Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland

Provide high profile and visible leadership of the professions across Scotland, focussing on our recovery and reform agenda for health and care services, and contributing to wider Scottish Government objectives in relation to child poverty, the economy and climate change, and public services. Work in partnership with other Chief Professional Officers, and other Health and Social Care Directors to ensure the safe delivery of services and the reduction of health inequalities. Engage with and be influential on solutions to safe, sustainable, staffing; key workforce policies; delayed discharges; community packages of care; and overall service pressures. Bringing creative and workable solutions to protect services in social, community and acute care and the wellbeing of the workforce. Work closely with the Director of Workforce to identify synergies and improved ways of working across the teams. Please see the Candidate Pack for further details on the role and person specification. The terms and conditions of appointment are explained in the separate Candidate Further Information.