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An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Band 6 Practice Educator at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, working across Out Patient Departments, ANCHOR Unit, Cath Labs & Radiology departments.
The post-holder will be part of the divisional team, led by a Lead Practice Educator, who together with 3 other team members, will be responsible for supporting both pre and post registration Nurse training, as well as the development of Clinical Health Care Support Workers.
Applicants should be a Nurse with current NMC registration and;
- Have extensive experience at Band 5 or above, in posts which included supporting and supervising learners in acute adult practice settings.
Currently ‘live’ on a local Mentor Register
- Demonstrate experience of mentoring, teaching and facilitation in a range of clinical and educational settings.
- Involvement in developing and using educational resources.
- Provide evidence of working at post-graduate diploma level (or equivalent).
Also desirable would be;
- An NMC Recordable Teaching Qualification, e.g. HELT or PgCertTHE.
- Recent clinical experience of Oncology &/or Haematology Nursing
The post holder would be primarily covering departments within Aberdeen Royal Infirmary; however as this post is part of a wider Practice Education team covering the whole of NHS Grampian, further travel may be necessary for attending meetings/conferences/events.
The successful candidate will be offered mentorship and a full development plan to support their new role.
Interviews will be held on the 14th February
If you value the contribution education provides to both staff development and the provision of high quality patient care, we would like to hear from you. To discuss this exciting opportunity further, please contact: Lead Practice Educator Siân Roughton on sian.roughton@nhs.net or CSS Practice Education Team nhsg.csseducators@nhs.net ext 54278 (internal).