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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working (within the UK).
Occasional presence at the Dundee office (Ninewells Hospital) and other NES regional offices is a requirement of this role.
We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Work Pattern: Permanent, Part Time, 30 hours per week.
You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.
The Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (CSMEN) is based within the Medical Directorate of NES but has a multi-professional outlook and collaborates with other NES directorates including Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP), Dental, Pharmacy, Optometry, as well as the NHS Scotland Academy. We work closely with external stakeholders (i.e Simulation Centres, Universities and Royal Colleges) providing skills and simulation training to healthcare professionals throughout Scotland.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our dynamic, highly talented team to support the development of the simulation community within NES and enable innovative, quality-assured skills and simulation-based learning across health and social care.
Working as a Network Coordinator (Admin Officer) within the team you will have the opportunity to provide comprehensive administration support to the core CSMEN team including the Clinical Lead and CSMEN Manager.
Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?
Do you enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders and across a multidisciplinary team?
Do you want to be part of an innovative team playing a key role in the development of the simulation community across NHS Scotland?
Do you enjoy problem solving and collaborating with others?
Working within CSMEN you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating across multiple workstreams and stakeholders to support the wider NES and simulation community in Scotland.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Administrators offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
Highly developed organisational skills - organise meetings (scheduling meeting dates, preparing documents, taking minutes and setting up action trackers); manage and update the Network database.
Effective communicator – first point of contact; inform Network members of upcoming skills and simulation events; coordination of social media communications; promotional work by attending conferences/training events.
Event management experience.
Knowledge of website authoring tools.
Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise workload and to meet strict deadlines.
Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary.
Benefits Which Matter
As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and remote working
Generous NHS pension scheme
Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
NHS discounts and more
Diversity and Inclusion
Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work.
We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience – regardless of the outcome.
It’s not essential to be in an office administration role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work.
If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact Andrea Baker, CSMEN Manager (andrea.baker@nhs.scot).
Next Steps
Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work remotely, working from our offices as operationally required. Occasional presence at the Dundee office (Ninewells Hospital) and other NES regional offices is a requirement of this role.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
Online interviews will take place on Wednesday 25 October 2023. Further details on the presentation will be sent to candidates selected for interview.
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack enclosed below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CV’s will not be accepted.