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WESTERN ISLES HEALTH BOARD,, STORNOWAY, ISLE OF LEWIS HS1 2BN
Quality Improvement Co-ordinator (Nurse)
Band 6 £41,608 - £50,702 per annum
Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,406 per annum
37 hours per week
Fixed Term or Secondment Post for 12 months
An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and positive person to join the Clinical Governance and Professional Practice Team as Quality Improvement Co-ordinator. The post holder will play a key role in supporting Nursing Quality Improvement Projects throughout NHS Western Isles including Excellence in Care and the Health Care Staffing Programme.
The post is based in Stornoway at the Western Isles Health Board and the post holder will be required to travel between sites; this may also involve significant travel.
You will possess excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills and be supporting frontline teams. You will work with external stakeholders in Healthcare Improvement Scotland and senior management to maximise an integrated multidisciplinary approach to the Quality and Safety Agenda, using the Model of Improvement methodology.
Although the post is advertised for 37 hours there is some flexibility in terms of working hours and would be willing to consider candidates who would prefer part time hours.
For an informal discussion, please contact Louise Sullivan, Head of Clinical Governance and Professional Practice Tel: /email
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website:, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
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CLOSING DATE: 30/09/2025