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NHS Dumfries and Galloway wish to recruit a Workforce Director to the Board and senior leadership team.
As a remote and rural Health Board in the South West of Scotland we cover some 2000 square miles with a total population of circa 150,000 and a workforce of approximately 4,500. We pride ourselves in having a close community and ‘family’ feel whilst also building a dynamic and diverse workforce attracting people from across the UK and worldwide to join us to drive forward our ambitions to be an exemplar NHS employer and anchor organisation for our region.
The Workforce Directorate is a key corporate directorate supporting the organisation and the wider Health and Social Care Partnership to achieve its workforce ambitions. This role carries Executive responsibility on behalf of the Board for workforce attraction, retention, development and wellbeing and is integral to the future transformation of services and positive culture shifts we require in order to be a system that is safe, diverse and a fun one to be working in.
We are looking for an inspirational leader with a background leading in a complex organisation either in public or private sector. You must be able to demonstrate you have the key skills, passion and ambition to deliver strategic direction for the future as well as take a lead on key tactical priorities recently agreed as outlined in the job pack.
The successful candidate will be warmly welcomed by a truly collaborative, enthusiastic and proactive team of senior leads and teams under them who are fully engaged with ensuring the tactical priorities and longer-term plans are delivered.
The post is based at Mountainhall Treatment Centre in Dumfries and offers hybrid working flexibility from home.
If you feel you are Compassionate as a leader, can demonstrate Openness as a communicator with your team, internal and external stakeholders, Respectful of other people’s views, yet can influence where positive change is needed and show Excellence, ambition and resilience in your own leadership style and that of the services you deliver then we feel you have the CORE values to join our NHS Dumfries and Galloway family.
Please direct informal enquiries to Jeff Ace, Chief Executive - jeffrey.ace@nhs.scot
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our warm, friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/
APPLICATION PROCESS - https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.
RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.