226057 Associate Nurse Director

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Scotland is seeking an experienced Nurse Director to lead nursing practices and patient care strategies. This role requires a compassionate leader with a proven track record in nursing leadership and a commitment to quality improvement. Responsibilities include fostering an inclusive environment for staff and driving excellence in patient care. The ideal candidate will embody values of compassion and high performance, ensuring the best outcomes for patients and nursing teams.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in nursing leadership roles.
• Experience with patient safety and governance initiatives.
• Ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing strategy and drive quality improvement.
• Empower nursing teams and support their professional development.
• Inspire and challenge teams towards high performance.

Skills

Leadership

Compassionate care

Quality improvement

Collaboration

Inclusive environment creation

Education

NMC Registration

Master's level education or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visas and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

Role and responsibilities

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Nurse Director to join the senior leadership team at the Western General Hospital, driving excellence in patient care, professional practice, and operational delivery. This post provides an exciting and rewarding opportunity for the right leader. The Associate Nurse Director supports, both clinically and strategically, a plan for nursing practice and services across the site, and cancer services across Lothian, to support reform and sustainability. Our Associate Nurse Director will be acting as a visible role model and advocate for nursing excellence. As an experienced leader you will foster a culture of continuous learning and collaboration to drive patient centred care and prioritise staff wellbeing. We are looking for a dynamic and results driven individual with a proven track record to join our team.

This post provides an exciting opportunity for a compassionate leader. Your leadership will be pivotal in:

• Delivering our nursing strategy
• Driving quality improvement, patient safety, person centred compassionate care and supporting clinical governance initiatives
• Creating an inclusive, supportive environment that empowers our nursing teams, maximises and values their professional contribution, and supports retention

Above all, we are looking for a leader who embodies our values and can inspire, challenge, and drive forward a culture of high performance and compassionate care.

Strategic context

Communities, Realising our Ambitions is our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan 2023-2028. It sets our vision and five key ambitions for the next five years. It describes the key deliverables necessary to build the foundations that will support and empower nurses and midwives to shape a sustainable future and drive improvements in best practice within our own professional community and for the communities we serve. The plan has been developed with and for the Nursing and Midwifery workforce. It is based on the principle that everyone is a leader, from our healthcare support workers who lead patients through their care journey to Nursing and Midwifery Directors leading communities of practice and multiple teams.

This plan underpins our ambitions for NHS Lothian to become a great place to work and a great place to be cared for. Our Strategic Plan sets out the Vision, Ambitions and Values that we believe enables excellent care for our patients and those who use our services. It also demonstrates what our nurses and midwives can expect from the NHS Lothian and what they can aspire to in their own career development. A compassionate, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve and what we believe is necessary to deliver care that is high quality, safe and effective.

You can download our Nursing-Midwifery-Strategy-Plan-2023-2028.pdf (nhslothian.scot)

NMC Registration is required and education to Master’s level or equivalent.

Qualifications and contact

For informal enquiries or to request further information on the role, please contact Chris Stirling, Hospital Site Director on 0131-537-1983 or Claire Palmer, Director of Nursing (Acute) on 07929 822686.

Recruitment process will include a stakeholder engagement session and a panel interview.