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National Services Division (NSD) plans, funds and co-ordinates national specialist and screening services on behalf of NHS Boards and the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates (SGHSCD).
Within NSD the National Network Management Service (NNMS) commissions a wide range of national clinical and diagnostic networks. It provides consistent, high quality managerial and operational support to enable networks to deliver their aims and objectives to standards and timescales specified in service agreements. With our support, the networks can focus on what they are set up to do – adding value to healthcare in Scotland by supporting safe, effective, person-centred care.
We are seeking two experienced Programme Managers to join our team. Each will be responsible for the planning, procurement and performance management of a portfolio of up to three national networks and associated change projects.
Portfolio 1: Scottish Pathology Network and Scottish Clinical Imaging Network
Portfolio 2: Visual Impairment Network for Children and Young People
Paediatric Audiology Network
Portfolio 3: Children and Young People’s Allergy Network and Scottish Differences of Sex Development
Applicants should be educated to degree level and should have a proven track record of leading and driving improvements in healthcare through effective use of recognised project and improvement methodologies. A qualification/experience in a relative clinical or scientific field would be advantageous.
The post requires excellent leadership, influencing, organisational skills and the ability to produce written work of the highest quality.
Networks include service users and managers, health and other professionals from education, social care and voluntary organisations. Engaging with stakeholders at this level requires the postholder to be able to nurture relationships across professional, organisational and geographical boundaries and commit to occasional out of hours work.
Frequent travel throughout Scotland is also required. A pool/hire car is available for business use.
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Alexandra Speirs or Liz Blackman, Senior Programme Managers on 0131 275 6000.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is 4th October 2019.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies