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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.
Assistant Director of Estates and Clinical Support Services - NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Band 8D £88 385 - £92 424 per annum
This is an exciting opportunity for you to join an excellent team of Assistant Directors and Heads of Service and lead NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s range of Infrastructure services and Support services in support of the delivery of the Board’s purpose, strategic objectives and Caring for Ayrshire agenda.
This role is diverse and covers a number of disciplines and provides an excellent opportunity for a Strategic Leader to shape our long-term strategy and provide visible leadership across a multidisciplinary team, promoting a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and to support delivery of our wider Caring for Ayrshire ambitions.
You will need to be an experienced leader and have a proven track record of achievement in a complex organisation.
Through “Caring for Ayrshire” we have a clear long term strategic vision for how we want to reform our health and care system and deliver whole system excellence, quality, and improvement to the citizens of Ayrshire. Our aim is to create an organisation with a positive culture, where people want to work and strive for excellence each day; where staff wellbeing and personal resilience is supported; where careers are interesting and developed; where staff are encouraged to reach their full potential; and where staff feel that their contribution is recognised and valued.
You should have Strategic managerial level experience with an NHS/healthcare related organisation or equivalent large complex environment and beyond your functional leadership role be able to contribute across the entirety of the corporate leadership agenda and strategic objectives of the Board.
Ayrshire is a wonderful and exceptional place to have a true quality of life providing the best of all options – lovely towns and villages, city life within a short and easy commute, countryside, rolling hills, stunning beaches and sandy shores, the wonders of island life and excellent network of transport links throughout Scotland.
For a confidential discussion or to arrange to visit NHS Ayrshire and Arran, please contact Nicola Graham, Director of Infrastructure and Support Services at nicola.graham3@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 16th September 2022
- Please submit your application using the online application form. You are also asked to submit 2 achievement statements to demonstrate evidence of strategic leadership and delivery of change. The Record of Achievement form is a separate document, a word version is included with the job pack. Please return your completed Record of Achievements by email to caroline.mccluskey@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
- For each achievement statement you should complete a separate form detailing the following aspects:
- Describe the context and content of the achievement.
- What was your role?
- What was the outcome?
- What did you learn from your experience and what would you do differently next time?
Selection process: Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th October
As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to produce proof of your EU Settlement status from 1st July 2021 to demonstrate your Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families. Existing employees may be asked to provide evidence of their EU Settlement Status from 1st July 2021.