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Department of Clinical and Professional Development
Practice Educator – Palliative Care:
37 hours per week
2-year fixed term
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated registered nurse to join the Department of Clinical and Professional Development, working collaboratively across Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership.
* Are you experienced in delivering effective judgments 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 and develop palliative care and care around dying education to health and social care staff in the Scottish Borders. This includes maintaining a presence in various care environments by delivering direct patient care alongside colleagues, role modeling, and facilitating excellent practice in a coaching role. Responsibilities include discussions with colleagues, assessment and care delivery processes incorporating current practice, evidence base, future trends, and developments in care, timeliness of interventions, and related risks. The post holder will have a clinical home within the specialist palliative care unit to ensure their professional practice is maintained.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning, be a forward-thinking Registered Nurse, with a teaching qualification or experience in both formal and informal teaching related to palliative care. Experience in planning and delivering learning is essential.
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 tailored to 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
Applicants will be asked to give a 10-minute presentation at interview.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications, so please ensure your application is submitted early.***
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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