263617 (LF) Deputy Team Manager

NHS Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking a part-time nursing leader to oversee vaccination delivery within NHS Lothian Prisons. The post holder will lead a multidisciplinary team and ensure high-quality patient care across the vaccination service, including Covid vaccination and related governance.

PVG scheme membership is a requirement, with flexible arrangements and professional development supported. The role emphasizes compassionate leadership, safeguarding, and the delivery of a strategic

Qualifications

• Experience leading nursing teams in a vaccination or primary care setting.
• Knowledge of governance and safety in clinical practice.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and accountability for the delivery of vaccinations within NHS Lothian Prisons and related patient care.
• Assess care needs and evaluate care plans to ensure high-quality care.
• Maintain clinical governance and staff governance within the Primary Care Vaccination Service.
• Participate in deployment of the vaccination transformation programme (VTP).

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Vaccination delivery

Multi-disciplinary team

Education

Nurse registration (NMC/UK)

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.

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The post holder provides leadership and has responsibility for the delivery of vaccinations within NHS Lothian Prisons and the associated patient care.

As part of a multidisciplinary team the post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs, evaluation of care plans, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to patients.

The post holder has responsibility and accountability for maintaining both clinical and staff governance, for the Primary Care Vaccination Service which encompass Covid Vaccination and all aspects of the vaccination transformation programme (VTP).

We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

Recruitment process – We use a values and competency-based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance. A selection of the interview questions can be found on our Careers site:

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.

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.

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.

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Sharlyn Taylor on 0131 444 3000 or at [e-mail]