About The Organisation

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.

The Role

The post holder carries continuing responsibility for the operational management and decision making for flow and capacity throughout NHS Lanarkshire. The post holder also has authority and responsibility for ensuring that processes are in place for the management of flow and capacity, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes to improve flow and capacity and improve standards of care.

In this key role, you will:

• Have responsibility and authority to assess determine and maintain standards of service and patient care, including contributing to audit, service review and standard setting and its implementation and evaluation within the designated department
• Authorise and ensure the development, implementation and monitoring of local policies and protocols
• Authorise and ensure processes are in place to successfully manage flow and capacity throughout
• Support the work of improving flow and capacity and support any national pilot projects where applicable

What You'll Bring:

• Educated to degree level with a willingness to undertake a Masters degree
• Demonstrable experience at a senior level in health care
• Evidence of advanced improvement methodology training and application
• Experience in a management role – proven leadership skills and experience are essential

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Claire Fenwick, Service Manager, on Claire.Fenwick@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on Lynn.Deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.