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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: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week.
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.
NHS Scotland Academy, Learning and Innovation is a recently formed (2023) directorate within NES to support the development of learning and innovation within the organisation which will have system-wide impact on the development of the health and social care workforce. Uniquely, the Director works across the executive teams of two national health boards: NES and NHS Golden Jubilee to lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of NHS Scotland Academy.
NHS Scotland Academy provides a critical role in ensuring there is a skilled and sustainable workforce for health and care services in Scotland, working collaboratively with partners, focusing on a once for Scotland ethos. It delivers accelerated training to meet the clinical and care needs of citizens across Scotland, enabling people to live healthier lives.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to support NHS Education Scotland to deliver their strategic objectives as a key member of the NHS Scotland Academy team.
We are looking for a motivated, hardworking individual to join our team, working with educators and subject specialists in NHS Scotland Academy, to design, develop and manage digital learning content and courses on Turas Learn.
You will have a good understanding of the role and benefits of technology to improve the learning experience of participants and provide highly specialised support and advice to a range of educators in NHS Scotland Academy based in NHS Education Scotland and in NHS Golden Jubilee.
Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?
Do you enjoy making a difference, influencing improved ways of working, and sharing innovative ideas?
Do you want to improve learning through technology use, sharing information and expertise to influence resource design and development?
Do you enjoy problem solving and collaborating with others?
Working within the NHS Scotland Academy team you will have the opportunity to enhance the learning experience of our participants, work with educators to design and develop digital learning including videos, and workbooks, ensure quality and accessibility standards of our resources and collate data to demonstrate impact.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Learning Resources Managers offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
- Extensive experience working in the field of digital learning - including providing specialist advice, guidance expertise and training to support the design, development, dissemination and on-going maintenance of systems, resources, and management solutions
- Ability to lead and contribute to projects and support other work across the team
- Provide information management support for major development projects and contribute to marketing and training activities and user-end trouble shooting
- Ability to work on own initiative, to effectively organise and prioritise own workloads and that of others, and to meet strict deadlines
- Ability to research the learning technology and information science literature to identify new solutions and development opportunities
- Can communicate clearly, effectively, and confidently at all levels in the workplace, both written and verbal, always utilising a high degree of tact and diplomacy
- Ability to proactively identify and communicate improvements to processes and systems
- Ability to work with complex data and present in a user-friendly format
- Problem solving skills and at times the ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care, and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact, and effective influencing when necessary
- Line management and coaching/mentoring experience
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 working as a Learning Resource Manager 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 Dr Clair Graham, Head of Programmes (Education) NHS Scotland Academy, email: clair.graham@nhs.scot or Jeanette Stevenson, Associate Director NHS Scotland Academy, email: jeanette.stevenson@gjnh.scot.nhs.uk
Next Steps
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 presentation) will take place on 16 May 2024. The presentation topic 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