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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Work Pattern: Fixed term, Part-time, 30 hours per week
NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.
Fixed term or Secondment** for two years from date of appointment
**For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non-NHS applicants, a fixed-term or secondment would be considered.
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 Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP) Directorate includes the Spiritual Care and Healthcare Chaplaincy workstreams and works at a national level to support the delivery of NES’s strategic plan and works in response to commissions from the Scottish Government, Territorial and National Boards and a range of stakeholders to develop Workforce Education. Our work and partnerships support practitioners working in Health and Social Care to develop throughout their careers and with high quality accessible resources to support their ongoing professional development.
The Workforce Education and Career Development programme develops and delivers learning and education for all levels of practice that aims to support the continuing professional development needs of all levels of the NMAHP workforce.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our dynamic, highly talented team to provide leadership and support to a broad range of workstreams that contribute to national priorities including the education and development needs of the NMAHP workforce across all levels of practice.
Working as a Specialist Lead within the NMAHP Workforce Education and Career Development team you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of education initiatives that support workforce and role development across the four pillars of practice - Clinical, Facilitation of Learning, Leadership, Evidence, Research and Development.
Key tasks will include but are not restricted to:
- Management of workstreams and projects for the Workforce Education and Career Development Programme
- Develop and influence learning and education that impacts on practice
- Develop initiatives in consultation and working collaboratively with key stakeholders across NHS Scotland and social care sector
- Assist across programme workstreams and projects
- Liaise and collaborate with colleagues across the wider NMAHP directorate
Do you enjoy collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to advise and co-create innovative education solutions?
Do you enjoy working at pace and being creative and adaptive within the ever-changing environment of Health and Social Care?
Working within the Workforce Education and Career Development team you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating with Directorate teams and across multiple sectors and working with a broad range of professional, third sector and volunteer stakeholders to effect real change through education.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Specialist leads need to offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we would love you to apply:
- Qualified to Masters Degree level or equivalent
- Post holder must be a registered member of the body relevant to their area of expertise (e.g. NMC, HCPC)
- Experience within an education role
- Transferable skills from your area of expertise
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 a Head of Programme role right now. You may be returning from a career break eg: 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 Keith Dow, Senior Educator NMAHP, keith.dow@nhs.scot
Next Steps
*NHS candidates will be considered firstly on a secondment basis, and so are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current NHS employer at the earliest opportunity, ideally prior to application.
Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work remotely, working from our offices as operationally required.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
Online interviews (including a presentation or exercise) will take place between 14 – 16 May 2024. Any presentation/exercise topic information will be sent to candidates selected for interview.
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CV’s will not be accepted.
If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot