Practice Development Facilitator - Care Homes

NHS Scotland
Hamilton
1 month ago
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The Role

The NMAHP Practice Development Centre (PDC) supports the NMAHP registered and health care support worker workforce within NHS Lanarkshire circa 8537 headcount* and provides additional support into Care Homes and care at home services. It is a corporate department and reports directly to the Executive Nurse Director, whilst maintaining strong relationships with both Health and social care partnerships, the acute division and strategic educational partners i.e. NHS Education Scotland, Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges.


It is made up of 6 key functions with additional projects or programmes of work:

  • Care Assurance
  • Clinical Skills Development
  • Tissue Viability
  • Practice Education
  • Records design and development
  • Business Support


There is a perceived gap in the knowledge and skills of the nursing staff to be able to react to and manage these situations appropriately. Often ending with patients having to attend Emergency Departments. This role will support all advanced, anticipatory and treatment escalation planning and ultimately DNACPR decisions, reducing anxiety for patients, carers and staff and enhancing experiences for all. Encouraging staff to promote and record personalised and realistic recommendations for future emergency care in patients with a life-limiting illness.

This opportunity, Practice Development Facilitator (Care Homes) will be available for 12 months to support and deliver the project work and support the development of pathways, resources and education.


NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.


What we'll need you to bring
  • Registered Nurse or Midwife with valid NMC Registration; or Allied Health Professional with valid HCPC Registration
  • Educated to/working towards Degree level
  • Post graduate experience within speciality/area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently
  • Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality/area of practice
  • Leadership skills to enable the day-to-day management of service delivery
  • The postholder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
  • Excellent team/group facilitation skills
  • Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Effective time management skills
  • Working knowledge of basic information technology

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.


It would be great if you also have
  • Experience in a leadership role
  • Able to provide evidence of clinical leadership through involvement in practice development processes
  • Up to date knowledge of leadership, professional issues and CPD requirements
  • Knowledge of Quality Improvement Methodology
  • Knowledge of evidence based practice, critical appraisal
  • Excellent team working skills
  • Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills
  • Report writing and evaluation skills
  • Facilitation skills
  • Strong leadership and organisational skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Clinical supervision skills
  • Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers licence
Contract type

Fixed Term or Secondment - 12 months

Full time

37 hours

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment.

The employeeMUSTalready have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.


Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in the Practice Development Centre within Beckford Street.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contactIsabel Lindsay, on

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)


Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

  • A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

  • A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

  • Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit theScottish Public Pension)

  • Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

  • Occupational health services

  • Employee counselling services

  • Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.


Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or ourrecruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

  • Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
  • For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link:https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
  • Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk & spam folders) as well as your Jobtrain account for updates.
  • 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

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available atwww.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

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