Are you a dynamic and compassionate nursing leader ready to make a real impact? NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an inspirational Associate Nurse Director to provide strategic and professional leadership across our South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
About the Role
As Associate Nurse Director, you will play a pivotal role in delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care across acute and community services. Working closely with senior clinical and operational leaders, you will ensure excellence in nursing practice, drive service improvement, and champion the professional development of our workforce.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide visible and inclusive leadership across South Lanarkshire's health services.
* Drive the quality, safety, and improvement agenda for nursing and midwifery.
* Support the delivery of strategic priorities aligned with NHS Lanarkshire’s values and ambitions.
* Ensure robust governance and professional standards across all care settings.
* Foster collaboration with internal teams, external partners, and the local community.
About You:
We are looking for a motivated and resilient individual with:
* Current NMC registration and substantial post-registration experience in senior nursing leadership roles.
* A strong track record of leading change and delivering measurable improvements in care.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build positive relationships across disciplines and agencies.
* A passion for nurturing talent, promoting innovation, and advocating for patients and staff alike.
For more information regrding this role, please follow the link below.
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Additional Information for Applicants
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Right to Work within the UK
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.
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