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Exciting Senior Management opportunity to lead an existing & successful disability assessment service within NHS Lanarkshire. Overseeing the strategic function and delivery of high quality disability assessments and leading a team of approximately 100 staff.
To date, NHS Lanarkshire (internal Salus department) have been supporting the delivery of over 300,000 high quality disability assessments, via a sub-contractual agreement, on behalf of DWP. The Personal Independence Payment service (PIP – soon to be FAS (Functional Assessment Service)) seeks to provide high quality disability assessments to help support/determine welfare application.
An opportunity has arisen for the Service Manager position, leading a team of 65-85 clinicians, to ensure high quality and compassionate delivery of disability assessments. Supported by a dedicated administrative team, the department services UK residents via a telephony/video model under strict clinical governance and contractual delivery framework.
In a highly autonomous role, the Service Manager will be expected to be clinically qualified and have experience of managing at a senior level in a demanding role. They will have the ability to lead/inspire in a challenging role and be solution focused with strong communication/negotiation skills. They will be highly organised and have experience of driving performance via the interpretation of data.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Mark Kennedy, General Manager, at mark.kennedy@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact carla.vargas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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