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*** Open to NHS Scotland staff only - candidates external to NHS Scotland are not eligible to apply ***
About the Organisation:
As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care.
Programme Management Services (PgMS) are part of NSS. We are one of the fastest growing centres of excellence in transformational change and programme management in the UK. PgMS are a strategic partner for NHS Scotlands health and social care.
We have over 220 staff covering disciplines including project and programme management, business analysis, Lean and user design. Our staff bring extensive experience in the design and delivery of complex national programmes and a proven track record in large-scale transformational change. Our experience includes a diverse range of programmes including the launch of new national health bodies, transformation of patient and diagnostic services across Scotland to the successful delivery of multi-million pound capital construction programmes.
Recently our work has seen us redesign services to make them more responsive to patient needs, lead strategic programme that will underpin transformative healthcare delivery over the next 20 years as well as harness opportunities and innovations that emerged during the pandemic.
We are proud to be part of driving change in the NHS.
Do you want to join our growing team and use your well developed project management skills to help support the transformation of the NHS in Scotland?
We are looking for individuals we have proven experience of project management, working with a range of methodologies and approaches to delivery projects to time and within scope. You will be professional with a client-focused approach and have a natural aptitude for solving problems as well as engaging and communicating with diverse stakeholders.
It would be advantageous to have line and matrix management skills as well as experience or exposure of working within a programme environment would be also be advantageous to our team make-up.
If you think that you have a passion for supporting our unique and challenging initiatives in the rewarding environment of NHS Scotland, then please click Apply.
Please note that unless there are exceptional circumstances, successful candidates will start on the salary scale minimum.
Location and Working Pattern:
Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee - currently hybrid working
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Benefits:
National Services Scotland offers employees a very competitive benefits package which includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
Further Information:
For further information about the post, please email queries to nss.pgms-pmo@nhs.scot
For information about the Recruitment process or HR policies, please email queries to nss.wfrs@nhs.scot
The interview process will be a two-stage process with a technical assessment followed by a panel interview for applicants who pass the technical assessment.
Further information on NSS is available at: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is 8th January 2023
We welcome applications from all candidates, however in line with Scottish Government requirement we will be giving priority consideration to NSS Test and Protect core staff who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Please note that most correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies