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Post: Associate Practice Educator (Band 4)
Location: Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen
1 post: 22.5 hours (Part-Time, Permanent)
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced, ambitious Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) to join the Acute Practice Education and Development team within NHS Grampian. The role is primarily aligned with the Medical and Unscheduled Care team based within Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The role is part-time, 22.5 hours. It is anticipated these hours will be worked over three days, but there is flexibility in relation to the working pattern.
Working as an Associate Practice Educator, you will be directly involved in supporting work-based learning for HCSWs across NHS Grampian. A key part of the role will be supporting teams across a range of clinical areas in relation to their learning and development and support practice education and development priorities to ensure safe, effective, person-centred care.
The successful candidate will have:
- extensive experience as a HCSW
- have a proven interest in supporting education, training or professional development
- be educated to SCQF Level 7 or equivalent
- be familiar and able to use Power Point, Excel, Word, and TURAS Learn
The successful candidate will be supported to develop their facilitation, coaching and leadership skills. They will have professional supervision and access to a wide network of practice educators, including other associate practice educators within NHS Grampian.
If you value the contribution education provides to staff development and the provision of high quality patient care, we would like to hear from you. To discuss this exciting opportunity further, please contact: Kirsty Lamond (Practice Educator) via kirsty.lamond@nhs.scot and/or Nicola Low (Practice Education Facilitator) via nicola.low7@nhs.scot.
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