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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Frequent presence at our offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh is a requirement of this role, as well as occasional travel to other locations. 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 Medical Directorate is responsible to the NES Board and through the Board to Scottish Government for the commissioning and delivery of postgraduate medical education in Scotland. This training is delivered in general practices and health boards to standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC).
The Medical Directorate hosts the NES Healthcare Science workstream. Its primary function is to:
- Ensure that the education and lifelong learning needs of clinical professionals covered by healthcare science serving NHS Scotland are effectively met
- Ensure that all aspects of NES strategy relevant to these professions are met
- Ensure that multi-disciplinary aspects of NES have a robust contribution from the Directorate, and in certain cases, are led by the Directorate
NES Healthcare Science has a specific role in training commissions (to best secure the postgraduate scientist workforce), generic CPD and in the quality assurance of NHS training for scientific staff.
The Health Care Science core team leads our training quality assurance programme; CPD development and delivery programme; postgraduate training commissioning; and careers engagement.
This senior leadership post is an integral part of the Medical Directorate.
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The Opportunity
We are looking for an Associate Director to lead the Healthcare Science workstream within NES and to contribute to the development and delivery of the NES education and training agenda to support the Scottish Government’s policy direction and implementation plans, for Healthcare Science disciplines and subdisciplines.
Do you want to improve the health and wellbeing of the people in Scotland by ensuring we have the right people in the right place at the right time to deliver future health and care services?
Do you enjoy having a significant leadership role with responsibility for multi-disciplinary teams delivering key services?
Do you enjoy working in fast pace and ever-changing environment, working with colleagues across the organisation to meet challenging, meaningful goals?
Do you want to play a key role in leading the learning and development experiences of the Healthcare Science workforce?
Do you enjoy building relationships and a shared vision for the future in order to support change and innovation?
Leading within the Healthcare Science function you will have the opportunity to make a key contribution to Scotland's national health and social care.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Associate Directors offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
- HCPC registered or equivalent voluntary register in healthcare science
- Masters Level qualification or equivalent postgraduate scientific experience
- Knowledge and experience of leading and supporting workstreams that enhance career and role development for the Healthcare Science workforce
- Proven track record of working at a senior level within the NHS, care, or wider public sector, or similar complex private sector or university organisation
- Ability to work at a strategic level across the directorate and organisation as well as with external partners such as Scottish Government, health and care,
education partners, and other national bodies including the social care and wider public sector
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of policy, practice, education and professional structures and processes, including HCPC regulation and other professional standards
- Experienced leader with the management skills to drive, negotiate and deliver change and innovation
- Experience and understanding of the key factors and practices essential to high-quality learning and education and how these are effectively embedded and continually enhanced
- The skills necessary to develop and utilise an extensive and complex professional network of contacts and relationships with government agencies,
funding bodies, professional regulatory bodies, other education providers and the health and care service
- Proven and demonstrable ability to function and support others within the context of a rapidly changing environment
- Ability to think creatively, analyse information, understand complex arguments,
make judgements and reconcile competing demands
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
- Experienced people manager, with the ability to lead and grow successful teams
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 an Associate Director 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 Lisa Pearson, Associate Manager – SPDS Medical lisa.pearson@nhs.scot
Next Steps
Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work remotely, working from our offices as operationally required. Frequent presence at both our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices is a requirement of this role.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail, by Thursday 5 September 2024.
Online panel interview (including presentation) will take place on Monday 16 September 2024. The presentation topic will be sent to candidates selected for interview.
For further information regarding this post, 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