NS236609 Lead Practice Educator

NHS National Services Scotland; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health board in Scotland is seeking a Lead Practice Educator to oversee educational initiatives within Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and associated services. The role demands extensive practice education experience and a Master’s degree, while also collaborating with senior nursing leaders to align educational strategies with government priorities. This role contributes significantly to developing nursing and midwifery staff, ensuring quality learning environments and effective governance. Applicants must possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Inclusive recruitment processes

Support for interview adjustments

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required for educational leadership role.
• Extensive Practice Education experience is essential.
• Postgraduate teaching certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive educational programmes across Acute Adult settings.
• Collaborate with Chief Nurses and educational leaders.
• Ensure robust educational governance and measurable outcomes.
• Innovate and enhance learning and development for teams.

Skills

Extensive Practice Education experience

Strong leadership skills

Management skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical credibility

Education

Master’s degree

Postgraduate teaching certificate

Job description

Lead Practice Educator, NHS Grampian – Band 8A

• WTE hours – Full time (37.0 hrs per week)
• Permanent Position – Job Share could be considered

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time position of a Lead Practice Educator within NHS Grampian. Primary role will be to cover all the Acute Adult settings within Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. These are NHS Grampian’s Medicine ad Unscheduled Care Services, Surgical and Clinical Support Services. As organisational needs arise, there will be an expectation to deliver at the same level across other services within NHS Grampian.

This specialist Educational role will drive forward in collaboration with the Chief Nurses, Lead Nurse for Practice Education and Development and the Nurse Director for Excellence and Innovation, NHS Grampian’s strategic priorities, Plan for the Future, and Scottish Government priorities. The post holder will also work as part of the Senior Practice Education and Development Team ensuring strong partnership and working relationships with NHS Education for Scotland (NES), Higher and Further Education Institutes.

Education is key to sustainability of workforce. Robust governance and assurance of measurable outcomes is expected whilst working with teams of Educators. Enabling the development of learners within Nursing and Midwifery workforce to deliver first class care with evidence based practice within clinical areas whilst achieving a high quality learning environment is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Drive educational programmes across Acute Adult settings within Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and other NHS Grampian services as needed.
• Collaborate closely with Chief Nurses, Lead Nurse for Practice Education and Development and Nurse Director for Excellence and Innovation to align education with strategic priorities (Plan for the Future, Scottish Government priorities).
• Work with the Senior Practice Education and Development Team to ensure strong partnership and working relationships with NHS Education for Scotland and higher and further education institutes.
• Ensure robust educational governance and assurance of measurable outcomes for teams of educators.
• Innovatively develop educational transitional programmes for staff and enhance learning and development of teams through the use of the NES four pillars of practice framework.

Qualifications

• Extensive Practice Education experience.
• Master’s degree.
• Postgraduate teaching certificate.
• Fully knowledgeable of educational priorities and drivers informing local educational work plans across services within NHS Grampian.
• Strong leadership, management, interpersonal skills and proven professional, leadership and clinical credibility.

Interview Date scheduled for the 2nd February 2026.

Contact

Olubunmi Okhuoya (Lead Nurse Practice Education and Development) – [e-mail]

Jane Ewen (Nurse Director, Excellence and Innovation) – [e-mail]

Additional Information for Candidates

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.