Employability Career Development Officer

To apply you must be a member of the Armed Forces Community (i.e. a veteran, service leaver or a member of their family including spouse, partner or dependent)

NHS Fife is recruiting a Career Development Officer to support the development of clear career pathways within our Estates & Facilities (E&F) Directorate.

This is a hands-on role within a live workforce transformation programme, focused on helping people enter, develop and progress within Estates and Facilities roles. You will work with managers and staff to map roles, identify progression routes and support a more structured and inclusive approach to workforce development.

A key part of the role is bringing a lived Armed Forces or similar operational background, helping shape pathways that are practical, realistic and accessible. The successful candidate must be a member of the Armed Forces Community (i.e. a veteran, service leaver or a member of their family including spouse, partner or dependent)

This is not a desk-only role, you will spend time with teams across sites, engaging directly with staff, running sessions, and turning feedback into practical improvements.

We're looking for someone who:

• has experience in a structured or operational environment
• can work confidently with people at all levels
• can turn ideas into clear, practical outputs
• is comfortable working independently within a wider programme

This role sits at the heart of NHS Fife's work to build a sustainable workforce and create new routes into employment, particularly for Armed Forces communities and others who may face barriers to entering or progressing in work.

For informal enquiries please contact Jimmy Ramsay -

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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