Interim Culture & Workforce Transformation Lead (Hospice)

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Parental leave policy

CPD

Training programmes

Season ticket loan

Pension scheme

Bike loan

Eye care

Life assurance

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an accomplished interim leader for Edinburgh Hospice and associated Lothian community services. The role requires on-site presence, strong culture change expertise and partnership with People teams to deliver a focused action plan.

Location: Edinburgh Hospice. Contract: 6-month fixed-term. Hours: 35 per week. Salary: £66,600–£74,425 per annum. Applications via [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Substantial senior leadership experience in a complex, people-intensive organisation.
• Strong track record of improving culture, workforce stability or organisational people performance through change.
• Ability to establish credibility quickly, create psychological safety and engage constructively with different perspectives.
• Experience of working in partnership with People teams and staff representatives.
• Strong programme leadership, turning evidence into practical, measurable action.
• Clear, confident and sensitive communication with executive and senior leadership teams.
• Resilience, adaptability and ability to maintain pace in an evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, compassionate and inclusive presence across the hospice and associated community services.
• Partner with the existing leadership team to understand current strengths, challenges and priorities.
• Lead a structured cultural, workforce and people review with data and staff feedback.
• Co-produce a focused action plan with outcomes, milestones and responsibilities.
• Address priority workforce, employee relations, recruitment, retention, wellbeing and attendance issues.
• Strengthen leadership capability, role clarity, accountability and staff voice.
• Provide assurance on progress and complete a structured handover at the end of the assignment.

Skills

Senior leadership

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

People leadership

Executive communication

Resilience & adaptability

Job description

NHS Scotland is seeking an accomplished interim leader for Edinburgh Hospice and associated Lothian community services. The role requires on-site presence, strong culture change expertise and partnership with People teams to deliver a focused action plan.

Location: Edinburgh Hospice. Contract: 6-month fixed-term. Hours: 35 per week. Salary: £66,600–£74,425 per annum. Applications via [e-mail].