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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working (within the UK). We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Work Pattern: Permanent, Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
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.
NES Technology Service has created a strategic programme for the transformation of digital based services to allow NES to become a leading digital organisation in Scottish Health, digital by default and fully aligned with the Scottish Government’s technology strategies.
Our Technology
We are in the business of providing safe, secure and innovative technology products and services that aim to improve outcomes across education, training, workforce, health and care in the public sector in Scotland. Using modern cloud-based technology we deliver sustainable products and services for the future.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Principal Lead to join our highly talented and growing team to lead the delivery of cutting edge technology solutions that will support the delivery of training and education along with enhancing the employment experience of our current and future workforce in Health and Social Care.
Do you enjoy playing a leadership role in multi-disciplinary teams to help deliver technology products from inception to production and sustained operation?
Do you have a keen interest in Agile and Lean practices with a proven track record in applying them?
Do you want to play a key role in transforming how technology is delivered in the public sector in Scotland?
Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing yet very rewarding environment?
As a senior colleague within the Product & Delivery business unit, you will have the opportunity to provide direction and management of our delivery teams, with a focus on technical excellence and nurturing clear career development pathways. Your work will directly influence the development of impactful technology services for health and care professionals and the general public.
What We Love to See
Principal Leads (Delivery) offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
- Proven experience of coaching and leading teams in Agile and Lean practices. Creating or tailoring new ways of working, and constantly innovating
- Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders in order to participate in the planning and delivery of defined visions
- Experience of having responsibility for relationships with commercial customers, producing SLAs, and responding to requests for proposals
- Highly effective at identifying and implementing process improvements and building successful teams through understanding team styles and influencing and motivating team members
- Highly effective communicator knowing how to make complex technical information and language simple for diverse senior internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
- Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads and that of others, and to meet strict deadlines
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 remote 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 senior Delivery Management 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 joanna.cuthbert@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.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
Online interviews (including presentation) will take place between 26th and 28th April 2023. 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.