Job Advert
The Role
The Strategic Lead for South Lanarkshire Alcohol & Drug Partnership is an exciting opportunity for someone who has the skills and ability to meet this challenge.
It is essential that you are able to maintain a range of highly relationships within and across a range of organisational systems critical to the successful implementation of the South Lanarkshire ADP Strategy. It is an opportunity to take a lead role in ensuring that these systems work together to deliver key objectives outlined within the ADP Strategy, National strategies for reducing drug related deaths and Local Improvement Plans. If you are an effective communicator and have the interpersonal skills to develop collaborative working relationships and are able to take cognizance of the variety of highly complex, contentious and sensitive situations that occur across a range of levels across the ADP partners, we would like to hear from you.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
Possession of relevant management training/qualification relevant to working within the public sector and demonstrated expertise across a number of subject areas e.g. clinical practice, clinical governance, commissioning, finance, marketing.
Educated to/working towards operating at Masters Degree level in a relevant field and/or demonstration of suitable professional knowledge, development and training at an equivalent level.
Specialist knowledge of alcohol and drug issues, gained either through experience or post-graduate study e.g. Post-Graduate Diploma in Alcohol and Drug Studies.
Minimum of 5 years experience at a strategic level, including the formulation of policies and practice and managing change.
Relevant experience and knowledge of the commissioning process e.g. needs analysis, resource management, tendering and contracting for service provision and performance review.
In-depth understanding and knowledge of the complex issues of alcohol and drug misuse and the social determinants that affect health and social inequality.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to ensure effective negotiation, influencing, involvement and encouragement.
Proven track record of partnership and collaborative working across public sector organisations.
Demonstrated track record in project management, service development and planning. This should include managing resources (people, time and budgets), evaluation and research methodologies and co-ordinating activities through project management approaches.
Clear understanding and commitment to development of the ADP agenda as a vehicle to safeguarding and promoting the interests of children, young people and families affected by substance misuse, reducing the level of alcohol and drug related harm within South Lanarkshire and developing appropriate services and support for people with alcohol and drug related problems.
Sound analytical, information management and technology and financial management skills.
Self-motivated and enthusiastic with strong leadership qualities, demonstrating good vision for the direction of travel for the ADP Strategy. In addition, they should be innovative, able to work under pressure and to remain diplomatic, sensitive and to respect/maintain confidentiality at all times.
It would be great if you also have
Practical knowledge and understanding of evaluation and research methodologies and coordinating activities through project management approaches |
Good IT skills including Excel and Access |
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37.5 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Almada Street Hamilton.
The working pattern for this role is Monday - Friday; 9:00-5:00
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Jacquie Cringles, Business Support Manager on Jacqueline.Cringles@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
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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.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
*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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