Chief Officer, Health and Social Care, Stornoway

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Chief Officer, Health and Social Care, Stornoway
Permanent position
Salary: £107,655 - £112,264 (NHS) as of April 2026, 36 hours per week
£107,177 - £110,471(CNES) as of April 2026, 35 hours per week
(plus Distant Islands Allowance NHS - £1,459, CNES - £2,997)

Western Isles Integration Joint Board (IJB) is responsible for planning and commissioning a range of community health and social care and hospital services for the local population. The Chief Officer is accountable to the IJB for planning, and developing transformational and strategic options/choices, and following decision making ensuring agreed direction to parent bodies and commissioning and delivery of the full range of integrated functions through the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

This post will require strong leadership and to work closely with our Communities and Partners. Under the leadership of the Chief Executives of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (CNES) and NHS Western Isles (NHSWI) you will work with a diverse range of stakeholders to provide a single point of overall strategic leadership for the Integration Joint Board.

As an experienced Senior Manager, you will have a proven record of leading and delivering significant organisational and culture change and managing modernisation programmes in a large complex organisation with positive outcomes and evidence-based change. You will be educated to Degree level in an appropriate Health or Social Work qualification, Management qualification or evidence of continuing professional development.

You will have a high degree of knowledge of the national agenda for Health & Social Care, including developing innovative and transformative models of care in line with National Health and Wellbeing Out- comes and Health and Care Standards to address health inequalities and improve health & wellbeing across the community.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme as a legal requirement of a regulated role with Children and Adults (Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.scot).

A relocation package of up to £8,000 is available if required. This post is politically restricted.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact, Malcolm Burr, Chief Executive CNES at m.burr@cne-siar.gov.uk or Gordon Jamieson, Chief Executive NHS, gordon.jamieson@nhs.scot

It is vital you read the recruitment pack, in your Experience statement please detail how you meet each of the essential criteria we ask for in the person specification.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

Closing date – Monday 23 February 2026

Prìomh Oifigear, Slàinte agus Cùram Sòisealta, Steòrnabhagh
Dreuchd Mhaireannach
Tuarastal: £107,655 - £112,264 (NHS) sa Ghiblean 2026, 36 uair a thìde gach seachdain
£107,177 - £110,471(CNES) sa Ghiblean 2026, 35 uair a thìde gach seachdain
(a’ gabhail a-steach Cuibhreann Eileanan Iomallach NHS - £1,459, CNES - £2,997)

Tha Co-bhòrd Amalachais nan Eilean Siar (IJB) an urra ri planadh agus barantachadh sreath de sheirbheisean slàinte coimhearsnachd, agus cùraim shòisealta is ospadail airson muinntir nan Eilean. Tha am Prìomh Oifigear cunntachail don IJB airson a bhith a’ planadh, agus a’ leasachadh roghainnean cruth-atharrachail is ro-innleachdail, agus a’ cur cho-dhùnaidhean an gnìomh, a’ dèanamh cinnteach gu bheil buidhnean pàrant a’ leantainn stiùireadh a chaidh aontachadh, agus a’ barantachadh is a’ lìbhrigeadh an raoin iomlain de ghnìomhan amalaichte tron ​​Chom-pàirteachas Slàinte is Cùraim Shòisealta (HSCP).

 

Feumaidh tu ceannardas làidir san dreuchd seo agus bidh thu a’ co-obrachadh gu dlùth leis na Coimhearsnachdan agus Com-pàirtichean againn. Fo stiùir Àrd-oifigearan Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (CNES) agus NHS nan Eilean Siar (NHSWI), bidh thu ag obair le sreath eadar-mheasgte de luchd-ùidhe gus stiùireadh ro-innleachdail iomlan thu fhèin a thoirt seachad dhan Cho-bhòrd Amalachais.

Mar Àrd-mhanaidsear le tòrr eòlais, bidh tràchd dearbhaichte agad ann a bhith a’ stiùireadh agus a’ lìbhrigeadh atharrachadh eagrachail agus cultarail, agus a’ stiùireadh phrògraman nodhachaidh ann am buidheann iom-fhillte mòr le toraidhean deimhinneach agus atharrachadh stèidhte air fianais. Bidh thu foghlamaichte gu ìre Ceuma, le teisteanas iomchaidh ann an Slàinte no Obair Shòisealta, no teisteanas Manaidsearachd, no le fianais gu bheil thu air leasachadh proifeiseanta leantainneach a ghabhail os làimh.

Bidh sàr-eòlas agad air a’ chlàr-gnothaich nàiseanta airson Slàinte agus Cùram Sòisealta, a’ gabhail a-steach a bhith a’ leasachadh mhodailean cùraim ùr-ghnàthaich agus cruth-atharrachail a rèir Thoraidhean Slàinte agus Soirbheis Nàiseanta, agus Bhun-tomhasan Slàinte agus Cùraim, gus dèiligeadh ri neo-ionannachdan slàinte, agus slàinte is soirbheas sa choimhearsnachd a leasachadh.

Feumaidh tu ballrachd de Sgeama Dìon Bhuidhnean So-leònta (PVG) mar riatanas laghail a thaobh a bhith an sàs ann an obair riaghlaichte le Clann agus Inbhich san dreuchd seo. (Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.scot).

Tha pasgan ath-ghluasaid de £8,000 ri fhaighinn ma dh’fheumar. Tha an dreuchd seo fo chuingealachadh poilitigeach.

Airson còmhradh neo-fhoirmeil mun chothrom seo, cuir fios gu Malcolm Burr, Àrd-oifigear CNES, aig m.burr@cne-siar.gov.uk, no Gòrdan MacShimidh, Àrd-oifigear NHS, aig gordon.jamieson@nhs.scot

Tha e riatanach gun leugh thu an cunntas-obrach agus an sònrachadh pearsanta ’s gun toir thu iomradh air mar a tha thu a’ coileanadh gach slat-tomhais air a bheilear a’ toirt iomradh anns an t-sònrachadh phearsanta nad aithisg eòlais.

 Thèid agallamhan a chumail an làthair gu pearsanta, a’ toirt cothrom dha tagraichean coinneachadh ris an sgioba agus agus beachd fhaighinn air ar àrainneachd obrach.

Ceann-latha: Diluain 23 Gearran 2026