Advanced practice roles

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Examples of advanced practice roles.

Advanced practice roles

There are many advanced practice roles across the different professions and sectors in Scotland and new roles are emerging in response to changes in service models and demands. This section of the toolkit focuses on advanced practice roles, providing examples of roles which have specific definitions.  

The advanced practitioner and advanced clinical specialist share the same level of practice, but each is associated with a different breadth and depth of knowledge. The diagram below illustrates the depth of knowledge required by the advanced clinical specialist within their specialist area of practice and the broader breadth of knowledge required by the advanced practitioner. 

 

Advanced Practice Toolkit depth and breadth of advanced practice

 

Examples of Generalists include:

  • Advanced Nurse Practitioner
  • Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner
  • Advanced Paramedic Practitioner
  • Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner

Examples of Specialists include: 

  • Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist (named specialism for example Remote and R and Rural )
  • Advanced Pharmacist (named specialism for example General Practice).

Please go to the Profession Specific section at the bottom of this page for more information on advanced practice role for your practice area.

Advanced Practice Career examples

Please take some time to review the career examples, practitioner stories and advanced practice roles described below. To listen to the audio recordings or watch the video please select the graphic.

Journey into advanced practice

 

Sonya MacVicar, an Associate Professor of Neonatal Health who lectures in Advanced Clinical Practice at Napier University in Edinburgh, describes her journey into advanced practice.

Advanced practice career road map

Hazel McPhillips, Lecturer/Programme Lead MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, Edinburgh Napier showcases her journey through this road map. 

Career Pathway Case Study

Pauline Zvimba talks about her career as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

Advanced practice journey with Scottish Ambulance Service

 

Jenn Bell, trainee ANP in primary and urgent care within the Scottish Ambulance Service describes her journey into advanced practice.

Clinical nurse specialist to advanced nurse practitioner

 

Jill Roberts, trainee ANP describes her journey from Specialist Practitioner District Nurse to ANP

  • Jill Roberts is almost finished her post graduate diploma in advanced practice. She was a specialist practitioner district nurse and describes her journey into advanced practice.

Advanced Pharmacist career journey

 

Leanne Black, Lead Clinical Pharmacist in Frailty in NHS GGC showcases her advanced career pathway. Leanne has shared a series of case examples to showcase her role in the care homes.

Advanced practice role in NHS 24

 

Gavin Callander Advanced Nurse Practitioner NHS 24 describes his role and career journey.

Advanced Practice Podiatrist

 

Fiona Main, Advanced Practice Podiatrist, describes her role.

A transcript of the video can be downloaded here

Advanced Mental Health Nurse Trainee

 

Arlene Bassett, Advanced Mental Health Nurse Trainee, reflects on her career pathway.

A transcript of this video is available on request.

Profession Specific Quick links

Use the quick links below to find out more information relevant to your professional group. 

Please note, some of these links, particularly the roadmaps to advanced practice in primary care were produced by NHS England Workforce Education and Training Directorate, formally known as Health Education England, and although many points will be helpful, they may apply differently in Scotland.