Candidate Information Pack

Closing Date: 15th March 2018

NHS NSSDirector National Information & Digital Technology

Contents

Introduction from Colin Sinclair, Chief Executive NHS NSS

Job advertisement

Role description

Person Specification

Salary and benefits package

Application process and timetable

Foreword from Colin Sinclair, CEO

Director of National Information & Digital Technology – NSS

Thank you for your interest in the role of Director of National Information and Digital Technology for NSS. This is an exciting and challenging role which will be integral to supporting Health and Social Care services in the future, balancing the need for core IT systems with the move to digitally enabled services. This is a unique opportunity to work not only in health but across the public sector providing leadership, support and collaboration as required.

The successful candidate will be a member of the NSS Senior Management Team and will have the

opportunity to contribute across the range of NSS functions and services as well as from their own

specific perspective.

The dimensions of the role provide a strong indicator of its importance and complexity

We need you to have outstanding strategy, leadership and influencing skills. The ability to engage

with multiple stakeholders and communicate your vision and ideas in a clear and concise manner is

essential. You must be highly results–orientated but achieve those results working in partnership and

with a keen eye for political sensitivity and the need to work as a team. It is vital that you demonstrate

the values of NSS with openness, integrity, respect and care being at the heart of those values.

You will have extensive experience of leading through organisational change management processes

and programmes with a track record of successful outcomes and deliverables. You will have a

customer-orientated approach which will underpin all the activities of the Information and Digital

Technology Business Unit.

If the challenge of this role excites you and you think you have the skills and experience to fill the role,

I would be delighted to hear from you.

Thank you,

Colin Sinclair

Director, National information & Digital Technology Salary Scale - £87,840 - £119,718

Location – Gyle Square, Edinburgh This role is one of the most influential and high-profile opportunities within the Digital & IT arena in

Scotland and we’re looking for an outstanding candidate who can help maximise the positive impact

the NHS and the wider public sector can have on all of our citizens.

National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of

NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS

supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared

services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our aim is to deliver high

quality services that help our customers save money and free up resources so they can be re-

invested into essential services. Supporting the join-up of Health and Social care through digitisation

and inter-operability will be an important part of the role. Our priority is always the same – to improve

the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with

colleagues from all our stakeholders to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems.

This newly specified role will provide and drive strategic direction and strong leadership in the

planning, management and provision of specialist Digital & IT services to the Scottish Government,

NHSScotland, NSS and other large scale public sector organisations and will be responsible for

setting the 5 year vision for this key Strategic Business Unit (SBU). By adopting and developing a

culture of transformational change the post holder will ensure the SBU helps the public sector in

Scotland deliver outstanding services in an efficient manner, at best value.

The role reports to the Chief Executive of NHS NSS and will be a member of the Senior Management

Team, providing leadership, support and guidance across all functions of the organisation. The

dimensions of the role provide a strong indicator of its importance and complexity:

• Direct responsibility for a revenue budget of c£85m and assets of c£20m

• Policy and strategy formulation on the £90m national level eHealth funding distribution

• Procurement, service development and management of the £100m+ Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN)

• Leadership and direction of circa 350 geographically dispersed staff members within your business unit

• Impacting on policy and decisions affecting over 120 public sector bodies across Scotland

• Accountable for National IT systems and digital infrastructure which directly impacts on patient safety and information confidentiality, as well as the associated risks

The service model within your Directorate has a wide range of specialist inputs covering;

• Digital Advancement

• Technology Architecture & Consultancy

• Procurement, Contracts and Vendor Management

• IT Project & Programme Management

• Software Solutions & Applications on a national scale

• Systems Accreditation & Testing

• Service Management, Delivery & Assurance

• Infrastructure Services

This is a very challenging but highly rewarding position which will require the successful candidate to

have outstanding strategy, leadership and influencing skills. The ability to engage with multiple

stakeholders and communicate your vision and ideas in a clear and concise manner is essential. You

must be highly results–oriented but achieve those results working in partnership and with a keen eye

for political sensitivity and the need to work as a team. It is vital that you espouse the values of NSS

with openness, integrity, respect and care being at the heart of those values.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Degree level in a relevant IT related discipline and post-graduate qualification or equivalent

• Extensive and demonstrable IT leadership ability at a senior/executive/board level within an

organisation of considerable scale and complexity within the Public or Private sectors

