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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.
Are you an experienced, values driven leader, holding a breadth of experience in planning and performance management in healthcare?
We are now recruiting to our new Head of Performance and Business Unit. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive, you will act with significant autonomy in leading and overseeing all aspects of operational performance management for NHS Lothian and managing the day-to-day responsibilities of the performance and business administration team. You will ensure a robust accountability and governance framework is in place aligned with the national ‘active governance’ programme, with well-defined escalation processes in the event or anticipation of underperformance and/or non-delivery.
If you have significant and demonstrable leadership experience in a role requiring planning and performance management, with a knowledge of DCAQ and improvement skills and methodology, in a complex environment and are interested to find out more, please contact Jim Crombie, Deputy Chief Executive on jim.crombie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Tel 0131 465 5886.
Closing Date for applications: 12 noon on 7 November 2022
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 November 2022