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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 or Secondment until 31st March 2026, Part Time, 18.5 hours per week
**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.
Recognising the value and contribution of social care, NES has established a new Social Care and Communities Directorate as a dedicate corporate function. The work of the Directorate builds on and expands the existing education, training, workforce development and workforce data and technology provided by NES to the social care sector.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Social Care and Communities Directorate and contribute to our work to ensure those working in health and social care get the right education and skills they need to provide good quality care and support for people in Scotland.
We are looking for a Senior Educator to join our team as we work with stakeholders to support the development of a Knowledge and Skills Framework for Community Link workers and Social Prescribers.
Do you want to support the development of those working in Community Link worker and Social Prescribing roles to increase their knowledge and competence?
Do you enjoy collaborating and working in partnership with colleagues and stakeholders to co-develop innovative solutions?
Do you thrive in environments where partnership working and innovation are key to success?
Do you enjoy working collaboratively across disciplines to develop education and training that makes a real difference?
Working within the Social Care and Communities Directorate you will have the opportunity to liaise with key stakeholders and inform educational development in a Once for Scotland approach for Community Link workers and Social prescribers in Scotland.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Senior Educators offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
Working knowledge and experience of educational development
Have a good understanding of the role of Community Link workers and Social Prescribers and the important role they play in supporting health and wellbeing
Experience in successfully working across complex environments and with multiple stakeholders
Experience in designing and developing high quality, impactful programme outputs including briefing documents, background papers, reports, and other materials as appropriate for stakeholder groups
Ability to build highly effective working relationships internally and externally.
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 Senior Educator 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 Angella Fulton, Associate Director. Email: angella.fulton@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.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
In person OR online interviews (including a presentation will take place on Friday 3 October and Monday 6 October 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.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
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