NHS Lothian Practice Education Facilitator (PEF)
An exciting opportunity to support and quality assure nursing and midwifery pre and post-registration workplace learning within Lothian Health Board area.
This role will require midwifery experience but is not limited to supporting midwives or supporting women’s services. Within this role you will facilitate the development of the workplace as a sustainable quality learning environment for all nursing and midwifery professional staff working across all care settings within Lothian Health Board area.
You will support staff to implement the NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment, supporting the development and consolidation as Practice Supervisors and Practice Assessors. In addition to supporting pre-registration nursing and midwifery students, you will be involved in supporting Newly Qualified NMC Registered Practitioners both in local areas and by delivering on the Newly Qualified Registrant programme. As a team, we are focused on widening access to nursing and midwifery, you will also be supporting other learners including HNC students, Open University and Return to Practice students.
You will contribute to collaborative working between NHS Lothian, NHS Education for Scotland and our Higher Education and Further Education partners.
A key aspect of this role is to both support and maximise practice learning capacity whilst maintaining a quality learning environment.
Applicants must have evidence of approved Practice Assessor experience.
Informal Enquiries To
Anita Whyte Strategic Led for Practice Education in Nursing & Midwifery
Email: anita.whyte@nhs.scot
Mobile 07773 746 824
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.
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