Work Pattern: Permanent,Part Time, 18.5 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 core function of the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Directorate is to support the education, training and continuing professional development of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, health and social care chaplains and their 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 Opportunity
This role provides an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative team to support education, training and workforce development on containing and controlling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) through Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) as a public health priority and to continue to educate our current and future health and social care workforce and wider population of the risks of inappropriate and repeated use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials.
Do you have a desire to help protect the population of Scotland?
Do you have a passion of translating evidence into practice?
Do you have experience in working in partnership with other national agencies and groups, such as NHS Assure, ARHAI Scotland and the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG)?
Do you enjoy working collaboratively across sectors and across different levels of the workforce?
Working within the Public Health Programme, you will have the opportunity to make a difference to the health of Scotland’s population and contribute to keeping antimicrobials safe for the future.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
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:
1. Professional registration with the NMC, HCPC or equivalent, e.g. UKPHR or REHIS
2. Master’s degree or equivalent experience
3. Excellent communication skills
4. Negotiation and change management skills
5. Digital knowledge and skills and experience in technology enhanced learning
6. Experience of initiating, conducting and / or coordinating research and project evaluation
7. Ability to build effective working relationships internally and externally
8. Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
9. 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:
10. Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
11. Generous NHS pension scheme
12. Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
13. Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
14. 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 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.
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 Tuesday 18 November and Wednesday 19 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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