Educator

NHS National Services Scotland; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A national health organization is seeking an Educator to provide high-quality training and education for the maternity and neonatal workforce in Scotland. This part-time role (22.2 hours per week) is remote-friendly and encourages flexible working arrangements. The ideal candidate will have contemporary clinical experience in midwifery or neonatal practice and a passion for training. Joining this high-performing team offers opportunities to impact national policies and improve health outcomes for families across Scotland.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Annual leave of 27 days plus public holidays

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK during employment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to high-quality education and training for the maternity and neonatal workforce.
• Support implementation of national policies including the Best Start.
• Work within a high-performing team to improve outcomes for families.

Skills

Contemporary and diverse midwifery or neonatal clinical experience

Experience of supporting learners in practice

Knowledge of contemporary approaches to clinical education and training

Understanding of maternity and neonatal care provision in Scotland

Ability to demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion

Ability to work on own initiative and prioritize workload

Job description

Flexible Location: NES is a remote-friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office-based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.

Work Pattern: Fixed Term, Part Time, 22.2 hours per week (22 hours and 12 minutes)

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Fixed-term or Secondment until 31st March 2027

For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non-NHS applicants, a fixed-term or secondment would be considered.

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 Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Directorate works to support the education, training and continuing professional development of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, health and social care chaplains and healthcare 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 driver.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-quality education and training for the maternity and neonatal workforce in Scotland, improve outcomes for women, birthing people and their families.

Do you want to make a difference to the provision of maternity and neonatal workforce education in Scotland?

Do you want to contribute to the implementation of national policies including the Best Start?

Do you enjoy working in a high-performing team?

Do you have a passion for education and training?

Working within the NMAHP Directorate in this role will give the opportunity to make a real difference to the midwifery and neonatal workforce across NHS Scotland.

Does this sound like you?

What We Love to See

Educators offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:

• Contemporary and diverse midwifery or neonatal clinical experience.
• Experience of supporting learners in practice, including pre-registration students or newly qualified staff.
• Knowledge of contemporary approaches to clinical education and training.
• Understand the current landscape of maternity and neonatal care provision in Scotland.
• 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 an 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.

If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact Karen McAlpine, Senior Educator, [e-mail].

Next Steps

NHS candidates will be considered firstly on a secondment basis, and so are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current NHS employer at the earliest opportunity, ideally prior to application.

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail.

Online interviews will take place on between 11th – 16th February 2026.

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.

1. Please be advised that if you are successful in being offered the role following the recruitment process, you will be expected to attend the office prior to your start date to complete face‑to‑face pre‑employment checks. If you require any adjustments to support this, please let us know.
2. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

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 here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

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: [e-mail].