Post: Associate Practice Educator (Band 4 - £27,598- £30,019 per annum ) Location: Ashgrove House, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen 1 post: Full time fixed term/secondment for 1 year An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced, ambitious Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) to join the Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Practice Education team within NHS Grampian on a one year temporary post. Working as an Associate Practice Educator, you will be directly involved in supporting work-based learning for HCSWs across NHS Grampian. A key part of the role will be to support the co-ordination and delivery of an enhanced HCSW induction and clinical skills pathways. The successful candidate will have: extensive experience as a HCSW have a proven interest in supporting education, training or professional development be educated to SCQF Level 7 or equivalent be familiar and able to use Power Point, Excel, Word, and TURAS Learn The successful candidate will be supported to develop their facilitation, coaching and leadership skills. They will have professional supervision and access to a wide network of practice educators, including other associate practice educators within NHS Grampian. If you value the contribution education provides to 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: Laura Reid ( Lead Practice Educator) laura.reid3nhs.scot or Ashley Shearer (Practice Educator) ashley.shearernhs.scot Application closing date: 8th May 2024 Proposed Interview Date: 17th May 2024 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. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes. Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications. For help to complete an application on Job Train please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/ To view our accessibility statement, please follow this link: https://www.eess.nhs.scot/jobtrain-accessibility-statement/ Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately. Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates. Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home for advice and support with any system issues. We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain. Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments. Some of our vacancies are for internal candidates only. If you are a member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Grampian. NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.