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Job reference: 061752
Salary: Band 8A (£50,470 - £54,482)
Job closing date: 17/08/2021
Job Type: Administrative Services
Location: Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Glasgow/Edinburgh)
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 19/07/2021
Employer (NHS Board): Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Department: NMAHP Directorate

Job Advert

Healthcare Staffing Programme (HSP) Programme Advisor (Mental Health) (Ref: 061752)

Secondment Opportunity or Permanent Post

Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)

Edinburgh or Glasgow - remote working will apply for the foreseeable future.

An exciting opportunity exists for enthusiastic and positive individuals to be part of the delivery of an innovative programme to support the work of the NMAHP Directorate within Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

This role can be offered on a secondment basis to the right candidate, where salary will be commensurate with current earnings within the salary range £50,470 - £54,482 (AfC Band 8a). This could lead to a permanent opportunity or alternatively can be offered on a permanent basis from the outset. Part time working arrangements may be considered if an applicant would wish that option.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a national programme to deliver the Health & Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019; ensuring that at all times, suitably qualified and competent individuals from such a range of professional disciplines as necessary, are working in such numbers as are appropriate for the health, wellbeing and safety of patients or service users, and the provision of high-quality health care for individuals across Scotland.

As an experienced Programme Advisor you will provide NHS Boards with expert professional advice on workload and workforce planning.  In addition, you will lead on the development and maintenance of the Mental Health workload and workforce planning tools and support their application across

NHS Scotland. These tools are an essential element of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. 

You will be a registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with senior management and leadership experience in the NHS. Educated to Masters Level or equivalent experience, you will have expert knowledge of workload and workforce planning tools and methodology.

Regular travel throughout Scotland may also be required for this role (including overnight stays).

For informal enquiries please contact: Caroline Craig – 07929025803

This is a second Advert, previous applicants need not reapply.

Closing Date: 17 August 2021 at midnight.

Interviews will take place virtually via MS Teams.

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