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NHS Scotland
Senior Educator
Chevington Hybrid 5-10 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 7,503 employees
Educational leadershipAllied health professionalTeachingFacilitationMulti-professional education
Requirements
Candidates must be a registered allied health professional with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Experience in education, teaching, or facilitation is required, along with a proven track record in negotiating and influencing stakeholders.
Job Description
On 1 April 2026, NSS and NES became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.
As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.
Flexible Location: PSD Scotland is a remote-friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office-based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.
Work Pattern: Permanent, Part Time, 21.6 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
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.
We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.
The core function of the Nursing and Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMHAP) Directorate is to support the education, training and continuing professional development of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, health and social care chaplains and healthcare support workers. The Directorate is also responsible for providing education, training and workforce development across wider professional groups and disciplines, often in partnership with other agencies, to support key policy imperatives.
The NMAHP practice education and preregistration programme, within the NMAHP Directorate supports key workstreams including Careers & Recruitment, Performance Enhancement, Health & Wellbeing, Practice-based Learning (capacity, capability, quality, governance), and Workforce Development. The team collaborates with partners from health and social care, Higher Education Institutions, the Scottish Government, and other organisations to meet PSDS targets and strategic policies effectively.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join the NMAHP Practice Education and preregistration team supporting key workstreams relating to practice-based learning environment for NMAHP learners. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated allied health professional educator to provide visible and sustainable educational leadership, working collaboratively across Public Service Delivery Scotland
Do you want to make a difference in the quality of the learning experience of NMAHP learners?
Do you enjoy rising to the challenge in a fast paced complex and political environment?
Do you enjoy working collaboratively across different organisations and with a range of people?
Do you want to support a multi-professional approach to education?
Do you have experience of working in education or practice education?
Working within the Practice Education and Pre-registration Nursing and Midwifery team as a Senior Educator you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the team .
Does this sound like you?
What We Love To See
NMAHP 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:
As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
Developing a successful national service for Scotland means considering the diverse needs, perspectives, and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland. We are focused on hiring the very best talent and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Our aim to ensure that everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience—regardless of the outcome.
We welcome applications from all under-represented groups, including racially minoritised people and disabled people. It is not essential to be in a senior educator role right now—you may be returning from a career break (e.g., maternity, paternity, caring) or coming from another field. Your experiences can bring a fresh perspective to our work.
If you are considering applying and would like to discuss the opportunity, any adjustments or alternative work patterns, Please join one of either these two information sessions Monday 10th August at 10am or Wednesday 12th August at 4pm where we will provide an overview of the post and be available to answer questions.
Next Steps
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
In person OR online interviews (including a presentation will take place on Tuesday 1st of September 2026. 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.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
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
As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.
Flexible Location: PSD Scotland is a remote-friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office-based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.
Work Pattern: Permanent, Part Time, 21.6 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
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.
We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.
The core function of the Nursing and Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMHAP) Directorate is to support the education, training and continuing professional development of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, health and social care chaplains and healthcare support workers. The Directorate is also responsible for providing education, training and workforce development across wider professional groups and disciplines, often in partnership with other agencies, to support key policy imperatives.
The NMAHP practice education and preregistration programme, within the NMAHP Directorate supports key workstreams including Careers & Recruitment, Performance Enhancement, Health & Wellbeing, Practice-based Learning (capacity, capability, quality, governance), and Workforce Development. The team collaborates with partners from health and social care, Higher Education Institutions, the Scottish Government, and other organisations to meet PSDS targets and strategic policies effectively.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join the NMAHP Practice Education and preregistration team supporting key workstreams relating to practice-based learning environment for NMAHP learners. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated allied health professional educator to provide visible and sustainable educational leadership, working collaboratively across Public Service Delivery Scotland
Do you want to make a difference in the quality of the learning experience of NMAHP learners?
Do you enjoy rising to the challenge in a fast paced complex and political environment?
Do you enjoy working collaboratively across different organisations and with a range of people?
Do you want to support a multi-professional approach to education?
Do you have experience of working in education or practice education?
Working within the Practice Education and Pre-registration Nursing and Midwifery team as a Senior Educator you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the team .
Does this sound like you?
What We Love To See
NMAHP 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:
- A registered allied health professional (AHP), as one of the AHP professions in Scotland, with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
- Expertise related to education is a requirement for this post, therefore experience within an education, teaching or facilitation role
- Commitment to multi-professional approaches to education
- Proven track record in negotiating, influencing, and managing people
- Ability to collaborate effectively and flexibly and to build networks and communities of practice
- Highly effective communicator knowing how to make complex information and language simple for a diverse range of stakeholders
- A commitment to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries
- 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 own workloads, to meet strict deadlines
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
Developing a successful national service for Scotland means considering the diverse needs, perspectives, and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland. We are focused on hiring the very best talent and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Our aim to ensure that everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience—regardless of the outcome.
We welcome applications from all under-represented groups, including racially minoritised people and disabled people. It is not essential to be in a senior educator role right now—you may be returning from a career break (e.g., maternity, paternity, caring) or coming from another field. Your experiences can bring a fresh perspective to our work.
If you are considering applying and would like to discuss the opportunity, any adjustments or alternative work patterns, Please join one of either these two information sessions Monday 10th August at 10am or Wednesday 12th August at 4pm where we will provide an overview of the post and be available to answer questions.
Next Steps
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
In person OR online interviews (including a presentation will take place on Tuesday 1st of September 2026. 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.
- Please be advised that if you are successful in being offered the role following the recruitment process, you will be expected to attend the office prior to your start date to complete face-to-face pre-employment checks. If you require any adjustments to support this, please let us know.
- To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
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
Education
Professional Certificate
Skills
Educational leadershipAllied health professionalTeachingFacilitationMulti-professional educationNegotiatingInfluencingPeople managementCollaborationCommunicationStakeholder managementPractice educationWorkforce developmentStrategic policy implementation