Specialist Analyst- Network Infrastructure

In June 2025, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care introduced two key frameworks: the Population Health Framework and the Service Renewal Framework (SRF). The SRF sets out an ambitious vision to drive innovation and enable more integrated delivery across Scotland's health and care services. As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) will come together to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland in April 2026. The new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

To learn more about the new organisation, please read the public consultation paper, NHS Delivery - A New National Delivery Organisation, available on the Scottish Government website.

Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. We're happy to talk about how you want to work.

Work Pattern: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

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

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.

We are in the business of providing safe, secure and innovative technology products and services that aim to improve outcomes across education, training, workforce, health and care in the public sector in Scotland. Using modern on premises and cloud based technology, we deliver sustainable products and services for the future.

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Network Infrastructure - Specialist Analyst to join our small, talented, and growing team to collaborate and problem solve complex technical challenges relating to the delivery of technology enhanced learning approaches across health and social care.

Do you want to play a key role in ensuring the organisation's digital network and communications infrastructure is fit for the purpose of delivery of digital products and services, essential for hosting our health and care digital systems?

Do you want to help improve the technical security and monitoring of our digital network infrastructure while maintaining optimal performance?

Do you enjoy working in a multi disciplinary team at the edge of technological innovations?

Do you want to play a key role in discovering, evaluating, and implementing suitable established and emerging network and communications technologies that support and enhance NES Technology Service products and services?

Do you want to play an important role in delivering the NES Strategy, Digital Health and Care Strategy and Data Strategy for Scotland?

Working within the NTS Infrastructure and Operations Team you will have the opportunity to highlight your technical skills and enthusiasm for digital networking and unified communications infrastructure.

Does this sound like you?

Network Infrastructure - Specialist Analyst offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we'd love you to apply:

• Experience of contributing to the architecting, deploying, and managing digital network infrastructure and unified communications in a multi site environment
• Experienced in working in the field of network infrastructure, including switching and routing protocols, wireless networking and unified communication technologies
• Highly effective communicator, knowing how to make complex technical information and language simple for diverse senior and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
• Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads, to meet strict deadlines

As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Life work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
• Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
• NHS discounts and more

Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work.

We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience - regardless of the outcome.

It's not essential to be in Network Infrastructure role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work.

If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact Paul Kennedy, Principal Lead - Infrastructure and Operations,

Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work remotely, working from our offices as operationally required.

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e mail.

Online interviews (including a scenario based exercise) will take place on week commencing 16th March 2026. The scenario based exercise topic will be sent to candidates selected for interview.

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. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

1. Please be advised that if you are successful in being offered the role following the recruitment process, you will be expected to attend the office prior to your start date to complete face to face pre employment checks. If you require any adjustments to support this, please let us know.
2. 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.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or "going rate". Further information on these criteria can be found 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.

If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: