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Looking for a rewarding Career in the NHS with enhanced salary and benefits package?
The NHS is the largest employer in Scotland!
Who We Are
As NHS Scotland's unique provider of a national tele-health and tele-care service, we are responsible for the delivery of health advice and information by telephone and online services to the population of Scotland 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NHS 24 is a patient-focused service providing the people of Scotland with triage, advice, guidance, referral and information on health and healthcare services
Where We Are:
Our Regional Centres are located at Hillington, Cardonald, Clydebank, South Queensferry, Dundee and Aberdeen. This post is currently available in our Lumina in Hillington. NHS 24 also supports Hybrid Working.
This Role: Digital Content Design Lead
Our new design lead will work closely with our more established content design, user research and service design teams to define, embed and mature a user-centred design function within NHS 24. And will be expected to lead on all design-related activities, documenting the tools and methods used, and design styles, components and patterns created.
We are looking for a designer with:
- an interest in co-design and design research, someone that enjoys working on design problems with diverse groups who often have complex needs
- skills in prototyping and UI development, and the ability to take ideas from initial sketches through to final designs with the confidence to explain design decisions throughout the process
- a team focus - someone who enjoys collaborating with others on big projects and problems
- an awareness of service design and transformation in government - including the Scottish Approach to Service Design, Digital First Service Standard and NHS Digital Service Manual
BENEFITS
NHS 24 offers a complete benefits package, with a permanent contract on Band 7 £40,872 - £47,846 (pro rata). Placement on salary scale and annual leave entitlement is dependent on confirmation of previous relevant NHS service.
We also offer you many supportive policies to enhance your employee journey and have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme Provider, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and a range of learning and development. As an NHS Scotland employee you will be entitled to:
- 35 days annual leave (rising to 41) pro-rata
- development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom based courses
- enhanced pay for working during out of hours period
- enrolment into the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) pension scheme
- NHS discounts on goods and services
- HELP, employee support and assistance
Interested?
Please download the Job Pack for full details of NHS 24 and this opportunity as well as the Candidate Application Guide which will support you in your application.
We recommend that prior to application candidates read all the information provided in the Job Pack as it contains much of the information about NHS 24 and this vacancy to support a successful application.
The closing date for submitting applications is midnight on Wednesday 14th December 2022
NHS 24 is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.
