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Hours: Part Time, 1 PA (4 hours per week)
Duration: Fixed Term / Secondment for 36 months
Flexible Location: NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working (within the UK). We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Salary: Consultant, Associate Adviser or other appropriate pay scale
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.
This will be across 1 PA of time (1PA = 4 hours)
The Scotland Deanery is responsible for postgraduate medical education.
The Foundation Programme Director will be responsible for managing a Foundation Programme and the education and training needs of each individual on the programme, approximately 30 residents, based in the following hospitals: Inverclyde Royal Hospital and Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley.
This is a replacement FPD post. Preference will be for clinicians based locally to the post, across the West of Scotland. Applications are invited from permanent trained staff (Consultant, GP or SAS doctor) in the West region of Scotland who are currently in substantive NHS or University posts.
Applicants will be expected to have Recognition of Trainer status and will contribute, in partnership with the existing FPDs to the formal Foundation teaching programme.
They are accountable to the Postgraduate Dean or Associate Postgraduate Dean, he or she may also combine the role with that of an educational and/or clinical supervisor.
All applicants must confirm prior to interview that their employer would support a Service Level Agreement for this role within their job plan.
Informal enquiries are welcome. Please contact:-
Dr Caroline Whitton, Associate Postgraduate Dean, West region Caroline.Whitton@nhs.scot
Fixed Term for 3 years in the first instance.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59hrs on the closing date.
CVs will not be accepted.
Closing Date: 22nd July 2025
Interview Date: 8th August 2025
You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment. Evidence of this must be produced upon request.
We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
https://www.careers.nhs.scot/about/who-we-are/
If you have any queries regarding the application portal or the recruitment process, please contact us at: eos.regionvacancies@nhs.scot