The Role We have an exciting opportunity for an Deputy Associate Director of Nursing to join our team in South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership (UHSCP). The post holder will professional lead for nursing on ensuring standards of clinical practice,, care assurance and patient centred care.This will include ensuring Safe Staffing and maximising the impact of nursing on service change and quality improvement. The post holder will act as a deputy to the Associate Director of Nursing and will work closely with the Locality Manager/General Manager and the Associate Medical Director and their deputies in providing visible leadership across the UHSCP. The postholder will have line management responsibility for the Senior Nursing team in South Lanarkshire UHSCP. The post holder will contribute to the clinical, financial and staff governance arrangements ensuring safe, efficient and effective care, compatible with professional and national clinical standards.The portfolio is diverse covering a range of aspects of nursing care including but not limited to Health Visiting, School Nursing, Brain Injuries and Vaccination. This includes aspects of Nursing care both within the UHSCP and pan Lanarkshire. Interview date will be Friday 6th June NHS Lanarkshire Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas. What we'll need you to bring Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration. Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level. Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework. Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development. Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently. Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the health care agenda. Experience and knowledge of Quality Improvement methodologies. Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital. Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data. A proven track record in sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player. A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change. A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems. Working knowledge of basic information technology. Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence. Contract type Permanent Full time 37 hours Location and Working Pattern This role will be based in Senior Nursing Team within South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton. Travel across Lanarkshire is required for the role. The working pattern for this role Is to be confirmed Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations. Looking to find out more? If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you! To arrange a time to discuss the post further please contact Lynsey Sutherland, Associate Director of Nursing or Lesley Thomson, Nurse Director via Kayleigh MacLeod on Kayleigh.Macleaod@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on adnan.saddique@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email) Why NHS Lanarkshire? Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career. Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include: A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service A minimum of 8 days of public holidays Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension ) Paid sick leave increasing with length of service Occupational health services Employee counselling services Work-life Balance policies and procedures NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page. Further Information For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage. 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