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.Role:To support the delivery and development of improved performance and compliance across NHS Lothian Estates & Facilities through the implementation of risk, quality and assurance management methodologies.To lead the implementation of NHS Lothian Estates & Facilities agreed Risk, Quality & Assurance Management Strategy across the entire organisation in order that areas of risk are identified, managed and risk management principles and techniques are embedded in all services.This is a strategic role both providing and receiving highly complex, sometimes sensitive and often contentious information.To lead and manage the Risk, Quality & Assurance Management Team and Service to raise the profile of risk, quality and assurance management through the development, implementation and monitoring of relevant strategies and policies. This is done in the context of contributing to and drawing from the NHS Lothian Risk Management Strategy, The Healthcare Quality Strategy for Scotland (The Scottish Government, May 2010) and appropriate standards, guidance and legislation associated with Estates and Facilities. The focus of this activity is Safe, Effective and Person-centred care.The post holder will also act as the designated Incident and Safety Alert Notice Officer (Responsible Person) for NHS Lothian Estates & Facilities in accordance with SHTN 00-44 and will take a lead role in ensuring robust governance arrangements are in place to ensure the organisation meets our legal duties in respect of safety alerts.The postholder will be required to provide cover for the Director and Associate Director in their absence.For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact morag.campbell4@nhs.scotPlease note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .
