Practice Educator inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED 30 MAY 2024

Practice Educator


About The Organisation


As a vital part of NHSScotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care As a major division within the NHS National Services Scotland the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) plays a vital role not only in the health of the people of Scotland but also on an international scale through our leading position in new product development biomedical research and donor / clinical services. Our goal is to maintain the highest standards of patient care whilst remaining internationally competitive.


The Post


An exciting opportunity has arisen to join SNBTS as a Practice Educator and we are looking for a registered nurse to join our team. This new role will take forward implementing and sustaining the practice learning experiences across all SNBTS sites, engaging with multiple Higher Education Institutes, NHSS Boards and nursing teams across multiple services.


The Candidate


Candidates should be educated to Degree level or demonstrate equivalent experience and are required to have extensive Band 5 experience in supporting and supervising learners in practice. The position is within Patient Services, SNBTS Transfusion Team but the role will work across SNBTS/NSS and will be based in Edinburgh; however travel throughout Scotland is required. Excellent communication skills and the capacity to adopt a proactive approach to problem solving in order to recognise and pursue opportunities to develop the role are fundamental to the success of the post. The ability to demonstrate initiative and a flexible approach to the workload are essential.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme/Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Candidates must have current NMC registration at the time of applying.


Location and Working Pattern:


Based at the Jack Copland Centre with a requirement to travel across sites as required i.e Dundee, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness.

Currently hybrid working.

Monday to Friday, 15 hours per week

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.


Benefits


Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Click here to view the full range of NHS NSS Employee Benefits.


Further Information


For an informal discussion on the post, please contact
Susan Cottrell, Deputy Head of Nursing, Patient Services, SNBTS on or


Closing date for completed applications is
Wednesday 12th June


Further information on NSS is available from:
www.jobsincare.com/job/j1yjwaQ2


Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies