Total 13 job vacancies by NHS Education for Scotland

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.
Work Pattern: Fixed-term, Full Time, 37 hours per week

Fixed-term or Secondment until March 31st 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.
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.

The Opportunity
While to date the majority of the products that NES Technology Service develop are for use by the health and social care workforce, we are now tasked with working on new national scale digital services for the general public. This is an exciting new portfolio of work and we are looking for an experienced design leader to lead our cross-disciplinary public-facing design work.
Do you want to play a lead role in ensuring new public-facing digital services are both valuable and usable by people across Scotland?
Do you enjoy defining and directing design work across the disciplines of user research, service design, UX, UI and content design?
Do you enjoy establishing and overseeing efficient and impactful design operations and other valuable reusable assets?
Do you work well with technology and product professionals, ensuring design talent can seamlessly provide their expertise throughout the product life cycle?
Do you enjoy understanding and articulating user behaviours, needs and motivations to help teams design systems that reflect a deep understanding of t
Working within the User Centred Design team you will have the opportunity to set the direction for some genuinely scalable public-facing services and also help develop and position a growing team of design professionals across specialisms.

Does this sound like you?

What We Love to See
A Design Lead for Public-Facing Services needs to 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 as a senior design leader and manager
• Ability to collaboratively plan and oversee work in a range of design disiplines
• An extensive understanding of design techniques in a digital context for new and existing products
• Track record in establishing processes for valuable and reusable design assets from active design work
• Experienced in collaborating with multi-disciplinary digital teams including product managers and technical leads
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
• Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise workload 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 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 design leadership role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning to user research 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 rohan.gunatillake@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 between 17th – 20th December 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, CVs will not be accepted.

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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 Finance Directorate operates under a Finance Business Partnering ethos to support NES in delivering its strategic objectives and in the management of its £600m annual budget within a robust and proportionate governance structure.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the Finance team at NES responsible for delivering management accounting services.

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We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to be part of an award-winning team initiating change and innovation in the digital age.

In this exciting and varied role as an Administrative Support, you will collaborate across multiple workstreams and organisations, having a direct impact on the Building Digital Skills and Leadership programme priorities.

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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Occasional presence at our Glasgow / Edinburgh office(s) is a requirement for this role. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.

Work Pattern: Permanent, Full Time, 37 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.

The Finance Directorate operates under a Finance Business Partnering ethos to support NES in delivering their strategic objectives and in the management of its £700m annual budget within a robust and proportionate governance structure.

This role will sit within the Finance Business Partnering team and will provide support to various functions within the organisation.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Finance & Procurement Directorate to deliver its strategic objectives and to be a key member of the finance business partnering team supporting the corporate position across NES.

Do you want to improve Financial Management within a large and complex organisation?

Do you enjoy building relationships and contributing to a shared vision for the future in order to support positive change?

Do you enjoy making a difference, influencing improved ways of working, and sharing innovative ideas?

Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?

Working within the Finance Business Partnering team 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

Finance Managers offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you are CCAB or CIMA qualified (or recognised international equivalent) and can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:

Proven experience of budget management and forecasting in a large, complex environment
A clear understanding of finance business partnering and how to support directorates to achieve their goals
Ability to confidently lead conversations to understand needs and take a proactive approach to planning and prioritising workload whilst maintaining accurate and up to date financial documentation
Ability to research, collate and analyse large data sets for reporting and decision making purposes
Ability to work collaboratively and flexibility to produce high quality outputs
Highly effective communicator knowing how to make complex financial information and language simple for a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise workload and that of your team, and to meet strict deadlines
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 Finance Manager 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 Alan Young, Head of Finance Business Partnering, Finance, alan.young@nhs.scot

Next Steps

Our recruitment process for this post is currently remote and interviews will be held online.

If successful you would initially work in our Edinburgh office for a number of days as part of your induction and learning. Once settled in the role, you will be able to work remotely or work from one of our NES offices (thereafter working in a hybrid capacity). Please note, occasional presence at our Glasgow / Edinburgh office(s) is a requirement for this role.

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.

Online interviews (including presentation) will take place between Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 September 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

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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Regular presence at our Edinburgh and Glasgow offices is a requirement of this role, as well as travel throughout Scotland to attend events. 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** until 31 March 2027
**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 Workforce Directorate works at a national level to support the delivery of NES’s strategic plan and is a key partner to the delivery of Scottish Government priorities for the health and social care workforce. It also provides a comprehensive People and Organisational Development strategy and service for the people who work for NES and externally to NHSScotland in the recruitment of medical and dental trainees and other vocational trainee groups. 
The Armed Forces Talent Programme (AFTP) is a national programme which sits within NHS Education for Scotland and forms part of the Organisational Development, Leadership and Learning (ODLL) team, within the Workforce Directorate.
The Armed Forces Talent Programme is working to ensure NHS Scotland - one of Europe’s largest employers - benefits from the talent, ability and experience of the Armed Forces community: those still serving or about to leave HM Armed Forces, veterans, Reservists, the cadet movement and the families supporting those who serve.

The Opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our small, but talented and dynamic Armed Forces Talent Programme team, to help us deliver on key projects with a focus on our internal and external engagement activity.
As Project Officer you would be responsible for supporting the programme team to raise awareness of the NHS as an employer, mapping existing pathways into employment and promoting these internally and externally. You will be key in developing promotional resources and activity, supporting development of new pathways and opportunities for the armed forces community.
The role requires the postholder to work in partnership with a broad range of stakeholders with an ability to promote the NHS as an employer in a professional and credible manner.
The stakeholders we work with are many and varied, and we also work with individuals from a diverse background. The taking into consideration the wider challenges and priorities facing our partners and health and social care services.
The Armed Forces Talent Programme is a Scotland wide initiative and does require attendance at events across the country on a regular basis.
Do you have a genuine interest in opening up NHS careers to people who haven’t considered them in in the past, or who can’t quite work out how their previous knowledge and skills align to what the NHS?
Do you have the knowledge and skills to bring NHS career opportunities alive for the armed forces community and to inspire and motivate potential applicants?
Would you enjoy the opportunity to champion the armed forces community as a talent pipeline with colleagues across the NHS Scotland?
Does this sound like you?

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 for this post is currently remote and online, except for the interview stage, which will be in-person. If successful you would initially work remotely, working from our offices as operationally required. Please note, regular presence at our Edinburgh and Glasgow offices is a requirement of this role, as well as travel throughout Scotland to attend events.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
In-person interviews (including a presentation/exercise) will take place on Thursday 19 September 2024 at our Edinburgh office (Westport). The presentation/exercise topic will be sent to the candidates invited to 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, CVs 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

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The Dental Directorate is responsible for the delivery of high-quality education and training across a diverse range of training programmes, including the management, funding and provision of postgraduate education for dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs).

Within the Dental Directorate the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is a highly regarded provider of high-quality oral health care clinical guidance

The Opportunity

We are looking for an innovative individual to lead a multidisciplinary team specialising in the development, evaluation and implementation of national, user-friendly, evidence-based clinical guidance relevant to all members of the dental team.

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The Digitally Enabled Workforce (DEW) team is based in NHS Education for Scotland and work remotely from locations across the UK. They are commissioned by the joint strategic approach from Scottish Government and COSLA to deliver against the priorities related to Building Digital Skills and Leadership within the Care in the Digital Age Delivery plan.

The DEW team, work at pace and scale and are having a direct impact on upskilling the workforce across health and social care. They collaborate with stakeholders and partners to build digital skills and leadership across the health and social care workforce in Scotland through innovative programmes of work.

We are looking for someone to join the team with experience in tracking and coordinating actions across a large programme of work, who is analytical, curious, loves to learn and is hands on and enthusiastic about project management.

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NES Technology Service (NTS) 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.

It is in pursuit of this aim that NTS are working with partners to develop digital-first solutions that utilise a National Digital Platform.

The The National Digital Platform is an open, standards-based platform, supporting technology and data for the health and social care environment. It underpins our commitment to making health and care information and services more accessible. The NDP is designed to be used by services and providers across the NHS in Scotland.

