SAS Education Adviser; NHS Forth Valley

Base Location; NHS Forth Valley

Hours: Part Time, 0.5 PA per week, 2 hour per week

Duration: Fixed Term until Mar 2029

NHS Education for Scotland is supporting the professional development of Specialist, Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctors and Dentists. The SAS Development Programme aims to enable SAS doctors who have not completed a CCT to achieve entry onto the specialist register via the Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR).

The SAS Education Adviser will work locally in partnership with the Director of Medical Education to support all substantive SAS grades in the NHS Forth Valley Health Board.

• Identify and communicate with the local SAS community about development needs and career aspirations.
• Facilitate alignment of training needs to service development and improvement.
• Support portfolio creation for appraisal, revalidation and/or Portfolio Pathway purposes.
• Manage funding applications for professional development.
• Raise awareness of training and development opportunities.
• Participate in Quality Management
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• Engage in the national managed educational network of Education Advisers
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The successful candidate will be a qualified doctor or dentist who already holds a substantive post at SAS grade. Flexibility around working hours is required; work will largely be within office hours, Monday to Friday.

Applications are received through the NHS Scotland recruitment portal. Candidates may be considered on a secondment or SLA basis. The appointment is fixed term for approximately 3 years until 31st March 2029.

Contact: Dr Lynne Meekison – lynne.meekisont or SA ). For enquiries or discussion of secondment, please contact your current employer early.

Closing date: 08/02/2026

Interview date: 26/02/2026

Equality & Diversity: We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Work eligibility: You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK. Evidence of this must be produced upon request.

Legal requirement: You must have a right to work in the UK before submitting your application.