NHS Lothian PEF CHEF Team

NHS Lothian’s Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) and Care Home Education Facilitator (CHEF) Team aim to source, maintain and enhance quality practice learning experiences (PLEs) for pre and post registration students across NHS Lothian and our non-NHS partner organisations.

The team ensure that practice learning experiences comply with regulatory body and national standards whilst promoting and facilitating productive and rewarding student learning experiences.

This is achieved by:

• Conducting education approval and audit visits in collaboration with both academic and practice partners that align to both the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018) education standards and National Health Service Education for Scotland (NES) (2020) Quality Standards for Practice Learning (QSPL).
• Supporting eligible health and social care professionals to transition and/or prepare for the roles of practice supervisor and practice assessor and to maintain their currency with these competencies
• Ensuring governance for and equity of access to PLEs across Lothian
• Facilitating innovative learning opportunities that align with the proficiencies and skills required for future nurses and midwives
• Embedding and delivering on annual NES PEF CHEF national priorities and
• Collaborating with approved education institution (AEI) partners and national networks

You can contact us on PEFCHEFEnquiries@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk for more information or to share any feedback on the content of this site.