Practice Education Lead – Allied Health Professions

Practice Education Lead – Allied Health Professions (Ref: 50468)

Band 7

Part Time -15 hours per week

Substantive

Salary Range £39,693 - £46,467 per annum (pro rata)

Distant Island Allowance of £1,895 per annum

A Relocation Assistance of up to £8000 is available

An opportunity has arisen to take a lead role in supporting the educational needs of the AHP workforce within the workplace across Community Health and Social Care Partnership, Shetland.

We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic individual with a flexible and proactive approach to practice education.

The purpose of this role is to support and facilitate the development of the workplace as a sustainable quality learning environment for all Allied Health Professional staff (Registered AHPs, pre-registration students, support workers and staff “returning to practice”) working across all care settings within the Health Board area. In addition the post holder will contribute to the development and implementation of national practice education programmes of work.

We want to hear from you if:

• You are passionate about the role of practice education supporting career development and CPD for allied health professionals and support staff.
• You can demonstrate excellent leadership, communication and inter personal  skills
• You have education relevant experience 
• You are a qualified AHP and registered with the HCPC
• You have Masters Qualification or can demonstrate the equivalent e.g. a critical understanding of the theories and principles in education, application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis, autonomy and initiative.

For more information about this post please contact:

Jane Pembroke, Interim AHP Executive Manager, jane.pembroke@shetland.gov.uk 01595 744390

Peter Glover, Allied Health Professions Practice Education Coordinator, NHS Education for Scotland peter.glover@nes.scot.nhs.uk  07939181877

Closing date:               17^th May 2021

If you require assistance or encounter any technical issues with your application, please e-mail support at helpdesk@helpmeapply.co.uk including the vacancy reference number and “NHS Shetland” in the subject line.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.