Post: Associate Practice Educator (Band 4)
Location: Health and Social Care Partnerships Practice Education and Development Team
North Aberdeenshire
Base to be agreed
1 x 18.75 hrs posts fixed term/secondment (12 months)
An excellent opportunity has arisen for experienced, ambitious Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) to join the Health and Social Care Partnerships Practice Education and Development team within NHS Grampian covering North Aberdeenshire on a one year temporary basis, with the hope to extend to permanent.
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 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 any informal enquiries about this post please contact:
Vicky Burnett Practice Educator vicky.burnett1@nhs.scot
Interviews are scheduled to take place on 27th May 2025 at Peterhead Vaccination Centre.
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.
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