Chief Officer (Health and Social Care)

NHS Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 107,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Scotland seeks a Chief Officer responsible for strategic leadership in community health and social care. The role involves working with diverse stakeholders and leading transformational change within the Integration Joint Board. Candidates must have a degree in Health or Social Work and demonstrate strong leadership and change management skills. A relocation package is available, and interviews will be conducted in person.

Benefits

Relocation package up to £8,000

Opportunity for professional development

Qualifications

• Proven record of leading significant organisational and culture change.
• High degree of knowledge of the national agenda for Health & Social Care.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall strategic leadership for the Integration Joint Board.
• Work closely with communities and partners to develop transformational options.
• Ensure health and wellbeing improvements across the community.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Strategic planning

Community engagement

Education

Degree in Health or Social Work qualification

Management qualification

Job description

CHIEF OFFICER

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.

Health & Social Care, Western Isles

Band 8 D £107,655 – £112,264 per annum (NHS)

Plus Distance Island Allowance £1,459 (NHS)

36 hours per week

£107,177 – £110,471 (CNES)

Plus Distance Island Allowance £2,997 (CNES)

35 hours per week

Permanent Position

Western Isles Integration Joint Board (IJB) is responsible for planning and commissioning a range of community health and social care and hospital services for the local population. The Chief Officer is accountable to the IJB for planning, and developing transformational and strategic options/choices, and following decision making ensuring agreed direction to parent bodies and commissioning and delivery of the full range of integrated functions through the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

This post will require strong leadership and to work closely with our Communities and Partners. Under the leadership of the Chief Executives of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (CNES) and NHS Western Isles (NHSWI) you will work with a diverse range of stakeholders to provide a single point of overall strategic leadership for the Integration Joint Board.

As an experienced Senior Manager, you will have a proven record of leading and delivering significant organisational and culture change and managing modernisation programmes in a large complex organisation with positive outcomes and evidence-based change. You will be educated to Degree level in an appropriate Health or Social Work qualification, Management qualification or evidence of continuing professional development.

You will have a high degree of knowledge of the national agenda for Health & Social Care, including developing innovative and transformative models of care in line with National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes and Health and Care Standards to address health inequalities and improve health & wellbeing across the community.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme as a legal requirement of a regulated role with Children and Adults (Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme – mygov.scot).

A relocation package of up to £8,000 is available if required. This post is politically restricted.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Malcolm Burr, Chief Executive CNES at [e-mail] or Gordon Jamieson, Chief Executive NHS at [e-mail].

It is vital you read the recruitment pack, in your Experience statement please detail how you meet each of the essential criteria we ask for in the person specification.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

Closing Date: 23/02/2026

As from 1/4/2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week.