• Exposure to formal governance and senior level scrutiny of strategy and performance

• Significant experience of performance management of services at a strategic level

• Extensive experience of leading through organisational change management processes and

programmes with a track record of successful outcomes and deliverables

• Customer-oriented approach which permeates throughout your organisation

Further information on the position, NHS NSS and the recruitment process can be accessed via

http://www.edenscott.com/client-campaigns/nhs-nss or you can make contact with our executive

recruitment partner, Chris Logue, at Eden Scott - chris.logue@edenscott.com on 0131 550 1103 or

0773 6644718 Closing date for completed applications is Thursday 15th March 2018

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme Disclosure/Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who has worked overseas for more than 3 months will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency. Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident

scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies”

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National Services Scotland

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Director National Information & Digital Technology

Executive Director No Location Gyle Square, Edinburgh

Immediate Line Manager

Chief Executive

Effective as at October 2005 No If no, effective from: 26 January 2018

2. JOB PURPOSE

To provide and drive strategic direction and strong leadership in the planning, management and provision of specialist digital and IT services to the Scottish Government, NHS Scotland (NHSS), National Services Scotland (NSS), and other large scale public sector organizations and for setting the 5 year vision for the Strategic Business Unit. To work with the SBU Directors and their teams to develop, evolve and lead our strategy to drive Digital transformation across NHS Scotland and NSS. The projects will vary significantly across NHS Scotland and will include actively leading and driving IT and Digital Services that support the delivery of effective national patient care, value for money and a safe and effective operating environment and defining a consistent customer experience across all IT and Digital Services. National Shared Services (NSS) is expanding to be a major shared service organisation to the wider public sector in Scotland. The I&DT Director will play a key role in supporting NSS’s expansion through:

• Continuing to drive appropriate expansion of the NSS IT service provision across the Scottish health and public sector by identifying opportunities and customer demand for IT capability and services

• Driving and enabling the expansion agenda for NSS and individual Strategic Business Units (SBU) through the provision of IT and digital services across NSS

• Lead, enable and support the delivery of digitally supported services both within NSS and across the organizations stakeholders

The Director of National Information & Digital Technology is the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) for NSS and will take overall ownership of the organisations Information Risk Policy, act as champion for information risk on the Executive Management Team. To contribute to the overall strategic direction and performance of NSS by leading and directing specific corporate programmes to support NSS in the discharge of its governance responsibilities and the delivery of NSS business. As a member of the NSS Executive Management Team to fully contribute to and participate in the corporate management and governance of NSS. .

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3. DIMENSIONS

• NSS is the working name of the Common services Agency and as a non departmental public Body (NDPB) is designed and enabled to provide a range of support services to Health Boards, Health and Social Care Integrated Joint Boards and across the wider Scottish Public Sector. NSS IT is one of 7 strategic business units making up NSS.

• The NSS Director National Information & Digital Technology is a member of a number of national committees. The role holder will represent health on several IT governance bodies across the public sector in Scotland where policy and strategy decisions are made which would apply to over 120 separate public sector bodies across Scotland, for example local authorities and councils, Education Scotland, University of Highlands & Islands, Scottish Central Government, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency.

• Scottish Government places a heavy reliance on the NSS Director National Information & Digital Technology for perspective and guidance in relation to formulation of policy and strategy in this area and also for the £90 million per annum national level eHealth funding distribution.

• The NSS Director National Information & Digital Technology leads and directs approximately circa 350 staff who are geographically dispersed across a number of sites throughout Scotland.

• The NSS Director National Information & Digital Technology is accountable for the delivery of national level Information Technology and digital services to 22 Health Boards as well as to the Scottish Government Health & Social Care Directorate (SGHSCD). This includes provision of broadband network connectivity and national systems to over 3200 physical sites and in excess of 150,000 employees.

• The NSS Director National Information & Digital Technology has direct responsibility for a total revenue budget of circa £85 million and assets of circa £20 million in year 2017/18.

• The IT Strategic Business Unit plays a key role in achieving the strategic aim to provide the public sector with opportunities to take advantage of the expertise found in the IT Strategic Business Unit and benefit from the cost effective service provided. The post holder is responsible for driving this expansion of the IT and digital offering across NHS Scotland and the wider public sector.

