An exciting opportunity has arisen for an 18 month fixed term or secondment Assistant Service Manager post within University Hospital Hairmyres.

The post is aligned to the Emergency Medicine and Medical Service Manager however the postholder will also provide support to Medicine for the elderly. This is a dynamic role supporting the delivery of a wide range of services for NHS Lanarkshire including centralised services such as Cardiology, Rheumatology and Neurology.

The postholder will work as a key member of the management team supporting the operational and performance management of the service including waiting times management. The postholder will make recommendations to the service, provide guidance to staff on service redesign and capacity planning for the service in line with NHS Lanarkshire’s planned care modernisation agenda.

The postholder will –

• Be educated to degree level or equivalent
• Have significant experience working at senior level delivering service change
• Have significant experience of working at senior management level within NHS
• Have experience in achieving significant service improvement in a complex environment
• Have a proven track record of managing complex relationships to achieve and deliver service change
• Have an understanding of NHS systems and processes, a range of clinical best practice and an experience of service improvement techniques and methodologies

As this may be considered as a seconded post, the candidate must ensure approval has been obtained from line manager prior to applying.

Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Erin McEwan, Service Manager for Emergency Medicine and Medical Tel: 01355584144

For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact david.Murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

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