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*** COVID-19 – Please note that during this time all interviews will be conducted remotely. If successful, you will also initially be working remotely in line with the guidance from the Scottish Government***
Fixed term for 12 months
*Secondment/SLA only for NHS Staff in the first instance
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is an education and training body and a special health board within NHS Scotland, with responsibility for developing and delivering education and training for the healthcare workforce in Scotland.
The Dental Directorate is responsible for the management, funding and provision of postgraduate education for dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs) within Scotland and pre-registration training for dental nurses (DNs). Workstreams within the Directorate are responsible for the organisation and delivery of vocational training for new dentist and therapist graduates, continuing professional development courses for dentists and DCPs, overseeing the dental training grades in the Hospital Dental Service, reducing inequalities in oral health and, through its undergraduate interface, is responsible for the management of Dental Additional Cost of Teaching (ACT) and Student Outreach funds.
Dental Directorate’s Clinical Effectiveness Workstream generates and synthesises research evidence, makes national guidance recommendations and supports their implementation. It also contributes to the development and implementation of specific Scottish Government quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives. In this way the Clinical Effectiveness Workstream supports healthcare professionals to adopt and apply up-to-date knowledge and skills, facilitates the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based patient care and advances quality improvement.
What You Will Do
You will join an innovative and enthuisiastic team within the Dental Clinical Effectiveness Workstream. The team has gained a strong reputation for developing and publishing Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) clinical guidance that is used by the dental profession both throughout Scotland and in other countries. You will also participate in other activities within the workstream related to SDCEP guidance implementation.
Your key tasks will include, but are not restricted to :
- Managing guidance development projects
- Literature searching, critical appraisal and evidence synthesis and summarising
- Drafting and developmental editing of clinical guidance, associated implementation tools and other reports and products for a range of intended audiences
- Working with a range of stakeholders to understand diverse contexts and to inform decision making
- Contributing to the development of methodologies within the workstream to streamline and enhance working practices
- Collaborating with colleagues in designing, conducting and reporting research activities
About You
- You will bring experience and understanding of research methodologies and critical appraisal.
- You will have experience of managing projects, be able to prioritise workload, establish goals, timescales and work plans and meet agreed targets.
- You will be a skilled presenter, with the ability to communicate complex, highly specialized information, with excellent IT, information management, analytical and numerical skills.
- With a keen eye for detail and quality, you will have experience in drafting and producing papers and reports for publication.
- Able to work within a team, you will have leadership, communication and interpersonal skills and a flexible approach to learning and problem solving.
We recognise that you might have gained your experience and skills in a discipline other than healthcare, but if have the ability and enthusiasm to transfer these to a new setting, we’re keen to hear from you.
Informal enquiries may be directed to douglas.stirling@nhs.scot
*Applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.
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.
Closing date: 24 August 2021
Interview date: 9 September 2021
We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, religion, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief. https://www.careers.nhs.scot/about/who-we-are/
If you have any queries regarding the application portal or the recruitment process, please contact us at: NES HR Recruitment: recruitment.hr@nes.scot.nhs.uk