Would you like to promote quality of the learning experience for AHP students and increase capacity for the future workforce within practice placement opportunities? If so, then come and join our dynamic, enthusiastic, motivated team and department in NHS Fife.
As a result of the current post holder retiring, there is a requirement for a dynamic individual to join the NHS Fife Practice and Professional Development Team as a Practice Education Lead (PEL) working alongside another part-time PEL. The PELs works closely with the Head of Department, the Director of Allied Health Professions, NHS Education for Scotland and partner Further and Higher Education Institutions in a leadership role to provide effective managerial support, education and development in practice education. This role includes working with managers, clinical staff and practice educators to support AHP students across all practice learning environments within Fife.
There is an expectation that you will understand and work across the wider Allied Health Professions education agenda. A robust knowledge of practice education is essential, as well as possessing well developed communication, leadership and negotiation skills. Team working will be a key skill in this role as you will be required to network with a wide range of stakeholders. Excellent organisational skills will be required to ensure that local and national priorities are delivered by the Board.
For informal enquiries, please contact Mig Braid, PEL - margaret.braid@nhs.scot / Aly Hutchison, PEL - alyson.hutchison2@nhs.scot.
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
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.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
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.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.