About us
The NHS Scotland Academy is an exciting partnership between NHS Golden Jubilee and NHS Education for Scotland to offer accelerated training for a wide range of health and social care roles and professions.
The Academy:
- provides an opportunity for staff to improve their skills in specific areas, using residential, distance and virtual reality learning.
- offers attractive training programmes linked to recruitment and career progression.
- draws on the strengths of both parent organisations using both the state-of-the-art clinical and simulation facilities at NHS Golden Jubilee and the educational expertise and technology-enabled learning offered by NHS Education for Scotland.
- supports NHS Scotland to develop additional capacity and new capabilities.
- adds to existing educational programmes and respond to evolving and emerging workforce needs.
- helps ensure the health and social care workforce is prepared for future needs in Scotland by addressing recruitment gaps and training needs
- commits to the principles of eliminating discrimination and harassment, promoting equality of opportunity for all and recognising and valuing diversity in employment and in the delivery of our services. Our Inclusive Education and Learning Policy [PDF] sets out our commitment to making education and learning more inclusive.
Meet the team
Elaine Anderson
Senior Officer
NHS Education for Scotland
Susan Archibald
Senior Educator - Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Preparation and NHS Scotland Youth Academy
NHS Education for Scotland
Anne Barclay
Senior Educator – Perioperative Practice
NHS Education for Scotland
Mairi Best
Specialist Lead - National Ultrasound Training Programme
NHS Education for Scotland
Karen Boylan
Programme Lead - National Endoscopy Training Programme
NHS Golden Jubilee
Dr Aidan Cahill
Clinical Lead and Associate Postgraduate Dean - National Endoscopy Training Programme
NHS Education for Scotland
Callum Cassidy
Faculty Development
NHS Golden Jubilee
Mr Ian Colquhoun
Associate Medical Director and Associate Postgraduate Dean
NHS Golden Jubilee
Siobhan Connolly
Senior Educator - Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (CSMEN) East
NHS Education for Scotland
Fiona Corrigan
Project Support Officer - NHS Scotland Youth Academy
NHS Education for Scotland
Gillian Flett
Senior Product Manager - Learning and Knowledge Environment
NHS Education for Scotland
Emma Gordon
Programme Administrator
NHS Golden Jubilee
Dr Clair Graham
Head of Programme (Education)
NHS Education for Scotland
Mr Carl Green
Faculty Development
NHS Golden Jubilee
Mr Graham Haddock
Chair - National Endoscopy Training Programme
NHS Education for Scotland
Kirsty Harkness
Skills and Simulation Centre Administrator
NHS Golden Jubilee
Ben Harvey
Learning Resources Manager
NHS Education for Scotland
Jenniffer Henderson
Assistant Clinical Educator
NHS Golden Jubilee
Timothy Johnson
Educational Resource Developer
NHS Education for Scotland
Charles Jones
Programme Administrator
NHS Golden Jubilee
Lisa Joyce
Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) Educator
NHS Golden Jubilee
Kevin Kelman
Director NHS Scotland Academy, Learning & Innovation
NHS Education for Scotland
Dr Lauren-Grace Kirtley
Senior Educator – Accelerated Anaesthetic Practitioner and Surgical First Assistants
NHS Education for Scotland
Claire Lindsay
Senior Specialist Lead - National Ultrasound Training Programme
NHS Education for Scotland
Dr Debbie McCraw
Senior Educator - Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Preparation
NHS Education for Scotland
Irene McGonnigle
Senior Planner
NHS Golden Jubilee
Danielle McIsaac
Assistant Clinical Educator
NHS Golden Jubilee
Greig McLachlan
Executive Officer
NHS Education for Scotland
Mhari McLaughlin
Assistant Clinical Educator
NHS Golden Jubilee
Claire McMaster
Senior Pharmacy Educator
NHS Golden Jubilee
Donna Meahan
Specialist Lead - National Ultrasound Training Programme
NHS Education for Scotland
Ashley Meldrum
Senior Educator - Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (CSMEN) North
NHS Education for Scotland
Darren Middleton
Principal Educator - National Perioperative Training Programmes
NHS Education for Scotland
Caroline Monzon
Senior Educator – NHS Scotland Youth Academy
NHS Education for Scotland
Karen Moore
Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) Educator
NHS Golden Jubilee
Leigh Paterson
Programme Administrator - National Endoscopy Training Programme
NHS Golden Jubilee
Cheryl Prentice
Programme Support Officer
NHS Golden Jubilee
Dr Jemma Pringle
Faculty Development
NHS Forth Valley
Brian Rafferty
Senior Educator - National Endoscopy Training Programme
NHS Education for Scotland
Andrew Ross
Clinical Educator - Perioperative Practice
NHS Golden Jubilee
Theresa Savage
General Manager
NHS Education for Scotland
Jeanette Stevenson
Associate Director
NHS Golden Jubilee
Morag Stout
Clinical Lead (Principal Educator - Sonography)
NHS Education for Scotland
Professor Jackie Taylor
Associate Medical Director and Associate Postgraduate Dean
NHS Golden Jubilee
Ms Michelle Thornton
Clinical Lead and Associate Postgraduate Dean - National Endoscopy Training Programme
NHS Education for Scotland
Stephanie Wallace
Senior Educator - Assistant Practitioner (Endoscopy) Programme
NHS Education for Scotland
Dr Lynn Welsh
Principal Educator - National Workforce Programmes
NHS Education for Scotland
Dylan White
Principal Lead - NHS Scotland Youth Academy
NHS Education for Scotland
Lynn Wilson
Clinical Educator - Vocational Learning
NHS Golden Jubilee