• Accountable for a range of National IT systems and digital infrastructure which directly impact on patient safety and information confidentiality; this includes managing significant risk in respect of mission critical IT systems and highly confidential information at a national level.

• Additionally, the NSS Director National Information & Digital Technology manages the procurement and ongoing service development and management of the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) contract on behalf of currently 44 of the potential 120 Scottish public sector agencies. SWAN targets the following public sector bodies – Health, Education, Central Government, Local Government, Justice, Fire & Rescue and Voluntary. The initial procurement is worth circa £100 million over 6 years with the projected ongoing annual value being worth £35 million - £40 million as the scope and customer base expand in line with Scottish Government policy. The SWAN contract is a first enabling step in a programme of work designed to rapidly support convergence of IT infrastructure and digital services across public sector agencies in Scotland.

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4. Organisational Chart

5. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT

The purpose of the IT Strategic Business Unit (SBU) is to support the Scottish Government Digital Public Services and NHSScotland Digital Transformation agendas through the effective delivery of large scale shared Information Management & Technology (IM&T) products and specialist digital services that will enable clinical and business process efficiency improvements across Scotland. The core remit involves the management and delivery of Health based IM&T services focused on the development and enablement of national level business and clinical capabilities. This includes management of the £40 million per year ATOS national IT contract which is the largest of its type ever signed in Scotland. The Unit is also currently involved in a number of projects and programmes in support of Digital Public Services across NHSScotland and its partner organisations. This includes management of the £17 million per annum Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) service which is the first public sector wide IT service to be commissioned by Scottish Government.

The service model is focused on the following key areas:

• Digital Leading and driving Digital Transformation across NSS to ensure that services are transformed in line with the Scottish Government Digital Strategy and that core services are improved.

• Technology Architecture & Consultancy Providing focused IM&T expertise and advice to eHealth and business communities to ensure all significant IT and digital investments have a solid business case and are consistent with established IT architectural and Digital First principles and standards.

• IM&T Procurement, Contract & Vendor Management Services Managing 3rd party national level eHealth suppliers end-to-end to ensure high quality and compliant service provision as well as ongoing value for money delivery to NHSS and partners. The Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) is already in place across 42 organisations, using an opt-in model. The next generation of the network will be delivered in 2017/18 with the strong potential for the expansion to cover all public bodies.

• IM&T Project Management Scalable and adaptable delivery of eHealth initiatives at national level to ensure significant commitments are delivered within time and budget constraints and to agreed specification.

• National Software Solutions and Applications Bespoke information and digital systems development, maintenance and support to meet particular

Chief Executive

Director - National

Information Technology

Director - Central Legal

Office

Director - Practitioner & Counter Fraud

Services

Director - Procurement,

Commissioning & Facilities

Director - Public Health Intelligence

Director - Scottish National Blood Transfusion

Service

Director - Customer

Engagement & Development

NSS IT Medical Director

Director of

IT Operations

Head of Service Cloud Consulting

Head of Service External

Consulting

Head of Service Assurance Consulting

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requirements around reporting, integration and niche application systems where commercial solutions are not available.

• Systems Accreditation & Testing Providing assurance that updated or new externally provided systems meet the business / contractual specifications and that the inter-operability of national level systems is maintained throughout the change cycle.

• Solution Stewardship / Service Management Providing oversight, service delivery assurance and controlled change management for ‘installed base’ national level systems. Issue management, customer escalation channels and ongoing governance facilitation all included with the goal of providing ongoing business continuity for mission critical applications and infrastructure.

• Infrastructure Services Managing the supply of desktop, local networks and customer support desk and other shared IM&T and digital workplace services across NSS and other partner organisations. Ensuring steady supply of reliable, value for money, core end user computing services to meet local needs of different staff groups.

6. KEY RESULT AREAS

• Develop, implement and leads the 5 year strategic plan for the IT Strategic Business Unit, including objective setting, service development and financial budgeting to ensure:

o alignment of IT and digital service delivery with the NSS and IT SBUs business strategy, transformation programmes and priorities

o delivery within a challenging financial environment where the customer demands the most effective, commercial and quality driven IT services

• Leading and driving Digital Transformation across NSS to ensure that Services are transformed in line with Scottish Governments Digital Strategy. Leads and directs the delivery of all technical aspects of digital programme, enabling significant improvements in core services delivery.

