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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, Full Time, 37 hours per week.
Fixed term or Secondment** for 18 months from date of appointment
**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.
NHS Scotland Academy, Learning and Innovation is a recently formed (2023) directorate within NES to support the development of learning and innovation within the organisation which will have system-wide impact on the development of the health and social care workforce. Uniquely, the Director works across the executive teams of two national health boards: NES and NHS Golden Jubilee to lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of NHS Scotland Academy.
The role of the NHS Scotland Academy, Learning and Innovation (NHSSA, LI) Directorate is wide-ranging and exciting. The Directorate was formed to support the development of learning and innovation within the organisation which will have system-wide impact on the development of the health and social care workforce.
The Opportunity
As General Manager, this is an exciting leadership opportunity to join our talented and growing team, as we develop education and innovative training programmes that equip the health and social care workforce with greater competence, confidence and capability both within NES and across the wider NHS Scotland
Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?
Do you want to support the development of the health and social care workforce and the essential services they deliver in Scotland?
Do you enjoy, leading and influencing improved ways of working, and sharing innovative ideas?
Do you enjoy working with partners at all levels, communicating a shared vision and sense of purpose?
Do you enjoy the challenge of working across professional, clinical, and organisational boundaries internally and externally to achieve our objectives?
Working within NHS Scotland Academy, Learning and Innovation you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating across multiple workstreams to effect real change within NES, and further afield.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
General Managers offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we would love you to apply:
• Highly experienced in working across complex environments with multiple stakeholders
• Extensive experience in managing people, projects, plans and performance
• Highly effective communicator knowing how to make complex information and language simple for diverse internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
• Proven experience in financial and risk management
• Extensive track record of collaborating and influencing at all levels (across the public and private sector)
• Demonstrable senior management experience within a large, complex organisation
• Experience/understanding of the external political and social environment, including NHS policy issues and priorities, and the wider agenda of public policy impacting on other relevant agencies
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiating, influencing and facilitation skills at a senior level
• Line Management and coaching/mentoring experience
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 a General Manager 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 Kevin Kelman, Director, NHS Scotland Academy, Learning and Innovation: kevin.kelman@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.
Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work remotely, working from our offices as operationally required.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
Online interviews (including a presentation) will take place on Friday 4 October 2024. 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, CV’s 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