Education Lead Workforce Development Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Lead on a portfolio of education programmes, which support delivery of a range of work streams in relation to workforce development, including supporting management of a team of education practitioners, project support managers and administrators aligned to those programmes.
The post holder will support local / regional education work programmes, contributing experienced education view / opinion.
Education Lead Workforce Development Band 7
Location: Comely Bank Centre
Salary: Band 7
Employment type: Permanent
Job type: Organisational Development and Learning
Hours of work: 37.5
Department: Organisational Development and Learning (HR&OD)
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
We are delighted to welcome a new Education Lead into our Workforce Development Team. This post has become vacant due to an internal move.
We are looking for a compassionate and creative leader to support the development and delivery of a wide range of education, training, employment and career opportunities. A key aim is to ensure inclusive approaches that widen access for people in our communities, who face significant barriers and inequalities.
As well as attracting new people into NHS Lothian, we want those already working with us to stay, and be able to access opportunities that support them towards their career goals and ambitions, whatever those are.
You will manage a wide portfolio of workforce development programmes, including apprenticeships, employability and work experience. You will work in collaboration with a range of partners across our organisation, and externally, such as third sector, schools and colleges and local authorities.
You will be responsible for leading and managing a team of colleagues, who have diverse roles and responsibilities within the service. You will facilitate the efficient and effective running of these services, ensuring progression of related operational and strategic work streams.
You will be joining us at an exciting time. As we continue to recover from the impact of the covid pandemic, the need to respond, flex and adapt to changing workforce needs, brings opportunities for innovation around new ideas and ways of working.
You will be well supported, with space to be creative and plenty of opportunity to influence and develop a high-quality experience for all staff.
We support hybrid working but due to the nature of the service, you do need to be flexible and expect to travel across the Lothians.
For enquiries or further information, please contact:
Pauline Macdonald, Head of Careers Development and Employability
07976 067 763 [email protected]
OR
Kayleigh Morris, Interim Specialist Education Lead Staff Engagement and Experience 07816 257 456 [email protected]
Please note that the intended interview date is 29th June 2023.
NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, applications from of all sections of society are welcomed.
You can find out more about working in NHS Lothian at NHS Lothian Careers
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Pauline MacDonald on 07976 067763.
