About the Organisation:
As Scotland’s smallest health board, NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you’re new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference.
Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We’re also investing in services across our outer isles, ensuring high-quality care reaches every corner of Orkney.
We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do Open and honest, Respect and Kindness from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.
About Orkney:
With over 70 islands 20 of them inhabited Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close-knit community and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it’s a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s both fulfilling and inspiring.
The Position:
As the Clinical Education Facilitator, you will lead the delivery of highquality, evidencebased education for nurses, midwives, and healthcare support workers across NHS Orkney. You will work closely with Robert Gordon University and Public Services Delivery Scotland to ensure that student placements meet both national and local standards, while also guiding the development of postregistration education and clear career pathways.
In this role, you will provide leadership in curriculum development, education governance, and quality assurance. You will manage the practice education team and collaborate with primary and secondary care services to strengthen postgraduate learning and support the ongoing development of nursing roles.
A key part of your work will be fostering a culture where continuous learning is encouraged and supported. Through close collaboration with academic partners, clinical teams, and other stakeholders, you will help maintain a positive, forwardlooking learning environment that aligns with professional standards, supports workforce development, and contributes to safe, effective, personcentred care across NHS Orkney.
The Candidate:
The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse, educated to Master’s level, with a postgraduate teaching qualification and a strong record of ongoing professional development, both clinically and academically.
They will bring significant experience in education, including developing and delivering training programmes, facilitating learning in clinical practice, and contributing to curriculum or workforce development. Experience in line management, budget oversight, and strategic leadership is essential, alongside relevant clinical expertise.
The candidate will demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation, and facilitation skills, supported by strong digital capability, including proficiency with Microsoft Office. They will have a sound understanding of education governance, research principles, and the regulatory requirements of professional and statutory bodies.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration:
This post will be based at The Balfour
The successful candidate will work: Full Time 36 hours per week
This post is Permanent
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits and Salary:
Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
The salary for this post is Band 8a and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us.
NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
Further Information:
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If there are additional requirements you would like to request, please contact [email protected]
For further guidance on the recruitment process and tips for creating a strong application, please refer to our Candidate Application Pack.
To find out more about this opportunity please contact Samantha Thomas, Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professionals and Chief Officer for Acute Services on [email protected]
This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.
NHS Orkney is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies.
Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Please note this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Please note this post is eligible for relocation assistance
Interview date: Tuesday 14th of July 2026