NTS also develop several products that actively using the NDP to provide a safer and more efficient service for our health and social care users.

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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Occasional presence at our Edinburgh office is a requirement for this role. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.

Work Pattern: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week

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 Finance Directorate operates under a Finance Business Partnering ethos to support NES in delivering their strategic objectives and in the management of its £700m annual budget within a robust and proportionate governance structure.

This newly established role will report directly to the Head of Governance and Operations. The Governance and Operational (Finance) team are responsible for all aspects of financial governance and transactional processing within the annual budget.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Finance & Procurement Directorate to deliver its strategic objectives and to be a key member of the Governance and Operational Team supporting the corporate position and ensuring financial regulatory compliance across NES.

Do you want to provide financial accounting expertise within a large and complex organisation?

Do you enjoy building relationships and contributing to a shared vision for the future in order to support positive change?

Do you enjoy making a difference, influencing improved ways of working, and sharing innovative ideas?

Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?

Working within the Governance and Operational (Finance) team you will have the opportunity to utilise your skills and experience to influence change within NES as well as collaborate with colleagues in NES and other NHSS Boards to maximise effectiveness and efficiency.

Does this sound like you?
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 Financial Accountant post 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 Monica Halcro, Head of Governance and Operational (Finance), monica.halcro@nhs.scot

Next Steps

Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work in our Edinburgh office for a few days as part of your induction and learning.

Once settled in the role, you will be able to work in a hybrid capacity between home and our NES offices. Please note, occasional presence at our Edinburgh office is a requirement for this role.

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.

Online interviews (including presentation) will take place on 28 August 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, CVs 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

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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: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week.

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 Professionals (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.

Within the NMAHP Directorate sits the Public Health Programme, which includes health protection. NES has strategic partnerships with a range of stakeholders in relation to health protection including Public Health Scotland. A key strand of the work of the team is the provision of national, quality assured workforce education resources and opportunities in relation to vaccination.

This role offers an opportunity to influence vaccination practice and enhance service delivery.
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 Lindsey Milroy, Principal Educator, lindsey.milroy@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 a presentation) will take place on Wednesday 14 & Friday 16 August 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, CVs 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

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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Frequent presence at the Glasgow and Edinburgh offices is a requirement of this role. 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** until 31 March 2027

**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 Armed Forces Talent Programme (AFTP) is a national programme which sits within NHS Education for Scotland and forms part of the Organisational Development, Leadership and Learning (ODLL) team, within the Workforce Directorate. The Armed Forces Talent Programme is working to ensure NHS Scotland - one of Europes largest employers - benefits from the talent, ability and experience of the Armed Forces community: those still serving or about to leave HM Armed Forces, veterans, Reservists, the cadet movement and the families supporting those who serve.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Principal Lead to join our small, but highly talented and growing team to drive, shape and lead the Armed Forces Talent Programme. This important and purposeful programme will help contribute to solving some of the most complex workforce challenges in health and social care whilst also making NHS Scotland one of the best places for those from the Armed Forces community to work.

As the Principal Lead for the Armed Forces Talent Programme you will drive the delivery of an ambitious programme, shape the next steps and set the long term aspirations, whilst providing strategic leadership and direction, working collaboratively across multiple workstreams and liaising with stakeholders.

Do you want to support NHS Scotland’s workforce and the Armed Forces community?

Do you enjoy collaborating and problem solving with a wide and varied range of stakeholders?

Do you thrive in leading and growing successful and happy teams?

Do you enjoy the challenge of defining, designing and delivering novel and innovative solutions to complex problems?

Do you enjoy roles with purpose and impact at the heart of everything you do?

Working within the Armed Forces Talent Programme team you will have the opportunity to bring your background and experience of working in or with the Armed Forces to create, collaborate, challenge and contribute across multiple workstreams to effect real change within NES, and further afield.

Does this sound like you?

