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Job reference: 218741
Salary: Band 8B (£74,003 - £79,164)
Job closing date: 16/07/2025
Job Type: Senior Managers
Location: Western Isles Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37
Job posted date: 18/06/2025
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Western Isles
Department: SOD

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Associate Director of Clinical Support Services

and Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Band 8b £74,003 - £79,164 per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,406 per annum

37 hours per week

Permanent Post

Relocation expenses assistance of up to £8,000


We are pleased to be recruiting an experienced and pro-active leader to join our Senior team.

The post works across out hospital sites and clinical support service departments and systems, and therein has a significant, leadership, development and delivery role.

If you can work across a variety of clinical support departments and systems, giving direction and support, developing strong networks, teams and improvements for staff and patient experience and outcomes, this post represents that opportunity.

Problem anticipation and solution focus, an appetite for innovation and development, team building, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills are key attributes


For further information regarding this post, please contact Chief Executive Mr Gordon Jamieson email; gordon.jamieson@nhs.scot Tel 07740250090 or Frances Robertson, Nurse/AHP Director/COO email; frances.robertson2@nhs.scot Tel 07483935771


The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.


If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 708008.


CLOSING DATE: 16/07/2025



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