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Job reference: 138578
Salary: Band 6 (£35,522 - £43,286)
Job closing date: 01/03/2023
Job Type: Administrative Services
Location: Flexible
Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 15/02/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Education For Scotland
Department: Workforce Infrastructure

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Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Duration: Fixed Term / Secondment until 31st March 2024*

Flexible Location: NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working.  We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.


Wh​​​​​​​o 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.

What you'll do 

Key tasks will include but are not restricted to:

  • create easily understood and user-focused content that is relevant, accurate, accessible, and optimised for SEO
  • review existing content using user research, stakeholder feedback, and analytics data to identify gaps, opportunities, and improvements
  • work with subject matter experts, stakeholders, and partner organisations to build collaborative partnerships and support content objectives
  • maintain a content style guide for the NHSScotland Careers workstream to make sure best practice is followed and content assets meet quality criteria
  • use a content management system to publish and update content on the NHSScotland Careers website

What you'll bring

These will include but are not restricted to:

  • a broad range of content design experience - user centred design, user research, creating effective and accessible content, including prototyping and testing
  • creative problem-solving, including innovative solutions to engage our audience
  • Umbraco content management system experience
  • strong data analysis and reporting skills
  • strond communication and collaboration skillsguiding and coaching staff
  • guiding and coaching colleagues – you must be keen to share your content design knowledge and experience


*For NHS employee applicants: Secondment or SLA will be considered in the first instance


Informal enquiries may be directed to martin.bryce@nhs.scot

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.

Closing date: 1st March 2023

Interview date: Week commencing 20 March 2023 via MS Teams


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:  NES HR Recruitment: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot

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