RM194671 - Associate Practice Educator Aberdeen City

Associate Practice Educator (Band 4)

Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnerships Base Woodend Hospital

18.75 hours, fixed term/secondment (12 months)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced, ambitious Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) to join the Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCP) Practice Education and Development team within NHS Grampian covering Aberdeen City HSCP on a one year temporary basis.

Working as an Associate Practice Educator, you will be directly involved in supporting work-based learning for HCSWs across Aberdeen City HSCP.  A key part of the role will be to support the co-ordination and delivery of an enhanced HCSW induction and clinical skills pathways.

The successful candidate will have:

• extensive experience as a HCSW
• have proven interest and experience 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.

For more information about this post please contact:

Lesley Alexander Lead Practice Educator lesley.alexander2@nhs.scot

Or

Rachel Holland Practice Education Facilitator Rachel.holland@nhs.scot  

Interview Date:  10th October 2024

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.