Head Of Health

Head of Health - North Lanarkshire HSCP
Executive Grade D - £86,094- £110,296 per annum
The Role

We are seeking an exceptional leader who shares our commitment to improving our Health and Social Care services across Lanarkshire.

Reporting directly into the Chief Officer, you will be responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership in the planning, management and provision of all health services within University North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

You will lead and develop on the contribution of the health and associated social care to the community planning processes, in partnership with local communities, third sector, and the independent sector, local authorities and other community planning partners. In doing so, ensure continued focus on the delivery of plans designed to support improvement in the health and wellbeing of local communities and specifically targeted to reduce health inequalities.

You will have overall accountability for the operational delivery of locality health services, core clinical care groups which sit within the University North Health & Social Care Partnership including Children's Services, Adult Services and Mental Health and Learning Disabilities.

As a member of both University North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Core Management Team and Strategic Leadership Teams, you will fully contribute to and participate in the corporate management and governance and operational delivery of the health and social care partnership delivery plan.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

Looking to find out more?

If you're looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you

If you wish an informal discussion about the role, please contact Claire Rae, Chief Officer North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership via Michelle Merrifield by email at

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lewis Melvin, HR Recruitment Systems and Project Lead on (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire's benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Click here to view: NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Pack - Head of Health North HSCP

Additional Information for Applicants

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

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