SP257913 - Nurse Manager - Sexual Health

Aberdeen Health & Social Care Partnership, in conjunction with NHS Grampian, is seeking an inspiring, dynamic and experienced nursing leader to take on the role of Nurse Manager for the Sexual Health Service (Band 8a).

This is an exciting and pivotal leadership role where you will have professional and operational responsibility, alongside the Service Manager, Deputy Service Manager and Clinical Lead, for sexual health services in Grampian. You will be directly responsible for the staff management of the nursing team to include appraisals, learning and development and policy adherence.

You will play a central role in developing and shaping the future of the service whilst ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective patient centred care whilst working collaboratively with the wider HSCP and NHS Grampian corporate and clinical teams.

Reporting to the Service Manager, the successful candidate will provide strategic direction and strong clinical leadership across the service.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Operational Management: Overseeing the day-to-day delivery, capacity planning, and performance management of the sexual health service.
• Clinical Governance & Quality: Ensuring a culture of continuous quality improvement, maintaining high clinical standards, and robustly managing risk, incidents, and complaints.
• Workforce Leadership: Providing line management, professional supervision, and mentorship to the wider nursing workforce (Band 3’s Band 7’s).
• Strategic Development: Leading and developing the development of the service, ensuring resilience, accessibility, and ability to respond to local population needs.
• Financial & Resource Management: Managing devolved budgets effectively and ensuring efficient deployment of staff and resources.

To excel in this role, you must be a Registered Nurse (NMC) with a master’s degree or equivalent level of experience, alongside a proven track record of successful leadership at a senior level (typically Band 7 or above) within a complex healthcare environment.

You Should Possess

• Extensive experience in nursing, preferably within a field related to sexual health i.e. Infectious Diseases, Gynaecology, Women’s Health etc.
• Demonstrable leadership / staff management experience and skillset including teaching and supporting others to obtain clinical competencies, knowledge and skills combined with up to date knowledge of NHS Scotland Workforce Policies and implementation of these within the workforce.
• Exceptional change‑management skills with the ability to lead teams through periods of service redesign and transformation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including multidisciplinary teams, and public health colleagues.
• A deep understanding of current Scottish Government health and social care policies.
• A commitment to NHS Grampian’s core values of Care and Compassion, Dignity and Respect, Quality, Teamwork, Openness, Honesty, and Responsibility.

Informal Enquiries regarding the position to: Sandy Reid, Service Manager -

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.

Additional Information For Candidates

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

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