Deputy Head of Nursing, Patient Services

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

**About the Organisation**:
As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland's mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care. As a major division within the NHS National Services Scotland the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) plays a vital role not only in the health of the people of Scotland but also on an international scale through our leading position in new product development biomedical research and donor / clinical services. Our goal is to maintain the highest standards of patient care whilst remaining internationally competitive

**The Post**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen in SNBTS Patient Services. We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and professional nurse to undertake the role of Deputy Head of Nursing. The Deputy Head of Nursing is responsible to the Patient Services Associate Director for providing dynamic professional and strategic leadership and for ensuring the planning and delivery of high quality, cost effective, innovative therapeutic and specialist clinical services. This is a senior operational position for the following teams, Clinical Apheresis, Transfusion Team and Tissues & Cells

You will have an extensive skill set in nursing management and leadership and be an effective communicator. You will promote strong, effective visible leadership and will be a positive role model, delivering the values of National Services Scotland. You will be a member of the SNBTS Senior Nurses Group, professional leadership will be under the direction of the Head of Nursing, who you will deputise for professionally. You will exercise a high degree of professional autonomy, making critical judgements in a highly complex environment

**Location and Working Pattern**:
The position is based in Edinburgh but is flexible, travel nationally is required at times. A hybrid working model is followed.

Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

**Benefits**:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits

**Further information**:
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies


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