Advanced Practitioner Rural Pre-Hospital Care

Shift Working (2 year secondment)

The evolution of the Scottish Trauma Network (STN) has provided the platform to develop the role of the Advanced Practitioner in Rural Pre-Hospital Care (APRC), not just for badly injured patients, but also the entire spectrum of critical care, cardiac arrest and supporting patients with high acuity conditions. This role involves working as an advanced practice autonomous practitioner as well as working as part of the Highland PICT team.

Operating at this level, the clinician will possess a wide-ranging breadth of knowledge and understanding in addition to evidence of critical thinking, patient assessment and clinical care. Delivery of this advanced level of care will be supported by a scope of practice beyond what is currently required for registration with the HCPC as a Paramedic or registration with the NMC as a Nurse. The APRC will also be expected to contribute to service wide audit, research, training and education.

• Applicants will be HCPC registered Paramedics, or NMC registered nurses with pre-hospital experience (including emergency driving), and be eligible to be accepted on the PGDip Advanced Practice programme as per the attached person specification. In addition, you will have a significant and demonstrable level of clinical practice within emergency/critical care.
• Successful applicants, not already in possession of the required education and competencies, will undertake a fully funded Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice (Critical Care)
  
  

Applicants are advised to read all of the supporting documentation prior to applying. Please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this role.

This is a training role and AfC Annex 21 may be applied. If will not be applied if it would result in a reduction to pre-training salary.

Informal enquiries are encouraged and should be directed to Martin Esposito, Consultant Paramedic for Major Trauma at [email protected]

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.