Programme Manager (Ref: 244076)
Healthcare Staffing Programme
Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Permanent
Full-time (36 hours per week)
Edinburgh or Glasgow – hybrid working will apply for the foreseeable future
An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and positive individual to be part of the delivery of an innovate programme to support the work of the Nursing and Integrated Care (NIC) Directorate within Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS).
The Healthcare Staffing Programme (HSP) provides support to NHS Boards to improve their workload and workforce planning; to help ensure they have the right people with the right skills in the right place at the right time. The team is spread across Scotland and is focused on improving Boards compliance with their legislative duties under the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. Furthermore, the Programme takes a lead on HIS’s duties within the legislation in relation to developing staffing tools to inform appropriate staffing across NHS Scotland, monitoring the effectiveness of the Common Staffing Method for workforce planning and providing assurance to Scottish Government through our monitoring and assurance functions.
We are now recruiting for a Programme Manager who is a pivotal member of the HSP and crucial to making the programme a success. You will be working closely with the Associate Director for Healthcare Staffing and Care Assurance and a diverse range of stakeholders both internally and externally to HIS to ensure the programme works collaboratively to achieve its objectives. You will work closely with the NIC Directorate, business manager and senior management team to ensure effective reporting and governance and risk management arrangements are in place within the directorate.
You will need proven and demonstrable programme management experience, be educated to degree level (or have equivalent experience) and be highly skilled in the planning and organisation of a demanding complex programme of work with a high degree of political interest. You will also be a confident communicator with great people skills, able to develop and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders, be creative and innovative in problem solving and be an effective team player. You will be working as an integral part of a large team and look forward to helping shape and manage the work programme of the directorate, its impact on the organisation’s work and ultimately on the care people in Scotland receive.
We welcome applications from those with the right experience from within or out with the health and social care sector. So, if you would like to join us in improving the health and social care for people across Scotland, we look forward to hearing from you.
For informal enquiries about the post please contact Tracy Hunter, Portfolio Lead, at tracy.hunter2@nhs.scot or 07974 106074.
Closing Date: Sunday 21 June 2026 at midnight
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on Monday 06 July 2026
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