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/Secondment, Full Time, 37 hours per week (part time options are available)
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 Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Directorate includes the Spiritual Care and Healthcare Chaplaincy workstreams and works at a national level to support the delivery of NES’s strategic plan and works in response to commissions from the Scottish Government, Territorial and National Boards and a range of stakeholders to develop Workforce Education.
Our work and partnerships support practitioners working in Health and Social Care to develop throughout their careers and with high quality accessible resources to support their ongoing professional development.
The Workforce, Education and Career Development Programme sits within the NMAHP Directorate and works with collaboratively with a range of internal and external partners. The programme is commissioned to develop and deliver education and career pathways for all levels of practice, developing education frameworks and resources to support the NMAHP workforce across the 4 pillars of practice. Our resources support practitioners, educators and managers across all career levels, transforming roles, advancing practice and supporting workforce planning.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to help deliver on the aims and objectives of a commissioned project to support Transforming AHP Roles - Advancing Practice. We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our dynamic team to build effective relationships with key stakeholders to support the development of AHPs working at advanced levels of practice.
Working as a Senior Educator within the NMAHP Workforce, Education and Career Development Programme, you will have the opportunity to work in partnership with the AHP community working in Health and Social Care to lead on the development of a vision for the development of AHP Advanced Practice roles in Scotland.
Do you enjoy leading on and collaborating with a wide range of partners at all levels, communicating a shared vision and sense of purpose?
Do you enjoy managing a small team and working at pace and being creative and adaptive within the ever-changing environment of Health and Social Care?
Do you want to play a key role in making a difference to the role, career and educational development of AHPs working at advanced levels of practice in Scotland? Working within the NMAHP Workforce, Education and Career Development Programme you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating with Directorate teams and across multiple sectors and working with a broad range of AHP stakeholders to lead and effect real change and develop a clear vision for role, career and role development for AHPs working at advanced levels of practice.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love To See
Senior Educators offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply.
- Transferable skills from your area of expertise
- Extensive experience of working at strategic level and delivering national projects/programmes of work
- Extensive experience of working with strategic stakeholders and a confident influencer and negotiator who can quickly establish trust and credibility
- Extensive experience and understanding of group dynamics and organisational change processes
- Experience of delivering presentations to a variety of audiences on a local and national basis to enhance engagement and collaboration
- Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise workload, and to meet strict deadlines
- Experience of line management and coaching/mentoring experience
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
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 Educator 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, we would welcome informal enquiries, please contact Dr Valerie Blair, Head of Programme
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 a presentation/exercise) will take place on Wednesday 30 October 2024 and Thursday 31 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. 
