Deputy Associate Director of Nursing

TN United Kingdom; Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire seeks a Deputy Associate Director of Nursing at Coathill Hospital. This strategic role requires professional leadership, ensuring quality patient care and workforce development. Candidates should be registered nurses with strong management experience and leadership qualities. Join us to contribute significantly to healthcare services in the region.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Experience in leadership and management within the nursing specialty.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NHS Scotland's Leadership Qualities framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and ensure standards of clinical practice.
• Contribute to governance arrangements ensuring effective patient care.
• Act as a deputy to the Associate Director of Nursing.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Improvement

Resource Management

Data Analysis

Education

Masters Level Education

Tools

Information Technology

Job description

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Client:

NHS Lanarkshire

Location:

Coatbridge, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

29.05.2025

Expiry Date:

13.07.2025

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Job Description:

The Role

NHS Lanarkshire is looking to recruit a Deputy Associate Director of Nursing based within Coathill Hospital.

The role is strategic and operational, providing professional leadership, and influencing future service delivery in NHS Lanarkshire for identified sites. The post holder will have a professional lead for nursing within their sites/localities, ensuring standards of clinical practice, patient centred care and workforce development are in place to maximise the impact of nursing on service change and quality improvement, will act as a deputy to the Associate Director of Nursing and will work closely with the Locality Manager/General Manager and the Associate Medical Director and their deputies in providing visible leadership at both a site and NHS Lanarkshire level.

The post holder will contribute to the clinical, financial and staff governance arrangements ensuring safe, efficient and effective care, compatible with professional and national clinical standards and will contribute to the corporate management of the Directorate, and assists the Divisional Director in achieving the Executive Directorate's objectives.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level.
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework.
• Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development.
• Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the health care agenda.
• Experience and knowledge of Quality Improvement methodologies.
• Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital.
• Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data.
• A proven track record in sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player.
• A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change.
• A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.
• Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers licence

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based within Coathill Hospital

The working pattern for this role: Monday to Friday

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .