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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Travel to our offices, as operationally required is an expectation of the role. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Work Pattern: Fixed-term, Full Time, 37 hours per week
Fixed-term or Secondment** until 31 March 2025
**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 Dental Directorate is responsible for the management, funding and provision of Postgraduate Education for Dentists and Dental Care Professionals within Scotland and pre-registration training for dental nurses. Postgraduate Education is provided for practitioners within the General Dental Service, Public Dental Services and the Hospital Dental Service. The Directorate is responsible for overseeing the provision of Foundation Training for new dental graduates, and CPD courses for general dental practitioners and the dental care professionals. In addition to this the directorate oversees the dental training grades in the Hospital service and is responsible for the management of Dental ACT and student outreach funds.
The Optometry workstream sits within the NES Dental Directorate and supports the provision of General Ophthalmic Services community eyecare practices across Scotland.
NES Optometry’s Business Support team, sitting within the Dental Directorate, delivers essential administrative support across the breadth of the Optometry Education and training Portfolio.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our small, but highly talented Optometry workstream. Working within the business support unit you will be experienced in the delivery of effective business support and in driving the implementation of improvements to process and protocols across the business.
Do you want to support access to education resources, which enhances the learning and development experience of the Optometry Profession?
Do you enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders and across a multidisciplinary team?
Do you want to improve business processes that support the education and training of the Optometry Profession?
Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?
Do you thrive working in partnership with a range of people?
Do you enjoy problem solving and collaborating with others?
Working within the Optometry team you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating across multiple workstreams to support the Dental Directorate and the wider NES.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Deputy Managers offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
Ability to support a diverse team of education professionals
Well-developed digital knowledge and skills and experience of business administration systems
Experience of working with a broad range of partners in health and social care settings
Aptitude for building key networks and strategic alliances across multiple stakeholders
Ability to collaborate effectively and flexibly within your own team and across wider workstreams
Highly effective communicator who knows how to make complex, technical information and language engaging for diverse stakeholders
Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads and that of others, and to meet strict deadlines
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 in a Deputy Manager 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 Penny Crowe, General Manager – Dental, penny.crowe@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/exercise) will take place on 22 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