- Advertised from 29th October 2025
- Fixed term until 30 June 2026, with extension subject to funding
Role
The ALLIANCE is excited to recruit a Service Designer for the ALISS programme. ALISS – A Local Information System for Scotland is a web-based system for finding and sharing information about community services, groups, activities and resources that support health and wellbeing. The Service Designer plays a key role, using human-centred design principles to implement changes to the ALISS system.
The successful candidate for this role should have:
- Relevant qualification or experience in service design.
- Strong passion for user-centred design principles and methodologies.
- Knowledge and experience of prototyping tools and techniques.
- Eagerness to engage in user research activities, with a basic understanding of research methodologies.
- Understanding of service design within digital and physical environments.
- A creative mindset with a focus on problem-solving.
- Strong analytical skills and a keen eye for detail.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively articulate design concepts and decisions to those implementing solutions (e.g. ALISS developers) and people with low digital skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a small team, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability.
Terms and conditions
This is a full time role, 35 hours per week, and based in Glasgow. The post holder will be required to adopt a flexible approach to working hours as travel throughout Scotland and occasional additional hours may be required. However, this will be reimbursed through the organisation’s Time off in Lieu scheme.
As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:
- 210 hours annual leave (equivalent of 30 days) pro rata
- 91 hours of public holidays (equivalent of 13 days) pro rata that can be taken flexibly
- 24.5 hours additional leave between Christmas and New Year pro rata (equivalent to 3.5 days)
- Annual incremental increase in salary (until top of grade)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
- Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
- Enhanced maternity, paternity pay, shared parental and adoption leave
- Enhanced sick pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Time off in lieu
- Cycle Scheme
- Bike storage
- Carer Positive Employer
- Disability Confident Employer
- Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid carers leave per annum
- Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid special leave per annum
- Up to 70 hours (pro rata) paid compassionate leave per annum
- Paid day off to move house
- Employee forum
The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.
We recognise everyone is different and provide an environment where differences are valued and everyone is encouraged to be the best version of themselves. We recognise that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
About the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is an independent Scottish Charity funded by a grant from the Scottish Government. Our vision is for a Scotland where people of all ages who are disabled or living with long term conditions, and unpaid carers, have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well, as equal and active citizens, free from discrimination, with support and services that put them at the centre.
The ALLIANCE has three core aims; we seek to:
- Ensure people are at the centre, that their voices, expertise, and rights drive policy and sit at the heart of design, delivery and improvement of support and services.
- Support transformational change, towards approaches that work with individual and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights, self-management, co-production, and independent living.
- Champion and support the third sector as a vital strategic and delivery partner and foster better cross-sector understanding and partnership.
For details on how your applications will be dealt with in line with GDPR please see our privacy notice.
Application notes
Please visit our website for more information.
Any questions regarding the role may be directed to Chris Mackie, Director of Digital, chris.mackie@alliance-scotland.org.uk .
For an application pack please see our website at alliance-scotland.org.uk, or contact HR at HR@alliance-scotland.org.uk.
Please submit to HR@alliance-scotland.org.uk a copy of your application form, equal opportunities monitoring form and rehabilitation of offenders form.
Closing date for applications is 9am, Friday 21 November.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 4 December. If you are unable to make this date, please notify us at the time of application. We may be able to accommodate another time and date within 2 days of the original date.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments that applicants may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during this process.
The ALLIANCE is committed to the principles of the Disability Confident Scheme, which includes offering an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
The purpose of this approach is to promote positive action by encouraging disabled individuals to apply for roles and providing them with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talents, and potential at the interview stage.
There may be instances where it is not practical or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. In such cases, we will shortlist the disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Special Events Manager
- Full time
- £38,908 – £41,676
- Hybrid: Edinburgh (or London)
- Closing 10th December 2025
About you
Do you want to use your skills to make it possible for people with myeloma to live longer and better lives?
Myeloma UK is looking for a motivated and experienced Special Events professional to join our Philanthropy team.
Special events play a vital role in engaging our supporters, inspiring their support, and raising vital income for the charity. Throughout 2026 we have a range of events planned, including private dinners, receptions and large fundraisers in London and Edinburgh.
Special Events is an area of growth for the charity, and this is an exciting opportunity to work alongside our major donor team and senior volunteers and supporters to develop and deliver an engaging fundraising events programme.
Experience in Special Events is essential, ideally in a charity environment. The successful candidate will have excellent event management skills, experience of working with senior stakeholders, and the ability to deliver creative and engaging events to inspire donor support.
About the role
Myeloma UK is embarking on an ambitious five-year income generation strategy, which aims to double our income by 2030.
The post holder will lead the planning and delivery of a programme of high-quality events. You will work with colleagues from across the charity to develop programmes that will engage our audiences and communicate the impact we deliver as a charity. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a range of stakeholders.
About us
Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on the incurable blood cancer, myeloma and its related conditions. We provide support and influence access to treatments, while researching a cure. Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today many people affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well. Together, we support, so no one faces myeloma alone.
We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every person affected by myeloma has an empowered present and a hopeful future.
Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every person living with myeloma, live well, for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change.
Our culture
Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture. We offer employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working which includes both home and hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme. We are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.
For further information please go to myeloma.org.uk/library/special-events-manager-12-month-fixed-term-contract
Join the official charity of NHS Highland in the new role of Grants Officer
Are you passionate about making a difference through effective grant-making? This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting NHS Highland’s official charity, helping to fund projects that improve experiences for patients, staff, and communities across the Highlands.
