Specialist Educator - Quality Improvement

We are looking for a Specialist Educator to join our team to work collaboratively across disciplines on strategic programmes of work to support the implementation of the NES strategic plan and to contribute to the facilitation of learning and mentorship as part of the development of quality improvement capability across Scottish health and social care services.

Do you enjoy working with others, and using your skills to drive improvement? Do you want to support others in their development of knowledge, skills and use of quality improvement methods? Do you enjoy working flexibly and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment? Do you enjoy problem solving and working collaboratively with others? Working within the Quality Improvement team you will have the opportunity to take on a key role in driving improvements within NES and work as part of a team in the delivery of quality improvement education and training health and social care staff across Scotland. Does this sound like you? What We Love to See Specialist Educators offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we'd love you to apply:

• Experience of providing effective improvement advice and support
• Experience of teaching and mentoring others as part of quality improvement education and training
• Proven track record in the application of a broad range quality improvement tools
• Are curious and creative, and able to motive others
• Ability to build highly effective work relationships internally and externally
• 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
  
  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 Workforce Directorate works at a national level to support the delivery of NES's strategic plan and is a key partner to the delivery of Scottish Government priorities for the health and social care workforce. It also provides a comprehensive People and Organisational Development strategy and service for the people who work for NES and externally to NHSScotland in the recruitment of medical and dental trainees and other vocational trainee groups. This role sits in the Quality Improvement team within the Workforce Directorate.

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.