Work Pattern: Fixed Term, Part Time, 22.2 hours per week (22 hours and 12 minutes)
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
Fixed-term or Secondment** until 31st 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 Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Directorate works 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 driver
The Opportunity
Do you want to make a difference to the provision of maternity and neonatal workforce education in Scotland?
Do you want to contribute to the implementation of national policies including the Best Start?
Do you enjoy working in a high-performing team?
Do you have a passion for education and training?
Working within the NMAHP Directorate in this role will give the opportunity to make a real difference to the midwifery and neonatal workforce across NHS Scotland.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Educators offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
1. Contemporary and diverse midwifery or neonatal clinical experience.
2. Experience of supporting learners in practice, including pre-registration students or newly qualified staff.
3. Knowledge of contemporary approaches to clinical education and training.
4. Understand the current landscape of maternity and neonatal care provision in Scotland.
5. Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads, to meet strict deadlines
Benefits Which Matter
As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
6. Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
7. Generous NHS pension scheme
8. Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
9. Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
10. 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.
It’s not essential to be in an 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 and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact Karen McAlpine, Senior Educator,
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.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
Online interviews will take place on between 11th – 16th February 2026.
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.
11. 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.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website .
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 .
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.