Healthcare Support Worker Development Officer Edinburgh   £33,237 p.a.

Healthcare Support Worker Development Officer

12 month secondment opportunity

35 hours per week

£33,237 p.a.

Based in Edinburgh Office

Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) now form a substantial portion of the nursing workforce within the NHS, social care and care home settings.

We are looking to strengthen our learning and development, policy and communication approaches to be more responsive to these members. A one year project to establish a foundation for future work has been agreed and your role will be to support delivery of this project. This will involve project co-ordination, horizon scanning, data analysis and direct delivery of elements of the learning and development programme to HCSWs across Scotland.

You will use your specialist knowledge and expertise from working in either a health or social care setting, helping to ensure that learning and development opportunities support members in the development of their practice and their clinical role in response to changes in health and social care.

You will be educated to first level degree standard and hold a training and development qualification (or equivalent experience). Recent experience in facilitating learning and of designing and developing learning programmes, and experience of co-ordinating or managing a discreet project/s is essential.

For informal enquiries, please contact Greg Donnelly on 0131 662 6162.

For further details and how to apply (CVs in isolation will not be accepted), please click on the Apply button and complete the online application. Alternatively, email: recruit@rcn.org.uk or telephone 0131 662 6146 to request an application pack, quoting reference SC0067-0110.

Please ensure you have your line manager’s consent before applying for this secondment.

Closing date: 15 February 2010.

Interview date: 8 March 2010.

All confirmed appointments will be subject to a six month probationary period.

The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies. The RCN includes within it two registered charities. The RCN aims to be a world-class champion of diversity, equality and human rights within the health and social care sector.

Job Reference:   SC0067-0110

Closing Date:     15-Feb-2010

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