Deputy Chief Inspector
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- Band
- Band 8
- Pattern
- 36
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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Role summary
This senior leadership role involves deputising for the Chief Inspector, making timely decisions on inspection priorities, and escalating significant concerns. The successful candidate will provide visible leadership, build trust across professional boundaries, and operate in complex, politically sensitive environments. They will be a registered healthcare professional with extensive senior experience and expertise in healthcare quality, safety, and governance.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 8 at £53,755 – £60,504 a year, across England.
This advert: £90,808 – £97,338 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
254045
Salary:
Band 8C (£90,808 - £97,338)
Job closing date:
06/09/2026
Job Type:
Administrative Services
Location:
HIS (Glasgow/Edinburgh)
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
17/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Department:
Quality Assurance & Regulation
Job Advert
Deputy Chief Inspector (Ref: 254045)
Permanent, Full-Time: 36 Hours per Week
Band 8C (£90,808 - £97,338)
Edinburgh/Glasgow: Hybrid working will apply for the foreseeable future
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a unique, significant and high-profile national leadership role at Healthcare Improvement Scotland. As Deputy Chief Inspector, you will work closely with the Chief Inspector to provide senior leadership, strategic support and operational direction for national inspection and assurance activity, helping to ensure that external quality assurance is independent, robust and proportionate, and supports measurable improvement in the quality, safety and experience of health and care in Scotland.
Working within Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s strategic framework, the post holder will lead designated assurance programmes and contribute to the planning, coordination and delivery of national inspection activity across NHS services and wider health and car
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