227993 - Deputy Supplementary Staffing Manager (SNIS)

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

Job summary

A healthcare organization in City of Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to serve as the Deputy Supplementary Staffing Manager. This pivotal role involves supporting the management of the Bank workforce, ensuring safe staffing levels, and implementing workforce policies. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and management experience, along with excellent skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. The position offers full training and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Full training

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and management experience in nursing.
• Strong understanding of workforce policies.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Supplementary Staffing Manager.
• Implement workforce policies and ensure compliance.
• Maintain records and produce reports using Excel.

Skills

Leadership

Management experience

Excel

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Tools

Microsoft Office

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. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Deputy Supplementary Staffing Manager (Nursing)

Band 6

37 hours

Permanent

Supplementary Staffing - Staff Bank Office

Comely Bank Centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced Registered Nurse to join our Nursing & Midwifery Staff Bank Office as a Deputy Supplementary Staffing Manager.

Working alongside and deputising for the Supplementary Staffing Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the effective management of our Bank workforce. This is a pivotal post that will contribute directly to ensuring safe and flexible staffing across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Supplementary Staffing Manager, providing leadership and operational support within the Staff Bank Office.
• Apply and implement the Once for Scotland Workforce policies, ensuring best practice in all aspects of Bank worker management.
• Oversee processes relating to Bank worker recruitment, probation, and ongoing support, ensuring compliance with policy and high standards of practice.
• Support workforce planning and contribute to efficient deployment of staff to meet service needs.
• Maintain accurate records and produce reports using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, to support decision-making.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (NMC) with proven leadership and management experience.
• Strong understanding of workforce policies and ability to apply them in practice.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications with excellent IT literacy, including confident use of Excel.
• Organised, adaptable, and able to work effectively in a busy environment with competing priorities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and supportive approach.

Benefits

• A supportive and dynamic team environment.
• Full training and ongoing professional development.
• Opportunities to gain experience across all aspects of supplementary staffing management.
• A chance to develop leadership skills within a key area of Nursing & Midwifery workforce planning.

If you are an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for workforce management and service delivery, and are ready to take the next step in your leadership journey, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us deliver safe, effective, and flexible staffing for our patients and services.

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.

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.

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 Visa 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 contact the recruitment team. Further information on these changes can be found under Disclosure Scotland Changes.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Mrs Catherine Crombie, General Manager 07966 368412.