231158 (SNIS) General Manager

NHS National Services Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A national health organization in Scotland seeks a strategic leader for Acute and Community based Children’s services. You will be accountable for patient care delivery and leading a cohesive approach with partners. This role requires collaboration, deputy support, and decision-making at the director level. Applications from all sections of society are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe delivery of patient care and services.
• Develop key relationships for collaborative working.
• Provide leadership within the Senior Management Team.

Job description

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.

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 Immigrations 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.

Accountable to the Service Director for the strategic leadership & operational delivery of Acute and Community based Children’s services within the W&C Directorate, ensuring safe delivery of patient care and services in accordance with NHS Lothian agreed corporate objectives. This includes focusing on delivery of scheduled and unscheduled care and working to established access and treatment time standards.

Support the achievement of NHS Lothian targets and objectives by developing key relationships to enable collaborative working with internal and external partners, ensuring a cohesive approach to patient care and then appropriate and timely discharge.

Contribute to the Senior Management Team across W&C providing leadership and visibility and supporting the planned and unplanned workflows associated with running both acute and community based services.

Acts as the deputy for the Service Director in all aspects of Scheduled and Unscheduled Care within Children’s Services, leading discussions and decision making at director level.

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 Aris Tyrothoulakis on 0131 312 0743 or at [e-mail]