Senior Advanced Nurse practitioner- Care of the Elderly

Company: NHS Highland
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Location: Wick
Job Description:

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) with a specialist interest in frailty to join our team at Caithness General Hospital.

This is a rewarding role for a skilled practitioner who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care to older adults. You will play a key role in assessing, managing, and improving outcomes for patients living with frailty, contributing to the development of responsive, sustainable services in a remote and rural healthcare setting.

We are looking for an individual with significant experience in frailty assessment and management, a strong commitment to improving care and outcomes for older people, an understanding of the challenges and opportunities within remote and rural healthcare, knowledge of current national strategies and best practice relating to the care of older adults, and excellent clinical, communication, and leadership skills.

We can offer the opportunity to shape and develop frailty services locally, ongoing support for your continuous professional development, strong links with NHS Highland Advanced Nursing forums and professional networks, a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team environment, and the chance to make a meaningful difference to patients and communities in Caithness.

If you are an enthusiastic and forward-thinking ANP looking to make an impact in a unique and rewarding setting, we would love to hear from you.

This is a full-time permanent post working 36 hours per week as per service requirements.

For informal enquiries please contact Eddie Gilmartin RGH Hospital Manager, eddie.gilmartin@nhs.scot.

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.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through .

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Posted: August 22nd, 2026