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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Associate Nurse Director – Public Protection - NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Band 8C £75,711 - £81,426 per annum
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is an innovative, improvement focussed Board with exciting transformational change plans in place for our services of the future. Our Board purpose is: Working Together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, and to achieve this we are committed to continual improvement in population health, service delivery and care experience.
This key vacancy has arisen and we are looking for an exceptional leader to join our Public Protection Team.
As a member of the Executive Nurse Director Senior Team, the postholder will have strong strategic and clinical leadership in Public Protection throughout the organisation, and will undertake long term strategic planning that will impact across all services within NHS Ayrshire and Arran (NHSAA). The postholder will influence future services provision for vulnerable children, young people and adults both within NHSAA and also in collaboration with our partners.
The post holder has the professional lead role and managerial responsibility across 3 distinct specialist areas these are Child Protection, Adult Support and Protection, Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) and a linked role to Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Rape and Sexual Assault Services and MAPPA arrangements within NHSAA. The post holder will ensure policy, national and local standards, clinical practice and workforce development is in place to achieve safe, effective, efficient service provision underpinned by a model of continuous improvement. The post holder will have strategic leadership for all areas within Public Protection Sphere.
The post holder will function as an expert resource providing clinical leadership, expert practice, and advanced knowledge, integrating research evidence into practice and leading on research in their clinical field, building on the body of Public Protection knowledge in this specialist area.
We are looking for candidates of considerable personal and professional stature who demonstrate highly tuned emotional intelligence, with strong credentials as clinical leaders and a proven track record of delivering clinical and service change and improvements.
Applicants must have a current registered nurse qualification and be registered with the NMC, educated to Masters Level in a relevant and associated subject (or evidence of working at this level) with a relevant qualification in Public Protection.
Hours: 37.5 per week
Informal enquiries are welcomed by contacting Jennifer Wilson, Nurse Director (Interim) on 01292 513682 or Jennifer.wilson2@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 15th March 2023 - Please ensure you also submit 2 Record of Achievement Statements by this date to caroline.mccluskey@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Selection process: Monday 17th April 2023