• Champions the need for IT and digital transformation as one of the most demanding and dynamic parts of the Scottish Health Agenda. Provides leadership, innovation, persuasion and drive to deliver benefit to health and personal social care and keeping Scotland at the forefront of Health Information.

• To ensure the IT strategic business unit engages widely and effectively across all levels in the NSS to enable alignment between IT, digital and overall business strategies and ensure effective IT service delivery supporting the delivery of the NSS strategic objectives.

• Leads and directs expert IT and digital services to NSS, the Scottish Government, NHS Boards and other partnership organisations across Scotland in order to inform and guide major strategic and investment decision making in senior national IT governance bodies.

• Drives the improvement and expansion of IT service delivery through ensuring an effective health and financial impact. This is clearly defined in the NSS IT Service Level Agreement with Health boards and which is required to be delivered within the agreed annual budget.

• Delivers expert support and thought leadership to NHS policy working groups as required by Ministers and SGHSCD and ensure the necessary technical expertise is available to effectively deliver National Strategies for eHealth, Information & IT.

• Leads the expansion of customer growth beyond health and personally lead on programmes of work to ensure new business is identified and secured and all stakeholder relationships are

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maximised.

• Responsible for ensuring the professional credibility of the IT SBU within the marketplace beyond health is secured through a professional and customer driven reputation.

• Drives and delivers effective transformational leadership to NSS IT staff embedding an organisational culture that promotes effective behaviours and demonstrates a clear commitment to the NSS values. Acts as a key role model and enabler in embedding cultural change across the IT SBU.

• The SIRO should understand how the strategic objectives of NSS and those of other partner organisations may be impacted by information risks, and how those risks may be managed.

• The SIRO will lead on and implement the Information Governance (IG) risk assessment and management processes within NSS advise the Executive Management Team on the effectiveness of information risk management across the NSS.

• The SIRO will provide advice to the Director of Finance and Business Services on the content of the NSS Statement of Internal Control in regard to information risk.

• Leads in the delivery of national level change programmes and governance groups to meet the rapidly changing IT and digital needs of Scottish Government, NHSScotland and its partner organisations.

7. ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEW OF WORK and DECISIONS AND JUDGEMENTS

The post reports to the Chief Executive of NSS with review of performance undertaken on an annual cycle through the agreement of performance objectives and formal performance appraisal by the Chief Executive, reviewed by the Chairman. Work is largely self generated, assigned and prioritised within the parameters of the role and in response to established national and local priorities including the NSS 5 Year Strategic Plan and annual Local Delivery Plan. Work is also generated within NSS by the NSS Board, its governance committees and the Chief Executive and externally by NHSScotland strategic priorities and professional and regulatory bodies. The post holder operates with significant levels of autonomy and will determine the appropriate allocation of resource, expenditure, method, reporting and performance across all areas of work. They will decide on how to communicate these plans to the IT management teams to ensure effective delivery.

8. COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS

Excluding the NSS Director National Information & Digital Technology’s immediate line manager (Chief Executive), the following are key working relationships, with examples of the purposes of these contacts:- Internally, the post holder must effectively engage with:

• NSS Board members (Executives and non-Executives) to explain strategy, performance, issues etc and to receive advice and guidance on overall management of IT SBU.

• Directors/Heads of Strategic Business Units to agree on strategic priorities, budgets, joint service proposals and high level internal resource allocations.

• Medical Director / Director IT Operations to agree SBU strategy and objective setting, business planning, key measures of success and delivery capability.

• Clinical Leads to ensure alignment of IT plans with compliance and health impact maximisation goals.

• Internal Project Groups to provide oversight on major / higher risk initiatives and to ensure appropriate internal governance review.

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• Partnership Representatives to ensure that staff governance principles are being upheld within the SBU and that appropriate progress is made on associated action plans.

Externally, the post holder must build and manage highly effective relationships with:

• Scottish Government Directors and Divisional Heads to understand strategic objectives, agree national level priorities / delivery plans and associated funding arrangements.

• Scottish Government Policy Leads to understand policy objectives and agree associated IT strategic objectives and associated commissions / funding arrangements and implementation plans.

• NHS Health Board / eHealth and Digital Directors to negotiate and maintain NHSS IT service level agreements and project definition documents which provide the foundation for clear customer expectation setting and associated SBU performance / accountability.

