Education & Development Manager
SAH Band 7 £51,371 to £59,747 pro rata per annum
28 - 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday with some flexibility required to meet service needs.
Flexible and hybrid working options available.
Who are we?
St Andrew’s Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative care for patients with life-limiting conditions which require complex symptom management, and/or end-of-life care. It is Lanarkshire's specialist hospice and provides multidisciplinary support for patients, their families and carers. The service is provided completely free of charge for the adult population of North and South Lanarkshire and is open to all without distinction of race, gender or creed.
The Hospice values represent our core beliefs and act as our guiding principles at the very heart of all that we do. Our values are; Human Dignity, Compassion, Justice, Advocacy and Quality.
What is the role?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and registered health care professional to join St Andrew’s Hospice as our Education & Development Manager. The successful candidate will provide expert leadership in education to support the clinical and non-clinical workforce and contribute to the Hospice Strategic Plan.
The key duties include:
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Design, deliver and evaluate learning programmes
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Deliver clinical education, training and development
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Engage staff in learning and provide tools to empower them to develop their own practice
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Promote clinical effectiveness through the promotion of research based practice, translating evidence into clinical practice
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Develop and deliver training using innovative and variety of learning methods
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Complete a training needs analysis across the Hospice to develop hospice training plans
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Participate in nurse training in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University
What we expect of you?
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Registered Health Care professional with qualification at degree level 11 or equivalent experience
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Experience in mentoring students, nurses and teaching and assessing in practice
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Post qualification experience in specialist Palliative Care and/or end of life care and/or oncology
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Experience in delivering and developing training and education to a range of staff
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Knowledge of educational theory and approaches to providing quality learning experience
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Knowledge and ability to mark SQA Level 9 & Level 10 assessments
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Self-motivated
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Commitment to own personal development and the development of other team members
What you can expect from us?
We recognise that to continue to provide excellent care and services to patients and families, we need an amazing team around us. In order to attract, retain and reward our people, our benefits include:
- A warm and supportive working environment
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Competitive Salaries
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Unsocial Hours Payments (where relevant to role)
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Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
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Induction Programme
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Employee Assistance Programme
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Counselling Services
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Occupational Health
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Contributory Pension Scheme
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Flexible Working Practices
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Ongoing learning & development opportunities
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NHS Staff Benefits Scheme
For an application pack, the hospice employee benefits booklet and further information please go to our website at
www.st-andrews-hospice.com
where an application can be completed
or contact
[email protected]
for an application pack
Closing date for applications is: 12 noon on, 7th August 2026
Interview date: To be confirmed
We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications.
This is not an NHS appointment, and any offer is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and Disclosure. Please note that if you do not hear from us within 10 days of the closing date you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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