Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Health, Nursing
Permanent | Full Time
ASAP
09/06/2025
07/07/2025
Learning and Practice Development Officer
Location: Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Dundee (Remote/Hybrid Working Possible)
Salary: £32,614 - £36,827 per annum
As a mental health charity, our clients really value the wellbeing of their staff. That's why they want you to know that you'll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.
The Role
In this exciting role, you'll deliver engaging, and purpose driven training on key topics including Safeguarding, Mental Health, the organisations Approach (featuring the HOPE Toolkit and IROC), and Trauma-Informed Practice. Using a blend of facilitation techniques, therapeutic coaching, and reflective practice tools, you'll inspire individuals and teams to embed recovery-focused and trauma-informed practices in their approach to supporting people accessing their services.
You'll also design and develop creative, meaningful learning interventions for both face-to-face and their online learning platform that meet the evolving needs of the staff and supported people.
Skills and Qualifications
* A relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above in Health and Social Care, Mental Health or similar related area.
* Experience in in training delivery face to face and on virtual settings across the organisations core training approaches including the Recovery model of mental health and trauma-informed practice
* Experience of delivering training in best practice and compliance areas, such as safeguarding and medication.
* Demonstrative experience in skilled facilitation and coaching abilities, to support reflective practice and influence good practice
* Experience of developing a range of e-learning packages to meet service and organisational need. Knowledge
* In-depth working knowledge of recovery-focused mental health support tools and approaches and ability to adapt to meet the differing needs of supported people with a range of needs.
* Knowledge of training design using relevant legislation, policies, procedures and theories
* Experience of delivering workshop training, coaching and mentoring to groups and individuals (Take ownership)
* Knowledge to create eLearning and blended learning objects using PowerPoint, software packages and online media
Benefits
They can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and they can promise you'll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. They will support you on your own career path, developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/penumbra/vms/e/head_office/positions/dE6IJLwwPpQBFjSbBbkW0K