SAS Education Adviser, NHS Tayside

NHS Scotland; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job description

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.

Education

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:

• Identify and communicate with their local SAS community, regarding their development needs and career aspirations
• Facilitate SAS doctors and dentists to align their training needs to service development and improvement
• Support SAS doctors to collect supportive evidence in their portfolio/PDP for appraisal, revalidation and/or Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) purposes
• Facilitate submissions of applications for professional funding from their local substantive SAS community
• Raise the profile of training and development opportunities for SAS Doctors and Dentists
• Participate in Quality Management
• Participate in the national managed educational network of Education Advisers

The successful candidate will be a qualified doctor or dentist and hold a substantive post at SAS grade. The programmed activity allocation is based on the headcount number of SAS doctors and dentists working in the NHS Tayside Health Board.

Applicants can apply to undertake the role in addition to existing PAs, or if the role is to replace existing PAs, the candidate must have the approval by the time of interview from their Clinical Director. While there will need to be flexibility in terms of when the PAs are worked, it is expected that this work will be predominantly carried out within office hours, Monday - Friday.

The appointment process will be the responsibility of NES Medical Directorate. The management of the SAS Education Adviser will be the responsibility of the SAS Associate Postgraduate Dean.

The post will be on a fixed term basis for 3 years, until approximately March 2028 in the first instance.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Dr Lynne Meekison [e-mail] in the first instance, or to Phil Smith [e-mail] (0141 488 1690).

Applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.

If you are interested in this vacancy and would like further information, please refer to the Information Pack which includes a copy of the Job Description, Person Specification and Conditions of Service.

Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59hrs on the closing date.

Closing date: 24/04/2025

Interview date: 07/05/2025 (online via MS Teams)

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment. Evidence of this must be produced upon request.

We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Learn more about us.

If you have any queries regarding the application portal or the recruitment process, please contact us at: NES HR Recruitment: [e-mail]