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Associate Director of Nursing (Ref: 130942)
NMAHP Directorate
Permanent
Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
£73,506 - £79,221 per annum (AfC Band 8c)
Edinburgh/Glasgow – Hybrid working will apply for the foreseeable future
An exciting opportunity is available to join Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s NMAHP Directorate.
You will play a key role in achieving our strategy to improve the care delivered across Scotland. You will provide senior leadership support and specialist, professional Nursing advice. The post holder will work internally with a range of stakeholders to ensure that NMAHP work programmes align and integrate with other national improvement/assurance programmes and externally with key partner agencies to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and person centred Health & Social Care for everyone in Scotland
You will have responsibility for driving a consistent approach to clinical and care governance within HIS, ensuring that programmes of work across the organisation are underpinned by sound professional advice and ensuring that NMAHPs within the organisation receive professional support. You will also have responsibility for management of learning from complaints and feedback. Externally you will work with professional and regulatory bodies to forge strong strategic relationships and support improvements in care across health and care services in Scotland.
You will be educated to masters level or equivalent, be registered with the NMC and have extensive experience at both a senior management and clinical leadership level within the NHS, with experience of providing leadership cross organisationally and out with your area of specialist clinical expertise. You will also have strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of delivering sustainable improvements at system level.
The Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NAMHP) Directorate was established in 2017 with a focus on supporting NMAHPs contribution to improving the quality of health and social care. The directorate provides leadership to support the Nursing and Midwifery community in Scotland to deliver safe, effective and person centred care which is evidence-based. Internally the directorate provides professional leadership and support for all NMAHPs and expert professional advice across Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Further information about the role is available from Ann Gow, Director of Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Professionals ann.gow@nhs.scot
Closing Date: Midnight 8 January 2023
Interviews will be virtual via MS-Teams and it is anticipated they will held around the beginning of February 2023.