Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work. 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 Dental Directorate is responsible for the management, funding and provision of Postgraduate Education for Dentists and Dental Care Professionals within Scotland and pre-registration training for dental nurses. Postgraduate Education is provided for practitioners within the General Dental Service, Public Dental Services and the Hospital Dental Service. The Directorate is responsible for overseeing the provision of Foundation Training for new dental graduates, and CPD courses for general dental practitioners and the dental care professionals. In addition to this the directorate oversees the dental training grades in the Hospital service and is responsible for the management of Dental ACT and student outreach funds The Opportunity This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team to deliver training and education for Dental Therapy Vocational Training and across the Dental Workforce within the Dental Directorate. Do you want to play a key role in enhancing learning and development of the healthcare workforce across Scotland? Do you Thrive working in partnership with a range of people? Do you thrive working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment? Do you enjoy engaging learners into conversations around putting new learned knowledge and skills into practice? Do you supporting others to develop new skills? Working within the Dental Directorate which includes the Vocational Training and Dental Workforce Development workstreams, you will have the opportunity to bring unique skills and experience to a dynamic and innovative team. Does this sound like you? What We Love to See Educational Leads offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply: Registered member of the General Dental Council Experience of management and delivery of training and education for Dental Therapists with extensive knowledge of the scope of practice of Dental Therapists. Ability to proactively identify new initiatives, justifying and implementing them as circumstances demand Excellent IT, organisational and administrative skills Ability to collaborate effectively and flexibly and engage in partnership working with a range of stakeholders Highly effective communicator knowing how to make complex information and language simple for a diverse range of stakeholders Excellent communication and influencing skills 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 Benefits Which Matter 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 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. We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience – regardless of the outcome. It’s not essential to be in Educational Lead 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 Calum.Cassienhs.scot 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 Thursday 13 February 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: EoS.ERRSnhs.scot