Senior Service Improvement Manager
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- Band
- Band 8
- Pattern
- Full-time
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Role summary
This role involves supporting service improvements across urgent and unscheduled care, focusing on flow, access standards, and redesign. The post holder will work with clinical and operational teams to implement and evaluate sustainable improvements, aiming to enhance patient experience, safety, quality, and performance. It requires strong leadership, programme management, and improvement skills, with a focus on using data to drive decision-making. The role is varied and influential, demanding autonomy, judgment, and resilience in a fast-paced environment.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 8 at £53,755 – £60,504 a year, across England.
This advert: £65,125 – £70,303 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
260237
Salary:
Band 8A (£65,125 - £70,303)
Job closing date:
05/10/2026
Job Type:
Senior Managers
Location:
Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Employment type:
Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
21/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Forth Valley
Department:
Urgent & Unscheduled Care
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Fixed term/Secondment opportunity for 12 months to improve service delivery.
*Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Service Improvement Manager to join the Emergency Care and Inpatients Directorate, supporting the delivery of key urgent and unscheduled care priorities across NHS Forth Valley. This post will play a central role in leading, coordinating and supporting a complex programme of improvement across acute services, community services, Health and Soc
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