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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.
National Facilities Services Advisor
2 posts are available
About the Organisation:
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.
The Post:
There is an opportunity to apply for a permanent role as a National Facilities Services Advisor working within the NHSScotland Assure, Health Facilities Scotland Team.
The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the strategic development and delivery of national soft facilities services, and provide consistent, equitable specialist advice and guidance across a number of work programmes in order to meet the needs of the health service and population of Scotland.
The Candidate:
The successful candidate will have experience of senior management in the front-line delivery of facilities services in a healthcare setting, and specialist qualifications in facilities services. They will have a demonstrable understanding of key national initiatives, policy, guidance, and processes within the field.
They will provide subject matter expertise to NHS Scotland Assure in relation to soft facilities services to support research programmes, service development, commissions and response as well as supporting the development of existing and new processes enabling NHS Scotland services to provide assurance and measure and demonstrate compliance with nationally agreed or mandated requirements.
Location and Working Pattern:
Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow.
Currently hybrid working.
The work pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Click here to view the full range of NHS NSS Employee Benefits.
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Abigail Cork-Griffiths on 07766 362837 or Abigail.Cork@nhs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 7 June 2024.
Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/
Please note that the majority of 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