Staff Bank - Observers

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare service in Scotland seeks Observers as part of its national project to support the Healthcare Staffing Programme. As part of your role, you will observe and record tasks undertaken by various clinical staff across NHS Scotland sites. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses or allied health professionals with practical healthcare experience. This is a flexible bank position with varying shifts, providing an exciting opportunity to contribute to staffing level assessments.

Qualifications

• Must have practical experience within a clinical healthcare setting.
• Confident and dependable individual required.
• Training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Observe and record tasks undertaken by clinical staff at various NHS sites.
• Support a national programme of work.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Flexibility

Clinical experience

Education

Registered nurse or allied health professional

Job description

Staff Bank - Observers (Ref: 234766)

Healthcare Staffing Programme (HSP)

Band 5 (£33,247 - £41,424) – pro rata dependent on hours worked

Various working patterns & locations across Scotland

Healthcare Improvement Scotland is seeking to recruit a bank of Observers as part of our Observation Study project team throughout Scotland to support the Healthcare Staffing Programme.

You will observe and record tasks undertaken by nursing, midwifery, allied health professions and multi‑professional clinical staff across various NHS Scotland sites and specialties, using devices provided by Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

As an Observer, you must be a registered nurse or allied health professional and already have practical experience within a clinical healthcare setting. We are looking for confident, dependable, experienced individuals with an eye for detail and flexibility to support this national programme of work. Training will be provided, and reasonable travel will be required to undertake studies at different locations.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a national project to assist in the review and development of Staffing Level Tools. As a bank worker, shifts will be allocated on an as and when required basis with varying work patterns. There are no guarantees of a fixed number of hours in any period as this will be dependent on the schedule of studies being undertaken.

For informal enquiries about this post please contact Lynne Riach, Senior Programme Advisor, at [e-mail] or 07966 737924 during office hours.

Closing date: Monday 05 January 2026 at midnight

It is anticipated interviews will be held on the following dates:

• Monday 19 January 2026
• Tuesday 20 January 2026
• Monday 26 January 2026
• Tuesday 27 January 2026

Please note: Recruitment enquiries will not be responded to between 25 December 2025 and 04 January 2026 as our offices will be closed.