• Local Authority IT and Digital Directors to negotiate and maintain public sector IT service level agreements and project definition documents which provide the foundation for clear customer expectation setting and associated SBU performance / accountability.

• Strategic IT Supplier Executive Management to agree major commercial arrangements, ensure alignment of strategic objectives, to set clear expectations / monitor high level performance and deal with any major issues.

• Senior Clinicians to understand key issues associated with evolution of healthcare in Scotland and to agree on IT role in developing associated policy, strategy and supporting programmes of work.

• Trade Organisations and Professional Institutes in order to understand and resolve key staff related challenges and issues related to the ongoing performance and improvement of the NSS IT SBU.

• Other UK Health Departments to collaborate on IT /Digital agenda and product / service issues which can be pursued collaboratively for mutual benefit.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required as a major focus of communication is to persuade others and to negotiate the development and implementation of change. The Director National Information and Digital Technology is expected to have strong presentational skills and to be able to express views/perspectives convincingly and compellingly, verbally and in writing. The IT Strategic Business Unit works in partnership with a wide range of organisations – NHSScotland NHS Boards, Hospitals, Primary Care Practitioners, Community Health Partnerships, Local Authorities, Scottish Government Directorates, Other UK eHealth agencies and major IM&T and digital product and service providers operating in the Scottish public sector.

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9. MOST CHALLENGING PARTS OF THE JOB

Leading the development and delivery of high quality national level IT and Digital services which reliably and innovatively support the complex needs and inter-dependencies of 22 discrete Scottish Health Boards whilst undertaking new initiatives to extend NSS IT service provision beyond Scottish health into the broader Scottish public sector. Expanding the provision of the IT strategic business unit services across the broader public sector by effectively marketing and selling IT and digital services and undertaking business development activities in an environment where the customer demands high quality, commercially efficient IT services within the constraints of a challenging financial environment. Delivering against a strategic IT / Digital Transformation agenda which is led by a variety of stakeholders across the Scottish Government, NHS Scotland and the public sector; prioritising the often conflicting demands that arise when charged with directing and leading a portfolio of major IT initiatives at a national level.

Leading a large scale IT shared service provision on a revenue generation / cost recovery basis within a set of highly complex governance arrangements.

10. KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB

Qualification

• Degree level in a relevant IT related discipline and post-graduate qualification or equivalent

• Evidence of continuing professional/personal development, including management and leadership development.

Experience

• Extensive and demonstrable IT leadership ability at a senior/executive/board level over a significant number of years. This should include experience of working in an organisation of considerable scale and complexity where strategic, audit/compliance, commercial and workforce management capabilities have been developed and stretched.

• Exposure to formal governance and executive / board level scrutiny of strategy and performance also required.

• Significant experience of performance management of services at a strategic level • Extensive experience of leading through change and organisational change management

Competencies

• Leadership: Communicates a compelling vision and provides visible and supportive direction and guidance that empowers, enables, motivates and develops the senior team to achieve the organisation’s goals.

• Strategic Thinking: The ability to transform strategy into implementation planning and project/change management to deliver significant change programmes.

• Improving Quality: Focuses on continually improving outcomes for customers, patients and other stakeholders.

• Achieving Results: Develops and implements SMART service plans and reviews own team and service performance against these.

• Political Sensitivity: Fostering and building effective alliances underpinned by a strong ethos of partnership working with a broad range of stakeholders to enable effective working at a national level both within SGHSCD and across NHS Boards and partner organisations.

• Working in Partnership: Builds effective relationships with staff, customers and other stakeholders.

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• Improving Performance through Team-working: Works effectively as a team member and leads the team with tenacity to deliver shared goals.

• Caring for Staff: Creates a healthy, safe and dynamic working environment in which staff wellbeing is promoted and individuals are supported and motivated in their roles.

• Communicating effectively: Communicates clearly and consistently and ensures that staff, customers and other stakeholders influence service planning and delivery.

• Promotes a Learning Organisation: Views learning as integral to service planning and delivery and develops organisational learning plans to maximise staff potential.

