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The Role
The post holder will provide strategic direction and leadership across Primary & Community Care within NHS Lanarkshire to develop excellence in clinical care. This will involve working across professional and organisational boundaries; in partnership and in collaboration with others including, Medical Staff, General Practitioners and staff working in GP practices, Allied Health Professionals, Health and Social Care Partnerships , Acute Divisional Management Team, individuals, carers, Higher Education Institutions, Voluntary, Independent and Third Sector Organisations.
The post holder will have responsibility in five main areas:
- Professional Leadership – providing highly specialist expert advice in relation to Nursing in Primary & Community Care services across NHS Lanarkshire and support implementation of the Primary Care Implementation Plan (PCIP) .
- Expert Practice - demonstrating expert practice and knowledge in relation to Primary & Community Care.
- Strategic Planning/Policy Development – working closely with team members to provide strategic vision for the development, improvement and delivery of services within NHS Lanarkshire and Health and Social Care Partnerships and further afield, as appropriate. This includes a lead role in policy and standards development, implementation and evaluation in relation to Primary & Community Care determining care delivery in both acute, primary & community care settings.
- Education and Training – develop and deliver specialist educational programmes to meet the needs of nurses and other relevant stakeholders. This shall be achieved by leading in the identification of educational needs; undertaking investment planning and developing strategy to meet these educational requirements within the area of responsibility.
- Research and Development - developing and working with relevant stakeholders to undertake research, develop research proposals, and evaluate research. The prime driver shall be the attainment of excellence in clinical practice, provide expert leadership in implementation of General Medical Service’s contract and participate in local and national audits, evaluation and leadership in relation to Primary and Community Care. Monitor and progress audits as part of Research Steering Group.
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 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
- Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
- Experienced nurse with significant experience in a senior clinical/management role.
- Educated to Masters Level with a recognised and appropriate post graduate qualification a
- Masters level or above, for example, post graduate Advanced Clinical Practice.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework.
- Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development.
- Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that
- Demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
- Excellent communication skills highly developed interpersonal skills, including negotiation, facilitation influencing and presentation skills and evidence of ability to engage with staff and Stakeholders at all levels.
- Robust understanding of Transforming Roles agenda and General Medical Services contract relating to role of nursing with the Multi Disciplinary Team. Underlying principles.
- Experience of assessing training needs.
- Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital.
- Experience in service planning, project management and performance monitoring/reporting.
- Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data.
- A proven track record in sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player.
- A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change.
- A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems.
- Working knowledge of basic information technology.
- Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence
It would be great if you also have
- Formal leadership development
- Experience working in a community environment
Contract type
- Permanent
- Full time
- 37hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based within Almada Street.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Joanne Jenkins, Associate Nurse Director Nursing at joanne.jenkins@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator at 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
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
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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.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
NHS Lanarkshire 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.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
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 Lanarkshire 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 until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.