What We Love to See

Principal 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:

A background in and, or, understanding of the Armed Forces community and the skills, knowledge and experience they bring to the workforce

Proven experience leading and delivering complex workforce programmes

Ability to balance strategic outlook with focussed delivery

A self-starter with a high level of motivation and initiative

Ability to build highly effective working relationships internally and externally 

A strong and effective communicator

Ability to lead and grow successful teams

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 Principal 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 Janice Gibson, Associate Director (ODLL) via janice.gibson3@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 Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 August 2024. The presentation topic will be sent to candidates selected for interview.

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

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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Frequent presence at our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices is a requirement of this role. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.

Work Pattern: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week.

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 Workforce Directorate works at a national level to support the delivery of NES’s strategic plan and is a key partner to the delivery of Scottish Government priorities for the health and social care workforce.

The Workforce Directorate plays a multifaceted and dynamic role within NES. We're not just responsible for facilitating the attraction, recruitment, support, training, development, reward, and recognition of NES's workforce; we also hold a crucial responsibility in the employment of doctors and dentists in training across Scotland. Our remit also extends externally to NHSScotland in the recruitment of medical and dental trainees and other vocational trainee groups, across Scotland's broader health sector.
We provide a comprehensive People and Organisational Development strategy, and our corporate involvement also extends to managing organisational change through consultancy services. Additionally, we are deeply engaged in ensuring that NES fulfils its commitments to Equality and Diversity, not only within our own workforce but also across all organisational activities.

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 absolute 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 is not essential to be in an Associate Director 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 Tracey Ashworth Davies, Tracey.Ashworth-Davies@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. Frequent presence at both our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices is a requirement of this role.

Following application submission, the recruitment process will be in two stages. Successful candidates will be contacted, via email, by Wednesday 1 May and invited to participate in:

1. Online Psychometric assessments. This will involve each candidate completing three online assessments, between Wednesday 1 May and Monday 6 May. Once completed, a follow up (online) call between each candidate and our assessment provider will take place - this will last up to 90 minutes and will be scheduled between Tuesday 7 and Thursday 9 May.
2. Panel Interview, including presentation, will then take place between Thursday 16 and Friday 17 May 2024


Full details regarding these two stages (including links to the online assessments) will be emailed to those candidates invited to interview.

For further information regarding this post, 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

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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Occasional presence at our Glasgow / Edinburgh office(s) is a requirement for this role. 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.

The Finance Directorate operates under a Finance Business Partnering ethos to support NES in delivering their strategic objectives and in the management of its £600m annual budget within a robust and proportionate governance structure.

This role will sit within the Finance Business Partnering team and will provide support to various functions within the organisation.



The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Finance & Procurement Directorate to deliver its strategic objectives and to be a key member of the finance business partnering team supporting the corporate position across NES.

Do you want to improve Financial Management within a large and complex organisation?

Do you enjoy building relationships and contributing to a shared vision for the future in order to support positive change?

Do you enjoy making a difference, influencing improved ways of working, and sharing innovative ideas?

Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?

Working within the Finance Business Partnering team 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

Finance Managers offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you are CCAB or CIMA qualified (or recognised international equivalent) and can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:

Proven experience of budget management and forecasting in a large, complex environment
A clear understanding of finance business partnering and how to support directorates to achieve their goals
Ability to confidently lead conversations to understand needs and take a proactive approach to planning and prioritising workload whilst maintaining accurate and up to date financial documentation
Ability to research, collate and analyse large data sets for reporting and decision making purposes
Ability to work collaboratively and flexibility to produce high quality outputs
Highly effective communicator knowing how to make complex financial information and language simple for a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise workload and that of your team, and to meet strict deadlines
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 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 Finance Manager 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 Heather Kilfara, Finance Business Partner, heather.kilfara@nhs.scot



Next Steps

Our recruitment process for this post is currently remote and online, except for the interview stage, which will be in-person.

If successful you would initially work in our Edinburgh office for a number of days as part of your induction and learning. Once settled in the role, you will be able to work remotely or work from one of our NES offices (thereafter working in a hybrid capacity). Please note, occasional presence at our Glasgow / Edinburgh office(s) is a requirement for this role.

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.

Face to face interviews (including presentation) will take place between 29 and 31 January 2024 at our Edinburgh office. 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

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