Work Pattern: Fixed Term,Full Time, 37 hours per week
Fixed-term or Secondment** until 31 March 2026
**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 Professionals (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 drivers
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people through effective multiagency collaboration. We are seeking a registered nurse or midwife with experience of working with children and families and child protection expertise to join a national multiagency team delivering the National Interagency Referral Discussion (IRD) Learning and Development Programme.
You will help strengthen child protection practice across Scotland through high quality learning that builds confidence, consistency and shared understanding across agencies. The role will require travel across Scotland to deliver education and engagement activities in local areas.
Do you enjoy helping others build confidence and develop skills through supportive learning?
Do you thrive bringing people together to share learning and strengthen child protection practice?
Do you enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to co-develop innovative solutions?
Do you value opportunities to shape national approaches that directly impact practice across Scotland?
Working within the Women, Children, Young People and Families team, you’ll join a supportive and collaborative environment where you’ll be encouraged to share your expertise, develop new skills and grow as a professional.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Practice 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. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
2. Experience working as a child protection / public protection advisor.
3. Comprehensive knowledge of the refreshed National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland (2023) and its implications for practice.
4. Experience of facilitating or contributing to multiagency learning in relation to child protection practice
5. Proven experience of collaborative working with partners across health, social work, police, education and other agencies.
6. Excellent communication skills with the confidence to manage sensitive and complex discussions in a supportive way
7. Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
8. 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:
9. Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
10. Generous NHS pension scheme
11. Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
12. Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
13. 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 a Practice 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 Marie Balment, Principal 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.
In person OR online interviews (including a short presentation) will take place on Thursday 13th or Friday 14th November 2025. 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:
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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 .
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