NHS Scotland
Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner AA
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Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and forward-thinking Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join NHS Fife’s General Surgery service.
About the Role
This senior role offers the chance to combine expert clinical practice with strategic leadership, playing a key part in delivering safe, effective, and high-quality care across both elective and unscheduled surgical pathways. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to frontline clinical care while leading the ongoing development of advanced practice across the service.
Responsibilities
As Lead ANP, you will:
- Provide autonomous clinical care, managing patients from initial assessment through to diagnosis, treatment, and discharge.
- Take responsibility for the leadership and development of the ANP workforce, ensuring consistent standards of advanced practice, supporting staff through supervision and appraisal, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Drive service redesign, quality improvement, and audit activity to enhance patient flow, experience, and outcomes.
Requirements
You will be an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner with:
- A Master’s qualification in Advanced Practice (or equivalent).
- Independent prescribing (V300).
- A strong clinical background within General Surgery or a related specialty.
- Credible leadership experience, with the ability to influence practice, support staff development, and contribute to service improvement at both operational and strategic levels.
About the Service
The General Surgery service in NHS Fife delivers care across planned and urgent pathways, including activity within the Surgical Admissions Unit (AU2), with a strong focus on timely assessment, reducing unnecessary admissions, and providing patient-centred care.
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Contact for Informal Discussion
For an informal discussion, please contact:
- Louise Noble, Service Manager, on 01592 643355 Ext 28408.
- Karen Peacock, Clinical Nurse Manager, on Ext 28956.
Additional Requirements
- A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
Working for NHS Fife
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Fife offers:
- Flexible working and family-friendly policies.
- Full support for disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Right to Work in the UK
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.
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For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found.
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Equality and Diversity
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.
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