Demonstrates through behaviours and actions an absolute commitment to the NSS Values:-

• Customer Focus – recognising everyone as a customer and putting customers first. • Respect and Care – demonstrating that we value the views of others and showing mutual respect for

each others’ differences and diversity. • Openness – sharing timely and consistent information regularly and ensuring honesty and

transparency in our communications. • Integrity – ensuring our decisions, actions and behaviours are based on ethical principles and values

and that we take responsibility for them. • Committed to Each Other – listening to our staff/customers and treating each other consistently and

supportively thereby building trust. • Excel and Improve – embracing change and striving for continuous improvement aligned to customer

need; seeking out best practice, sharing ideas and learning from our mistakes.

PERSON SPECIFICATION – Director National Information & Digital Technology

ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE

Qualifications, Training & Experience

• Degree level in a relevant IT related discipline and post-graduate qualification or equivalent.

• Evidence of continuing professional/personal development, including management and leadership development.

• Extensive and demonstrable IT leadership ability at a senior/executive/board level over a significant number of years. This should include experience of working in an organisation of considerable scale and complexity where strategic, audit/compliance, commercial and workforce management capabilities have been developed and stretched.

• Exposure to formal governance and executive / board level scrutiny of strategy and performance also required.

• Significant experience of performance management of services at a strategic level

• Extensive experience of leading through change and organisational change management

NHSScotland and or industry experience MBA would be advantageous Chartered Membership of an appropriate professional body

Competencies to be tested in selection process

This post requires an individual who demonstrates a high level of competency in the critical leadership behaviours identified nationally as crucial to achieving success within NHSScotland.

• Leadership - Communicates a compelling vision and provides visible and supportive direction and guidance that empowers, enables, motivates and develops the senior team to achieve the organisation’s goals.

• Improving Performance through Team-Working - Works effectively as a team member and leads the team with tenacity to deliver shared goals.

• Caring for Staff - Creates a healthy, safe and dynamic working environment in which staff well-being is promoted and individuals are supported and motivated in their roles.

• Communicating Effectively - Communicates clearly and consistently and ensures that staff, customers and other stakeholders influence service planning and delivery.

• Promotes a Learning Organisation - Views learning as integral to service planning and delivery and develops organisational learning plans to maximise staff potential.

• Working in Partnership - Builds effective relationships with staff, customers and other stakeholders.

• Improving Quality - Focuses on continually improving outcomes for customers, patients and other stakeholders.

• Achieving Results - Develops and implements SMART service plans and reviews own team and service performance against these.

• Strategic Thinking - the ability to transform strategy into implementation planning and project/change management to deliver significant change programmes.

• Political Sensitivity – fostering and building effective alliances, underpinned by a strong ethos of partnership working with a broad range of stakeholders to enable effective working at a national level, both within SGHSC and across NHS Boards.

General Ability to travel throughout Scotland. Full clean driving licence

Salary and Benefits Package

Salary Range - £87,840 - £119,718

• Annual leave (plus applicable statutory holidays):

o 27 days on commencement

o 29 days after 5 years’ service

o 33 days after 10 years’ service.

• Pension:

o Pension - All eligible new entrants to NHS National Services Scotland who are aged

sixteen but under seventy five will be enrolled automatically as a member of the NHS

Scotland Pension Scheme 2015 which is provided by the Scottish Public Pensions

Agency. A brief summary of the Scheme is enclosed - “NHS new starter factsheet”.

Further information and details of member benefits are available from the SPPA

website http://www.sppa.gov.uk/

• Special leave to cover emergency situations such as carers leave.

• 4 weeks paid parental leave and 14 weeks unpaid (lifetime of employment)

• Cycle to work scheme

• Season ticket for travel

• Employee Assistance programme via occupational health

• Car leasing options available

• Relocation assistance (if required)

Application Process and Timetable

Candidates should apply by sending their up to date CV, in confidence, to our recruitment adviser, Chris

Logue of Eden Scott at chris.logue@edenscott.com. Chris can also be contacted for further information

on 0131 550 1103 or 0773 6644718.

Closing date for applications is Thursday, 15th March 2018

Candidates selected for Assessment Centre advised week commencing 19th March 2018

Assessment Centre – Wednesday, 28th March 2018

Candidates selected for final panel interviews advised week commencing 2nd April 2018

Final Panel interviews week commencing 16th April 2018

NSS supports the elimination of unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender

reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex,

sexual orientation and trade union activity.

NSS Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Policy reflects best practice, and meets the minimum

standards, set out within the 'Embracing Equality, Diversity and Human Rights in NHS Scotland'

Partnership Information Network Policy.