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.
Salary: 2024/5 Agenda for Change Band 7 £48,788 - £56,747
Work Pattern: Fixed term, Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time working options are available)
Fixed term or Secondment** until 31 March 2025
- 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.
The core function of the NMAHP Directorate is to support the education, training and continuous professional development of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, health and social care chaplains and their support workers. It supports 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 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 Specialist Lead 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 develop a vision for the development of AHP Advanced Practice roles in Scotland.
Do you enjoy collaborating with a wide range of partners at all levels, communicating a shared vision and sense of purpose?
Do you enjoy 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?
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 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
Specialist Leads need to offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we would love you to apply:
- Transferable skills from your area of expertise
- A confident influencer and negotiator who can quickly establish trust and credibility
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
- 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 and understanding of group dynamics and organisational change processes
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 Specialist Lead 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 Dr Valerie Blair, Head of Programme -
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 will take place: 30th and 31st October 2024
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,
CVs will not be accepted. 
