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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.Are you looking for a challenge? An opportunity to develop your management skills? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Urgent Care Team, Skye for a Lead Practitioner to support the team in the day to day management of the team which includes the urgent care facility at Broadford Hospital.We are looking for a Lead Advanced Practitioner who is proactive and dynamic to help take the team to the next level. The role will enable you to maintain your clinical skill set and provide support to the existing Advanced Practitioners and trainees.This is an evolving, and highly complex role requiring an individual who is looking to embrace challenge and drive change. You will require a high degree of flexibility and an ability to communicate effectively to the team, the wider MDT and stakeholders.This post covers both the in and out of hours periods, there may be an on call expectation that is integral to ensuring that safe, effective, high quality care is delivered as close to home as possible, by a sustainable and appropriately skilled workforce with a reduction in dependency on medical models of care provision.Informal enquiries to:- Dawn Pridham, District Manager, SLWR email: dawn.pridham@nhs.scot or tel: 01599 530930ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATESYou should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain.DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes.Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.For help to complete an application on Job Train please follow this link: view our accessibility statement, please follow this link: note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately.Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates.Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - for advice and support with any system issues.We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain.Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments.Some of our vacancies are for internal candidates only. If you are a member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Highland.NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.Care and compassionDignity and respectOpenness, honesty and responsibilityQuality and teamworkNHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board. #J-18808-Ljbffr