with a strong understanding of the challenges and demands of working in a Cardiology Department setting. You should have evidence of post-registration study or equivalent experience, including certified clinical examination, assessment, and diagnostic skills at Masters Level 11.
A commitment to professional development is essential for this role.
Training and Pay
In line with national pay and banding arrangements for trainees, this post is also open to individuals who can demonstrate the potential to grow into the Advanced Nurse Practitioner role. Trainees will be remunerated at a percentage of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate, based on the length of the training period (please refer to the Terms and Conditions for further details).
You should be a qualified Nurse with significant cardiology experience and a passion for working within Cardiology and a keen desire to develop within this dynamic service. Non-medical prescribing and clinical decision-making qualifications are an ultimate requirement for this post and you will be expected to work towards obtaining these skills.
You should have evidence of significant post registration professional practice experience to undertake and fulfil the key areas for this post including completion of relevant postgraduate courses to masters degree level, or working towards masters degree level or ability to demonstrate working at masters degree level appropriate to clinical area. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Advanced Practitioners who already possess the Non medical prescribing and clinical assessment skills qualifications. We will however consider staff with suitable experience of working within this scope of practice, who have a desire to develop and become an advanced Practitioner through completion of the above qualifications. During this time you will be paid in accordance with Annex 21 arrangements for pay and banding of trainees.
Trainees are paid a percentage of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate which is dependent on the duration of the training period (see Terms and Conditions).
For further information or to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Clinical Nurse Manager Dale Simpson via email .
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.
