Area Service Managers

Area Service Manager - South and West Aberdeenshire District - (Must reside within Grampian Sector)

Area Service Manager - North Aberdeenshire - (Must reside within Grampian Sector)

Area Service Manager - Northern & Western Isles - (Must reside within the Island Sector)

Have you ever thought about continuing your management career in the Scottish Ambulance Service? Are you looking for a challenging management role where no two days are the same? Are you passionate about service improvement and looking for a role that will challenge you? If the answer is yes, we may have the role for you.

Exciting opportunities have arisen for pivotal roles in service delivery based within the North Region, as Area Service Managers.

This managerial post plays a critical role in the achievement of the North Region’s performance targets and the ongoing development of our continuous improvement agenda. The post holders will assume an important role within the management structure for the North Region with responsibility for teams within both Scheduled and Emergency / Unscheduled Care Services. In addition, you will be expected to provide management support at operational incidents as required and participate in the Regional On-Call arrangements.

Ideal candidates will possess the drive and enthusiasm to deliver results proactively and reactively and have an understanding of the key issues and challenges facing the Scottish Ambulance Service. It is essential that you possess excellent interpersonal, communication, planning, organisational and analytical skills along with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines. You should be able to demonstrate strong leadership and have the ability to build, develop, motivate, mentor and lead teams.

You must evidence relevant experience in a management, supervisory or leadership role and have experience of stakeholder engagement. Previous experience of managing budgets, project management, involvement in managing change, working with internal/external partners and implementing local delivery plans would be advantageous. As would the achievement of or working towards a management qualification.

You must be committed to improving quality and standards of care, have an openness to new organisational structures, procedures and technology and support cultural change. You must also be IT literate and possess a driving licence.

Applications are welcome from individuals who demonstrate experience, drive and enthusiasm as outlined above. There is also some flexibility in relation to the hours of work and applications will be considered for those who may wish to work on a part time basis as well as those who would prefer full time hours.

Informal enquiries and further details of the opportunity should be directed to:

Grampian positions - Victoria Shirran, Head of Service @ victoria.shirran@nhs.scot

Highland Position - Graham MacLeod, Head of Service @ grahamallan.macleod@nhs.scot

Islands ASM Position - Donald MacAulay, Head of Service @ donald.macaulay@nhs.scot@nhs.scot

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.

Please note that The Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

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.