Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner B8A

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the West Dunbartonshire HSCP Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) Service for a Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner. This senior leadership role will provide professional, clinical, and operational leadership for the West Dunbartonshire ANP Service, whilst supporting the education, training, clinical supervision, and ongoing development of qualified ANPs and trainee ANPs undertaking the Advanced Practice pathway.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the strategic development and delivery of high-quality, patient-centred services across West Dunbartonshire. The role incorporates both a clinical and leadership function, enabling the post holder to maintain advanced clinical practice while leading service improvement, quality assurance, workforce development, and clinical governance initiatives.

Working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, the Lead ANP will use quality improvement methodologies, change management principles, and transformational leadership approaches to support service redesign, innovation, and the delivery of strategic priorities within West Dunbartonshire HSCP and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. The post holder will also contribute to the continued development and implementation of the HSCP ANP Service, ensuring services remain responsive, sustainable, and aligned with local and national healthcare priorities.

As an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will be able to demonstrate expert clinical knowledge, advanced decision-making skills, and a proven ability to provide leadership within complex healthcare environments.

Essential Criteria

• Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Master's level qualification in Advanced Practice.
• Demonstrable competence in:
  • Advanced clinical assessment.
  • Clinical reasoning, judgement, and diagnostic decision-making.
  • Applied anatomy and pathophysiology.
  • Independent and Supplementary Prescribing (V300).
  • Leading, delivering, and evaluating care.
  • Practice learning and transferable work-based learning.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of leading and delivering quality improvement initiatives.
• Experience of managing and implementing change within healthcare services.
• Previous operational and people management experience.
• Experience of clinical supervision, mentorship, and workforce development.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced ANP looking to progress into a senior leadership role and to influence the future development of Advanced Practice services across West Dunbartonshire.

Informal Contact: Morag Lynagh, Senior Nurse Manager Email: morag.lynagh2@nhs.scot

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