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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
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 dental care professionals. In addition to this the directorate oversees the dental training grades in the Hospital service, is responsible for the management of Dental ACT and student outreach funds, and produces evidence based clinical guidance to support the profession.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Business Manager to join our talented team to play a key role in delivering the operational and business management function across the Directorate, leading and supporting a team of business and administrative staff to work proactively and help the Directorate achieve its key aims.
You will work across 3 workstreams: Clinical Effectiveness, Dental Workforce Development and Dental Care Professional Education, and have operational responsibility for 3 Dental Education Centres in Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh.
Do you have strong leadership skills, continuously supporting and empowering your team to deliver results?
Do you enjoy problem solving, identifying solutions and following through to an end result, as well as empowering teams to do the same?
Do you enjoy engaging with stakeholders, building strong relationships and contributing towards a shared vision for the future in order to support positive change?
Do you enjoy making a tangible difference, influencing improved ways of working, sharing and implementing innovative ideas?
Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an everchanging environment?
Working within the Dental Directorate, you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to enable both working autonomously and collaborating across multiple workstreams, proactively working to manage change and improvement across a number of key projects and programmes.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
The Business Manager will offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
- Proven track record in a business or operational management role, evidencing applied examples of practice;
- Experience in weighing up complex and often conflicting information, resulting in confidence in making professional judgements;
- Experience of delivering outcomes in a context of change and growth;
- Ability to work on your own initiative, prioritising your own and others’ workloads to meet strict and competing deadlines;
- Experienced in working across complex environments with multiple stakeholders, with a track record of collaborating and influencing at all levels;
- Ability to use influencing skills to ensure that agreed policies, standards and processes are applied consistently across the Directorate – can keep abreast of emerging corporate guidance and manage the flow of information appropriately;
- Evidence of investment in own professional development to support career advancement
- 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, to meet strict deadlines
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 hybrid 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 Business 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
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
In person OR online interviews (including a short presentation) will take place on 11 July 2025. 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, CVs 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