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Grants Officer to join NHS Highland’s charity team, supporting the work of the Highland Health Board Endowment Fund Charity, SC016791. The charity exists to enhance the physical and mental health of patients, social care service users, NHS Highland staff, and the wider community by funding projects that make a lasting impact.
As Grants Officer, you will be the main point of contact for grant enquiries, providing advice and guidance to a wide range of stakeholders but working primarily with internal applicants from within the NHS Highland workforce. You will oversee the full grant-making process, from initial enquiry and assessment, through to award, monitoring, and evaluation, ensuring that funding decisions are fair, transparent, and deliver maximum benefit.
You will support the presentation of applications to the Charity Committee when needed, as well as supporting robust financial reporting and compliance with NHS Highland policies and OSCR regulations.
This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll help shape the delivery of impactful charitable projects across NHS Highland.
What we are looking for
We’re seeking someone with:
- Demonstrable, relevant experience in grant-making and project management, preferably within a charitable or public sector setting.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to advise, train, and support applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and to present effectively to committees and groups. You will have highly developed written communication skills and will confidently manage situations where applicants are unsuccessful, requiring resilience, diplomacy, and the ability to decline requests with professionalism and tact.
- Excellent analytical and organisational abilities, with a meticulous eye for detail and the capacity to manage competing priorities.
- Confidence in financial processes, including monitoring budgets, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with statutory and governance requirements.
- IT proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and ideally experience with grant management or CRM systems. The skills and knowledge to provide meaningful input to quality and process improvement tasks is vital.
- A proactive and flexible approach, able to work both independently and as part of a team, with a strong sense of personal accountability.
This role will suit someone who enjoys balancing detail with big-picture impact, who can combine sound governance with compassion, and who is motivated by helping charitable funds achieve their greatest potential for our NHS and the communities we serve.
This role is based within the NHS Highland region, with the office base at Assynt House, Inverness. Hybrid working is supported, though you will be expected to regularly attend the office and face-to-face meetings at Assynt House and other NHS Highland sites as required.
Talking Therapies Lead
- Full time or Part time
- £37,000 – £42,000
- On site: Ayrshire
- Closing 12th December 2025
Ayrshire Cancer Support has operated since 1982, providing emotional support and practical help to those affected by cancer; this role will play a valuable part in supporting the services we offer.
As we continue to grow our services to meet increasing demand, we are seeking a dedicated and experienced Talking Therapies practitioner to take a strategic and operational lead in delivering psychological support services to adults and young people affected by and bereaved from cancer across Ayrshire.
Reporting to our Director of Care Services, our TTL will be responsible for the leadership, development, and delivery of Ayrshire Cancer Support’s talking therapy services. This includes direct provision of high-level one to one and group psychological support to those affected by cancer, supervision of the counselling team, and service development aligned with best practice, governance, and quality standards.
The position is suited for a mental health professional; a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology; a Nursing or Allied Health Professional; or an experienced talking therapist qualified in one or more therapeutic approaches (counselling, psychotherapy, CBT, EMDR) whilst holding registration with a relevant regulatory body (e.g., NMC, HCPC, BACP, COSCA). A satisfactory Level 2 PVG is also an essential requirement for the role.
Whilst third sector experience is desirable, this is not essential. We are open to discussing weekly working hours, as we believe in finding the best person for the role, based on their experience and background. The role will involve working flexibly throughout Ayrshire and between our support centres in Kilmarnock and Ayr.
Full details can be found in the recruitment pack below.
Exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse to work in our growing and developing CHAS at Home team North, delivering care to families in their community, covering Aberdeen and The Shire.
“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent
Are you passionate about providing family centred, holistic and compassionate care to children and their families? Are you excited by collaborative working with local health and social care providers? Are you ready to take the next step in your career?
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Children’s Staff Nurse with a proven track record delivering exceptional care and skill in nursing practice, to join our Aberdeen CHAS at Home Team as a Senior Staff Nurse. In this role you will take responsibility for leading assessment, planning, organising, implementing and evaluating nursing care for children, young people and families. You will be supported to take on leadership and line management responsibilities and will work closely with the Senior Charge Nurses to promote effective teamwork across the service to meet the needs of children, young people and families
Why CHAS?
Working with CHAS provides a unique opportunity to support children and families to make the most of their precious time together; as a team, we make extraordinary things happen every day.
Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.
Some of the benefits you can expect to receive from working with CHAS:
- The opportunity to pay into an existing NHS scheme or membership of local government pension scheme
- Salary increments scale similar to NHS
- Enhanced pay for unsocial hours and overtime
- Pay matched to closest current increment with NHS
- Generous annual leave entitlement (matched to current service-based enhanced entitlement with NHS, up to a maximum of 40 days)
- Ability to provide 1:1 nursing care in a more relaxed and homely environment
- Opportunities for further learning and development
- Access to a range of tools to support wellbeing
- The opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team which includes volunteers
- Commitment to support clinical skills to enable development and support collaborative working across all health and social care settings.
- Flexible shift rota, full time staff usually work 3 shifts over a 7 day’s/nights. On call may be required due to the need for a more responsive reactive service – currently in consultation stage.
About you
What we need you to bring
- First level registered nurse, all applicants will need to provide a valid UK NMC pin.
- Highly experienced in a nursing role, working with children, young people and their families.
- Experience of prioritising a busy workload, acting as a role model for the team and demonstrating strong leadership skills
- Commitment to working in partnership and collaboratively with local services
- Commitment to delivering care with empathy and compassion.
- Driving licence and access to a car as this role requires travel across the community.
It would be great if you also had:
- Experience in working with children who have complex or life-limiting conditions
- Up to date mandatory training
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