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Operations Manager
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland launched 1st April 2020 as a national health board, employing around 1200 people, and with an annual budget of around £101 million. Public Health Scotland wants to see a Scotland where everybody thrives, a Scotland where life expectancy improves and the difference in life expectancy between our poorest and wealthiest areas gets smaller.
The role of the Clinical and Protecting Health Directorate is to protect the people of Scotland from infectious and environmental hazards; enable high-quality clinical and public health knowledge, research and innovation; and change clinical and public health practice by using audits at a national and local level.
PHS has the national leadership, coordination and oversight of national and local service delivery including continuous improvement of immunisation programmes in Scotland. We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager in the Vaccination and Immunisation Division in PHS. This role will be pivotal in vaccination and immunisation programme leadership, management and co-ordination to all health boards in Scotland.
The Post:
The Operations Manager will lead the service delivery and co-ordination of the vaccination and immunisation service functions assigned, ensuring that it is aligned to Scottish Government strategy and business plan, and operates effectively within the agreed performance, quality and governance frameworks.
The Candidate:
The Operations Manager will have senior management experience, covering all aspects of financial, performance and risk management within a large complex organisation and have previous experience of managing major projects and initiatives. You should be educated to degree level with an appropriate postgraduate qualification or equivalent corresponding level of experience.
Location and Working Pattern:
Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Central Quay, Glasgow.
Please note that PHS will be relocating from Central Quay, Glasgow to Bothwell Street, Glasgow in September 2024.
Currently hybrid working.
The work pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week however PHS supports flexible working and we are happy to discuss requests for alternative working patterns.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
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 PHS.
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 the PHS Employee Benefits.
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Alistair Smith on alistair.smith3@phs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 7 June 2024.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.