Senior Nurse: Practice and Professional Development (Excellence in Care) AA

NHS Scotland; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Senior Nurse to lead the Excellence in Care programme across NHS Fife. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure high-quality, person-centred care and to drive continuous improvement within the healthcare system. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and a commitment to quality assurance in nursing practices.

Benefits

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Self-motivated, passionate, and experienced senior nurse/midwife.
• Ability to lead and implement quality management systems.
• Experience in providing guidance and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Excellence in Care programme across NHS Fife.
• Utilise data-driven approaches to improve care quality.
• Support the creation of leadership resources.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Coaching

Collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Senior Nurse: Practice and Professional Development (Excellence in Care) AA

Join to apply for the Senior Nurse: Practice and Professional Development (Excellence in Care) AA role at NHS Scotland

Senior Nurse: Practice and Professional Development (Excellence in Care) AA

1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the Senior Nurse: Practice and Professional Development (Excellence in Care) AA role at NHS Scotland

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated, passionate and experienced senior nurse/midwife to lead the Excellence in Care programme across NHS Fife and the Health & Social Care Partnership.

Excellence in Care is a national care assurance programme designed to support the implementation of a Quality Management System by ensuring high quality, safe and effective person-centred care is delivered to the people of Fife. As the Excellence in Care Lead, you will be pivotal to operationalising the Scottish Governments objectives through collaboration with services across Fife to influence and drive quality assurance and promote a culture of learning where the workforce can flourish in their roles. You will be an instrumental member of groups to drive improvement activity and support the creation and implementation of leadership resources that align to Excellence in Care.

You will work with the Scottish Government, National Services Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland and the Director of Nursing, Corporate along with the Excellence in Care local and national teams to support the implementation of Excellence in Care. Furthermore, you will provide a key link between the local delivery of the programmes, the NHS Board, and national reporting.

Key components of the role also include.

Leading the implementation and ongoing development of the Leading Excellence in Care Education and Development Framework within NHS Fife and the HSCP.

Utilising data-driven approaches to assess and improve care quality and provide assurance.

Develop and encourage quality improvement initiatives to enhance person centred outcomes and staff experience.

Provide expert guidance, education, coaching and mentorship to teams to support best practices.

Work in partnership with senior leaders, clinicians, and care professionals to embed a culture of continuous improvement and assurance.

This role requires a dynamic, confident nurse leader who can shape nursing and midwifery by utilising excellent leadership, influencing and motivational skills as well as generating new ideas that will support and drive forward the Corporate Nursing Strategy.

For informal enquiries please contact Shirley Cowie, Clinical Lead, Excellence in Care, HIS: [e-mail] or Mairi Mckinley, Head of Practice and Professional Development, [e-mail]

Interviews will take place on 10th June 2025

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity

Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at NHS Scotland by 2x

Sign in to set job alerts for “Senior Nurse” roles.

Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom 16 hours ago

Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 day ago

Senior Community Mental Health Nurse - Central

Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom 16 hours ago

Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 week ago

GR - Lead Nurse Quality Improvement and Standards REAS

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 5 days ago

Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom 16 hours ago

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 6 days ago

GR - Lead Nurse Quality Improvement and Standards REAS

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 day ago

Cupar, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 day ago

Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 day ago

Advanced Nurse Practitioner H@N Annex 21

Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom 16 hours ago

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 day ago

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 day ago

Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom 16 hours ago

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 week ago

GR - Lead Nurse Quality Improvement and Standards REAS

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 day ago

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 6 days ago

West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 day ago

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom 6 days ago

NHSL 216202 Clinical Studies Officer/Senior Research Nurse (KMc)

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 16 hours ago

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 5 days ago

Children & Young People’s Learning Disability Nurse AA

Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 day ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.