Queen Margaret Hospital
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of health and care for the people of Fife.
As Director of Planning and Transformation, you will play a pivotal role in driving ambitious change across NHS Fife and the wider health and social care system. Working alongside Executive colleagues, clinical leaders and partners, you will lead the development and delivery of transformational programmes that improve quality, performance, sustainability and patient outcomes.
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive and serving as a member of the Executive Team, you will provide strategic leadership for planning, transformation, performance management, corporate governance and partnerships. You will focus on developing integrated, person-centred services and ensure that NHS Fife is well positioned to respond to the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare.
Leading a high-performing directorate of over 40 staff and overseeing a budget of £2.6 million, you will champion innovation, evidence-based decision-making and continuous improvement. You will also provide executive leadership for key corporate functions including whistleblowing, programme governance and strategic performance assurance.
NHS Fife serves a population of approximately 374,000 people and works closely with partners across health, social care, academia and the third sector. This role offers the chance to influence change at scale and leave a lasting legacy for the communities we serve.
We are seeking an inspiring, collaborative and values-driven leader with a proven track record of delivering complex transformation and leading organisational change in large, complex systems.
Join us and help shape the future of healthcare in Fife.
For an informal discussion with William Edwards, Chief Executive, NHS Fife, please contact Valerie Muir EA to Chair and Chief Executive via email ()
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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