About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

Are you passionate about helping people learn, grow, and thrive at work? Do you enjoy designing, developing and delivering high‑quality learning? If so, we’d love you to join us as a Learning & Development Advisor (Fixed Term – 12 Months) within NHS Lanarkshire.

This temporary post has a specific focus on key digital learning initiatives. You will play a key role in reviewing, refreshing and organising NHS Lanarkshire’s digital learning content to ensure it is accurate, current and aligned with organisational needs. A key focus will be the creation, curation, and management of e‑learning content and digital learning platforms to support organisational priorities and enhance the learning experience for our 15,000 colleagues.

You will provide expert advice on learning and development matters, respond to complex system queries, and play an active role in shaping and supporting L&D projects and working groups.

In this key role, you will:

• Working collaboratively as part of the Organisational Development Team to ensure high‑quality learning and e‑learning content is available to support the Learning Strategy, Learning Plan and Corporate Objectives.
• Proactively leading the development and maintenance of the corporate induction e‑learning module for new staff.
• Working with Subject Matter Experts to plan, develop, review and update NHS Lanarkshire’s full e‑learning catalogue, ensuring version control and timely review cycles.
• Supporting the design, development and ongoing improvement of digital learning technologies and platforms, including content upload and management.
• Evaluating and reviewing learning programmes to ensure they remain current, engaging and aligned to organisational needs.

What You'll Bring:

• Educated to Degree level, or equivalent experience in learning, development and/or digital/ e-learning
• Experience in design/developing, delivering, evaluating and maintaining a range of learning programmes, such as induction, communication skills, interpersonal skills, and customer care
• Experience of developing e-learning
• Professional qualifications appropriate to post – e.g. Certificate in Training Practice, CIPD, Certificate in E- Learning Content Development courses, Digital Learning Design
• Displays initiative and enthusiasm for learning & development

A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Claire Robertson, Learning and Organisational Development Manager on claire.robertson5@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lyn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on lynn.deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.