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General Manager
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Employment Type: Fixed Term (6 months)
Band 8C (£87,400 - £93,685)
Full Time 37 hours
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.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
Accountable to the REAS Services Director for the operational management of the agreed services and their resources ensuring resources are maximised to meet the Directorate’s targets and objectives.
As a member of the REAS Senior Management Team, contribute to the corporate management of the Directorate; the achievement of national priorities and delivery of key service improvements to ensure safe and effective patient care. This includes promoting a culture of compliance and facilitating compliance with policy, to ensure NHS Lothian achieves locally and nationally set targets. This also includes providing assurances to the Director that all departments on site are fully prepared and meet the expectations and standards of any inspections from Healthcare Environment Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
To improve patient flow across the site, the General Manager will have to work closely with the Integration Joint Boards in planning and delivery of future pathways in order to minimise delayed discharges.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact David Hood at david.hood@nhs.scot