NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or Trainee ANP to join our established, supportive and forward-thinking ANP team working across the Initial Assessment Unit (IAU), Acute Receiving Units (ARU3 & ARU5), Rapid Access and Acute Care (RAaC) and the Same Day Urgent Care Centre (SDUCC) at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

This is an exciting time in the development of the RAaC and acute receiving services, with the ANP role being central in delivering high-quality, patient centred unscheduled care. The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting patient flow, facilitating early assessment and clinical decision-making, and contributing to safe, timely discharge or admission.

We are seeking a highly motivated, adaptable and resilient individual with excellent communication, organisational and clinical skills. You will be confident working both autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, demonstrating advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and decision-making skills in a fast-paced acute environment. The post holder will manage a defined caseload of patients, including those with undifferentiated and complex presentations, and will contribute to service development, clinical leadership, and the support and education of junior staff across all areas. You will join a dynamic and welcoming ANP team, working closely with experienced medical, nursing and management colleagues within a culture that values collaboration, learning and continuous improvement.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Location: based at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
• Permanent Role - 36 Hours
• Shift Pattern: 12 hour shifts, over 7 days, including Public Holidays.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical

• Take and record a patient’s history including medical, family and social history, talking to the patient, relatives or other carers as appropriate. There may be significant barrier to understanding and acceptance due to sensitive or contentious information given and received.
• Conducts a comprehensive clinical examination of the patient including a physical examination of all systems and a mental health assessment.
• Screen patients for disease using clinical and other findings such as laboratory results or x-rays.
• Make diagnostic decisions based on interpretation of clinical and other findings such as laboratory results or x-rays.
• Applies high level decision-making and assessment skills to formulate appropriate differential diagnoses based on synthesis of clinical findings.
• Has the authority to request, where indicated, appropriate diagnostic tests / investigations using judgement and clinical reasoning, based on differential diagnoses.
• Conduct invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures where appropriate.
• Interprets and analyses previously ordered results of tests/investigations and works collaboratively with other healthcare professionals when needed.
• Acts on the results to confirm diagnosis and thereby optimise treatment and management outcomes.
• Formulates an action plan for the treatment of the patient, synthesising clinical information based on the patient’s presentation, history, clinical assessment and findings from relevant investigations, using appropriate evidence based practice.
• Prescribe treatment including medications as a Non-medical Prescriber based on a sound knowledge of pharmacolog