237689 Deputy Associate Nurse Director (EGPP)

The Deputy Associate Nurse Director is responsible with the Associate Nurse Director for achieving and maintaining the highest standard of clinical care by providing leadership to the nursing staff on the Western General Hospital Site. Participate as a member of the Core & Site Management Team to contribute to the delivery of safe, timely value-added care within the hospital. Ensure the delivery and standards of nursing care provided to patients is compliant with national and local policies and guidelines for professional practice and conduct whilst influencing future service improvement and delivery and nursing strategy.

With the Associate Nurse Director lead the assurance of child protection, adult support and protection and OPAH for the site and accountable for ensuring systems are in place to maintain compliance with legislation, guidance and standards.

To lead on a portfolio of projects and workstreams as delegated from the Associate Nurse Director, using quality improvement methodologies to support the redesign of nursing services, ensuring effective person-centred care and governance.

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.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

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: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

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 or .

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. Please note that the pay scale in this advert will not be changing as a resul