226531 (MG) Allied Health Professions Practice Education Lead

Overview

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. Allied Health Professions Practice Education Lead (AfC Band 7)

Base: St. John\’s Hospital, Livingston (with flexible working across Lothian to meet service demands). Permanent post: up to 0.6WTE (22.2hrs per week – based on 37 hour working week).

An exciting opportunity has arisen to take a lead role in supporting the educational needs of the AHP workforce across NHS Lothian. The successful candidate will work alongside other experienced staff, as part of our small AHP Practice Education team.

We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic individual with a flexible and proactive approach to practice education to join us.

Role and responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to support and facilitate the development of the workplace as a sustainable quality learning environment for all Allied Health Professional staff (Registered AHPs, pre-registration students, support workers and staff “returning to practice”) working across all care settings within the Health Board area. In addition, the post holder will contribute to the development and implementation of national practice education programmes of work.

Qualifications and experience

• You are a qualified AHP and registered with the HCPC.
• You are passionate about the role of practice education supporting career development and CPD for allied health professionals and support staff.
• You can demonstrate excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• You have a Masters qualification or can demonstrate the equivalent, e.g. a critical understanding of the theories and principles in education, application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis, autonomy and initiative.
• You can work flexibly across Lothian to meet service demands.

Additional information

For more information about this post please contact Lorna Sinclair, AHP Strategic Practice Education Lead via email in the first instance – lorna.sinclair2@nhs.scot

Interviews are likely to be held in-person on 9 October 2025 (tbc).

We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please 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.

To work in the United Kingdom, you must have the relevant permission to work. This permission is granted by the UK Visas and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this and your responsibilities can be found in the vacancy information.

This post requires PVG Scheme membership/record. If not currently a PVG member for the required regulatory group, an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before starting in post. Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check. If assessed as a \”regulated role\”, your appointment will be subject to joining the PVG Scheme. For more details on these changes please visit Disclosure Scotland Changes.

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, please refer to the job description and person specification. If you have any questions after reading this information, please contact Lorna.Sinclair2@nhs.scot or Karin.Massie@nhs.scot.