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Assistant Practice Educator – Palliative care
Fixed term/secondment for 2 years
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated person to join the Department of Clinical and Professional Development, working collaboratively across Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership.
- Are you someone who is experienced in delivering effective judgements and decisions for people with palliative care needs and care around dying?
- Are you someone who strives to make a difference in a person’s care experience?
- Do you have excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills?
This post will provide palliative care, and care around dying education to health and social care staff in the Scottish Borders. This will include maintaining a presence in various care environments by delivering direct patient care alongside colleagues to role model and facilitate excellent practice in a coaching role for non-registered practitioners. This will include discussions with colleagues, the assessment and care delivery process incorporating current practice, evidence base, future trends and developments in care, timeliness of interventions and related risks. The post holder will be given a clinical home within the specialist palliative care unit to ensure their own professional practice is maintained. The role will also involve developing public health initiatives and approaches around palliative care to people and communities in the Scottish Borders.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning, be a forward-thinking, and have experience in both formal and informal teaching subjects relating to palliative care. The Assistant Practice Educator will bring existing experience of supporting planning and delivering learning.
If you are a confident, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who shares our desire to promote evidence–based practice, develop, and maintain high standards of quality care that is right for each person, we would like to hear from you.
For informal enquiries please contact:
Michelle Scott, Palliative Care Consultant Nurse michelle.scott@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Michelle O’Reilly, Chief Nurse Clinical and Professional Development michelle.oreilly@nhs.scot
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
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.