Quality Improvement Co-ordinator (Nurse)

NHS Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A Scottish Health Board is seeking a Quality Improvement Co-ordinator to join the Clinical Governance and Professional Practice Team. The successful applicant will support Nursing Quality Improvement Projects and work with multidisciplinary teams. This fixed-term position in Stornoway offers a salary of £41,608 - £50,702 plus additional allowances, requiring excellent communication and organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Must register with the PVG Scheme.
• Experience in Nursing Quality Improvement Projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Nursing Quality Improvement Projects throughout NHS Western Isles.
• Work with external stakeholders in Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

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.

WESTERN ISLES HEALTH BOARD, , STORNOWAY, ISLE OF LEWIS HS1 2BN

Quality Improvement Co-ordinator (Nurse)

Band 6 £41,608 - £50,702 per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,406 per annum

37 hours per week

Fixed Term or Secondment Post – 12 months

An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and positive person to join the Clinical Governance and Professional Practice Team as Quality Improvement Co-ordinator. The post holder will play a key role in supporting Nursing Quality Improvement Projects throughout NHS Western Isles including Excellence in Care and the Health Care Staffing Programme.

The post is based in Stornoway at the Western Isles Health Board and the post holder will be required to travel between sites; this may also involve significant travel.

You will possess excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills and be supporting frontline teams. You will work with external stakeholders in Healthcare Improvement Scotland and senior management to maximise an integrated multidisciplinary approach to the Quality and Safety Agenda, using the Model of Improvement methodology.

For an informal discussion, please contact Louise Sullivan, Head of Clinical Governance and Professional Practice Tel: [phone]/email [e-mail]

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: [phone].

CLOSING DATE: 13/08/2025