Job details
- Job reference: 260285
- Salary: Band 8A (£65,125 - £70,303)
- Job closing date: 04/11/2026
- Job Type: Personal and Social Care
- Location: Livilands Resource Centre, Stirling Care Village
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 21/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Forth Valley
- Department: Health & Social Care Partnership
The post-holder provides leadership for the development of health improvement strategies and activities with the overall aim of improving health and reducing health inequalities in line with national and local priorities and needs, including substance use, health inequalities, mental health and wellbeing and health promotion settings.
Our Partnership is working together to transform services and improve outcomes for people and has been focused on the delivery of a number of key redesigns.
This is an exciting time to join the Partnership on our journey towards greater integration of services.
The Clackmannanshire & Stirling Health & Social Care Partnership is one of the 31 Partnerships across Scotland with responsibility for the strategic planning and commissioning of a range of community health and social care services for adults. Our vision for the Partnership is to enable people in the Clackmannanshire & Stirling Health & Social Care Partnership area to live full and positive lives within supportive communities.
The Partnership is between Clackmannanshire Council, NHS Forth Valley and Stirling Council and has a budget of over £180m. Services operate across three planning localities.
Just a 30-minute drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow, Clackmannanshire and Stirling are easily accessible with beautiful environments to promote wellbeing. We offer flexible benefits and working arrangements, along with a culture which is committed to learning, improving and growing.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
If this challenge is something you can deliver on, we would be interested to hear from you.
For informal enquires please contact Wendy Forrest, Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement, Clackmannanshire & Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership on forestw@stirling.gov.uk
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.
It is also recommend that anyone applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad read the following guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.
NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
WhatsApp job alerts
Get instant WhatsApp alerts for Band 8 Service manager roles in Stirling
Create your Job Clerk account first. We'll collect your alert preferences during onboarding and help you turn on WhatsApp notifications for matching healthcare roles.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Service Manager Health Improvement with NHS Forth Valley in Stirling, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 8 Service manager role. The advertised salary is £65,125 - £70,303. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Nov 2026.
Before you apply, compare the job description with the person specification and mirror the employer's essential criteria in your supporting information. Use the vacancy title, employer, location, salary, contract type, closing date and posted date (21 Oct 2026) to decide whether this role fits your current NHSjob search. If the employer can close applications early, prepare the application before the stated deadline rather than waiting for the final day.
For more context, review related Job Clerk pages for the same profession, band or location where they exist, then use the application-support guides to tailor your statement and prepare for interview.