Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Flow Navigation Centre B7

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.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service is available on the Supporting Information document.

AfC Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Adult or Paediatric)

1x permanent post, 37 hours per week, shift pattern - 10:00-22:00 Monday to Sunday

This is an exciting time for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who is interested in a modern and challenging opportunity to consider a role in the NHSGG&C Flow Navigation Centre Plus (FNC+). We are expanding our nursing team and we have opportunities for experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioners to bring existing assessment and patient management skills to our virtual service. We are very interested in hearing from qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioners who have experience in either Emergency Medicine, Minor Injuries, Adult Acute Care, Primary Care, or Acute Paediatric care.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to work to high clinical standards in a fast paced environment. You will be flexible, forward thinking and able to work effectively within a changing and dynamic digital environment.

Qualified ANPs who wish a blended job plan to retain face-to-face clinical practice are welcome to apply. We are open to exploring face-to-face clinical practice within a relevant clinical team as part of a job plan and currently have staff who rotate into Minor Injuries and Acute Medicine as part of their role.

Now is an exciting time to join NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s FNC+, as the service builds on the success it has seen through virtual working, and expands. Successful candidates will join a growing team of ANPs, lead ANPs, and medical colleagues with wide ranging experience in Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine, Minor Injuries and Paediatrics.

Successful candidates will be encouraged and empowered to achieve their full potential across all pillars of advanced practice, with mentorship and line management provided by a senior ANP team.

There are several work streams currently within the Flow Navigation Centre:

Virtual A&E

Please see our web link https://www.nhsggc.scot/your-health/right-care-right-place/virtual-accident-emergency-ae/

Our Virtual A&E work stream accepts A&E referrals from other healthcare practitioners. Patients aged 5 and over are assessed via video consultation and can have their entire care managed remotely if appropriate. Otherwise, the FNC will seek to schedule the required urgent care episode to optimise the patient experience whilst visiting a physical health care facility.

Call Before Convey

Advanced Practitioners in the FNC work in conjunction with Advanced Practitioners from the Scottish Ambulance Service to provide secondary care advice and support to Paramedics and Ambulance Technicians. This is a developing work stream with the aim of achieving the right care in the right place for the patient, reducing conveyance to the Emergency Department through the provision of senior clinical advice.

Medical Pathways

We have a growing ability to refer into acute medical pathways, aiming to schedule care for patients with low risk chest pain, cellulitis, or suspected DVT, in a Same Day Urgent Care centre rather than the Emergency Department. This is a growing work stream which in time will likely encompass primary care referrals and grow to cover other acute medical presentations and acute services.

Care Home Falls

This very successful work stream provides care homes and nursing homes within NHSGGC direct access to the AP team in the FNC. The AP will support care staff over video consultation to provide initial assessment and management of residents who have fallen in the care home. As with the virtual A&E service, the patient can have their entire care managed remotely if appropriate. Otherwise, the FNC will seek to schedule the required urgent care episode to optimise the patient experience whilst visiting a physical health care facility. The Flow Navigation Centre is currently operational 10 am to 10pm 7 days with a mix of shifts and will evolve to a 24 hour requirement.

If you want to be part of the revolutionary way Urgent Care is delivered in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde then we welcome your application.

Informal conversations and visits can be made without obligation by contacting the senior nursing team by email: [email protected]

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland 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. 

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process. 

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