Nurse Consultant
Position within Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland, part of National Services Scotland.
About the Organisation
ARHAI Scotland is part of National Services Scotland. It leads and supports efforts to prevent healthcare associated infections by guidance development, surveillance, operational support and training across areas such as incident and outbreak management, decontamination, the built environment, research and infection prevention and control expertise.
The Post
Are you a Nurse Consultant Infection Prevention and Control with senior level experience? This role offers an opportunity to work within ARHAI Scotland, delivering national services that support safer, healthier Scotland.
Responsibilities
* Provide clinical leadership across ARHAI Scotland’s six Priority Programmes: ICBED (Infection Control in Built Environment & Decontamination), NPGE (National Policies, Guidance and Evidence), CHIPC (Care Home Infection Prevention and Control), D&I (Data & Intelligence), CA (Clinical Assurance) and SONAAR (Scottish One Health Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance).
* Leverage senior clinical expertise to guide and support national initiatives in infection prevention, outbreak management, and related research.
Candidate
* First level registered nurse with a Masters degree or equivalent, evidence of ongoing professional development.
* Relevant clinical expertise, experience of leadership and innovation within this setting.
* Excellent communication and organisational skills, ability to prioritise, assess and make decisions.
* Proactive, innovative and enthusiastic approach.
* Knowledge of ARHAI Scotland would be advantageous.
Location and Working Pattern
Contract location: Glasgow or Edinburgh, with flexible, hybrid working and significant scope for working from home. 150 hours per year to be worked flexibly between Monday to Friday as per agreement. Must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK.
Benefits
Benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive work‑life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
Inclusion
Public Services Delivery Scotland is an inclusive organisation that promotes diversity and supports flexible working. We offer learning and development opportunities and have equality staff networks. As an equal opportunities employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As a Disability Confident Leader, we aim to provide a fully accessible recruitment service. For reasonable adjustments please contact the Recruitment Team on NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot.
Further Information
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Laura Imrie, Lead consultant ARHAI & Clinical Lead for Nursing at 0141 300 1139 or via email at laura.imrie@nhs.scot.
Closing Date
Friday 12th June 2026.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and, as a committed participant in the Disability Confident scheme, guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. Where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate short‑listing approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance.
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