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Site Director (Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh)
Executive Manager Grade F
Salary £106,955 - £141,596
NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian, and West Lothian. As one of the largest UK health systems and one of only four teaching Boards in Scotland, we have strategic partnerships with local Universities, local authorities and our four integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 903,000, providing a range of primary care, community based, mental health and acute services. We also provide a wide range of nationally commissioned specialist services for the whole country, as well as regional services to populations ranging from 1.4m to 2.5m.
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE) is a major acute teaching hospital based on the Bio Quarter Campus with a busy 24-hour emergency department and a full range of medical and surgical services, including the Department of Clinical Neurosciences within the new RHCYP/DCN hospital.
We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic individual to lead, manage and drive forward acute adult services on the Royal Infirmary site. You will be responsible for the safe delivery of patient centred, safe and effective services in accordance with NHS Lothian’s corporate objectives and within the context of Scottish Government policy and priorities. As a member of the Acute Management Team, the Site Director will contribute to and participate in the setting of the strategic direction for health services in NHS Lothian working closely with the other Acute Directors, HSCP and Corporate Directors to ensure effective whole system working.
This exciting and challenging post requires significant operational management experience in a senior leadership role within the NHS or similar complex organization. You will have a proven track record of achievement in managing complex service change and improvement programmes. As the lead officer on the site, you will be expected to lead and oversee complex QI and service transformation programmes through proactive visioning, collaborative working and collective leadership, engaging with partners and stakeholders. You must be able to balance demand management and capacity planning, whilst managing competing and conflicting priorities in terms of resources and timescales for delivery.
We are a values-driven organisation with an ambitious transformational change programme linked to our strategic development framework.
We want to attract the best talent. Someone who acts with integrity and embraces and projects collective, compassionate and inspirational leadership. You will be recognised by your peers for your innately collaborative leadership style and natural ability to build trust across all stakeholders.
To arrange informal discussion please contact Alexia Wood at loth.acutemanagementteam@nhs.scot
Applications are by CV with a supporting statement outlining the qualifications, experience and leadership competencies you will bring to the role and why you are interested in this opportunity. Please include the names and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your current employer. These should be submitted to Alexia Wood at loth.acutemanagementteam@nhs.scot
- Closing date for applications:5pm on Friday 7 March 2025
- On-line psychometric assessments will be issued from Tuesday 11th March 2025
- In person stakeholder assessment event will take place on Monday 17th March 2025
- Selection interviews will be held in Edinburgh on Monday 24th March 2025
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.