Base Location: NHS Tayside
Hours: Part Time; 1 PA ( 4 hours) per week
Duration: Fixed Term until Mar 2028
NHS Education for Scotland is leading a programme, funded by Scottish Government, to support the professional development of Specialist, Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctors and Dentists, who form a significant part of the NHS Workforce. This development is supported by a dedicated SAS Professional Development Fund, to which SAS Doctors and Dentists can apply, beyond their contractual entitlement to study leave, to support access to significant training opportunities which will enhance delivery of clinical services and improve patient safety and care. The aims of the SAS Development Programme include supporting the aspirations of SAS Doctors who have not completed a CCT, but may be able to achieve entry onto the specialist register by completion of the Portfolio Pathway to Specialist Registration (formerly CESR).
The SAS Education Adviser will assume a key leadership role at local level, in conjunction with their local Director of Medical Education (DME), and will aim to support all substantive SAS grades employed in their territorial health board, to achieve their professional development aims.
NES is seeking to appoint an innovative and enthusiastic individual to work as a local SAS Education Adviser, as part of a national managed educational network, who will:
1. Identify and communicate with their local SAS community, regarding their development needs and career aspirations
2. Facilitate SAS doctors and dentists to align their training needs to service development and improvement
3. Support SAS doctors to collect supportive evidence in their portfolio/PDP for appraisal, revalidation and/or Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) purposes
4. Facilitate submissions of applications for professional funding from their local substantive SAS community
5. Raise the profile of training and development opportunities for SAS Doctors and Dentists
6. Participate in Quality Management
7. Participate in the national managed educational network of Education Advisers