263600 (SM) Clinical Practice Facilitator

NHS Scotland; Edinburgh (IN); On-site; USD 47,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a training and education post focused on planning, developing, delivering and evaluating learning across nursing, midwifery and ODP services. The role includes liaising with relevant specialties to identify learning needs and ensure best practice, delivering education and supporting staff to achieve clinical competencies.

The post emphasizes hands-on clinical credibility and alignment with local and national directives, with a requirement to work with a range of staff to

Qualifications

• To plan, develop, deliver and evaluate training and education across area of responsibility enhancing the quality of practical learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, deliver and evaluate the training and education across area of responsibility enhancing quality of practical learning experiences.
• Liaise with all relevant specialties to identify learning needs and strategies to achieve best practice and high standards of care.
• Work alongside staff to support learning and achievement of clinical skills competencies.
• Provide guidance to nursing/midwifery/ODP services and participate in development initiatives as required.

Job description

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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To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

To plan, develop, deliver and evaluate the training and education across area of responsibility enhancing the quality of practical learning experiences and positively contributes to the development of the nursing/midwifery/ODP workforce in line with local and national directives. The role has a direct clinical component to ensure clinical skills/competencies and credibility are maintained.

In support of the development of nursing/midwifery/ODP services the post holder will be required to liaise with all relevant specialties, identifying learning needs and strategies to achieve best practice, seamless paths of care and ensure a high standard of practice is provided within all areas.

To work alongside staff, including registered and non-registered staff, to support their learning and the achievement of clinical skills competencies.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Christine Maitland-Francis ar [e-mail]