Fancy starting something new where your role will really make a difference to people’s lives? The Workforce Directorate have created a new position of Employability Officer to join them to the end of March 2026 (locally funded posts) to support their objectives of embedding and delivering a number of employability programmes across the organisation. NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a role within our community to not only deliver NHS Services and positively impact our local populations health and wellbeing but also to positively impact the prospects of local people by being an exemplar employer that commits to being a fair work employer, continuing to pay the living wage, identifying progression routes across all our roles so our community develop their skills and to work with partners across the Local Employability Partnership to improve and create opportunities for those facing barriers into work. You will be working closely with our Managers and the Local Employability Partnership to identify a range of placements within the health board that will suit the needs of the local employability programmes ran by partners and the DWP. As well as organising the placements, the post holder will also arrange bespoke inductions, produce and maintain key data/reports using Microsoft packages relating to the measures and deliverables of the programmes, attend local meetings, job fairs and job centre engagement sessions all whilst building and maintaining close working relationships with the managers, the individuals on placement, the external partners and other internal colleagues such as recruitment, the learning and Development team, our communications team and the Workforce sustainability team. You will have excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills and will need to be self-motivated, confident and comfortable to work autonomously to problem solve and resolve issues arising from individuals on placement, timetabling the programmes and working with services who already deliver very busy services. Ideally you will have done a similar role and have a background of supporting a range of people who may have faced a number of barriers into employment. In order to be successful in this role you should have a good understanding or be willing to learn about the types of health and social inequities that have formed barriers into employment and what training and support our managers will need to have to be able to offer successful and value added placements. If you have read the above and are excited about the prospect of working with us in 2025 then please do not hesitate to apply and we will hopefully see you at interview. Notes for applicants relating to this role: We are hoping to hold Interview online via TEAMS within a week/2 weeks of the closing date. The interview will be 1 hour and include an 8 minute presentation, details of which will be sent out with your invite. The role is offered with a flexible approach to work from home or remotely as long as the candidate can commit to being on site when the role requires for check ins with the candidates, holding inductions, attending local job fairs. DWP sessions or as and when needed to meet the need of the project. Informal enquiries please direct them to victoria.mcdade@nhs.scot The above vacancy does not qualify for eligibility for visa sponsorship. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/ APPLICATION PROCESS - https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/ Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately. Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates. Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home for advice and support with any system issues. ~ We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain. 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Please be aware that a vacancy may close early due to volume of applications, therefore you should not delay in submitting your application. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. PUBLIC PROTECTION Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business. RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts. UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies. Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).