260659 (AJM) - Nurse Director/Deputy Exec Nurse Director – Corporate Nursing
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NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Nurse Director/Deputy Exec Nurse Director Corporate Nursing at Waverley Court
We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.
Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co\-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.
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, person specification \& job pack.
For an informal discussion with Executive Nurse Director, please contact kerryann.little@nhs.scot or to learn more from the current post holder please contact ross.grieve2@nhs.scot
- Closing date for applications 14th October 2026
- A Stakeholder Event followed by an Interview and will be held in Edinburgh at Waverley Court week beginning 9th November 2026
Please 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.
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