Nurse Director, Band 8D, Dundee and Angus

NHS National Services Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Tayside offers a unique opportunity for two Nurse Directors to lead transformational change across Dundee and Angus. These roles focus on providing senior nursing leadership, tackling health inequalities, and shaping services and strategy. Ideal candidates should be experienced nurse leaders passionate about impacting population health.

Qualifications

• Experienced and strategic nurse leader with a track record of system-wide impact.
• Hold a defined corporate nursing portfolio aligned to NHS Tayside’s strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Core member of the HSCP Senior Leadership Team, influencing local strategy.
• Drive governance and embed shared values across the system.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Health care management

Palliative care

Education

Registered Nurse

Advanced nursing qualifications

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.

A System Transformed: Nurse Director Roles Across NHS Tayside

Band: Agenda for Change – Band 8D
Type: Full Time | Permanent

Location: Dundee and Angus
Reporting to: Director of Health and Social Care Partnership (operational) & Executive Nurse Director, NHS Tayside (professional)

Two Senior Posts. One Coordinated Restructure. A Rare Opportunity to Shape the Future of Nursing Leadership in NHS Tayside.

NHS Tayside is embarking on a bold transformation—placing clinical leadership at the heart of a system that is refreshed, restructured, and ready for change. As part of this, we are excited to announce the coordinated recruitment of two Nurse Directors across our Health and Social Care Partnerships in Dundee and Angus.

These are not routine vacancies. They are a direct outcome of a strategic redesign of our senior nursing structure, and they mark a unique opportunity to join NHS Tayside at a pivotal moment—strengthening the leadership fabric of both our HSCPs and our corporate nursing team.

If you’re an experienced and strategic nurse leader with a passion for transformation and a track record of system-wide impact, this is your moment to step into a role that shapes services, strategy, and population health across an entire region.

The Opportunities

We are recruiting to the following transformational roles:

Nurse Director – Dundee HSCP
Join a progressive, integrated city partnership focused on equity, innovation, and tackling health inequalities. Provide senior nursing leadership to a mature, ambitious system and shape NHS Tayside-wide work in palliative care and population health.

Nurse Director – Angus HSCP
Lead across a locality with a strong integrated care foundation, dynamic community networks, and opportunities for innovation in rural and primary care redesign. You’ll help influence models of sustainable care across Tayside.

System Impact. Local Leadership. Dual Influence.

Each postholder will:

• Be a core member of the HSCP Senior Leadership Team, jointly shaping local strategy, influencing key decisions, and delivering against locality and national priorities.
• Be a corporate nursing leader, working closely with NHS Tayside’s Executive Nurse Director and fellow NMHAP Directors to set direction, drive governance, and embed shared values across the system.
• Hold a defined corporate nursing portfolio aligned to your experience and NHS Tayside’s strategic goals.
• Contribute to once-for-Tayside leadership programmes and support innovation across geographical boundaries.

This dual role—both locality-focused and system-oriented—is what makes these Nurse Director roles both unique and powerful.

Please see below Candidate information pack for further details.

Apply Now – and Help Lead the Future

Closing Date: 25 July 2025
Pre-Assessment: w/c 4 August 2025
Interview Date: w/c 1 September 2025

For a confidential discussion about any of these exciting roles, please contact:

• Relevant Director of HSCP: Jillian Galloway, [e-mail] (Angus), or Dave Berry, [e-mail] (Dundee)
  

Or

• Executive Nurse Director, NHS Tayside: Simon Dunn, [e-mail]

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