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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.
NHS Ayrshire & 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.
We are looking for an exceptional leader to undertake the role of Deputy Nurse Director, who will provide expert professional clinical leadership to all NHS Ayrshire & Arran nursing staff and teams to assure the highest standards of clinical practice are enabled through robust systems of education, training, professional development and support. This is a key senior post within the Acute Senior Leadership Triumvirate structure including the Acute Director and Deputy Medical Director. In addition, the post holder will carry a bespoke strategic portfolio on behalf of the Nurse Director and will deputise for the Nurse Director when required.
Working closely with the Acute Director and Deputy Medical Director, the Deputy Nurse Director will influence and affect change at strategic, clinical and service level across NHS Ayrshire and Arran, ensuring that national and local requirements are delivered to the highest agreed quality standard. They will provide strategic direction and leadership to the planning, management and provision of quality improvement, assurance and management systems across NHS Ayrshire & Arran to enable the organisation to deliver sustainable transformation and its corporate objectives.
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 major service change and improvements. Candidates must have a professional NMC registration, a relevant Masters-level degree and evidence of working to Doctorate level.
Hours: 37.5 per week
Informal enquiries are welcomed by contacting Jennifer Wilson, Nurse Director on 01292 513002 or Jennifer.Wilson2@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Closing date for applications is 1st April 2024
Please submit your completed Record of Achievement statements to Caroline McCluskey, Recruitment Services Manager at caroline.mccluskey@aapct.scot.nhs.uk by Monday 1st April 2024.
Selection process will take place week commencing 22nd April 2024
From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
NHS Ayrshire and Arran will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so