We have an opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Manager in Police Custody Health Care (PCHC) and the West of Scotland (WoS) Sexual Assault Service.
This is an exciting time to take forward a new role across the services, leading and supporting transformational change within PCHC and continued development and promotion of the WoS Sexual Assault Service.
The Clinical Nurse Manager will provide visible and effective leadership and be responsible for the clinical, professional and operational management of the 24 hour services. The Clinical Nurse Manager will actively promote safe, effective and person-centred, evidence-based healthcare delivery in the Police Custody Healthcare and Sexual Assault Service setting. This will include supporting the redesign of the service model within PCHC and the development of both services in collaboration with professional nurse and medical leads.
The Clinical Nurse Manager will be committed to supporting staff development, ensuring high quality care, with evident skills to develop and maintain an organisational culture which is inclusive and empowering, promoting trust, respect and responsibility in delivering positive and sustainable change.
Applicants will be NMC registered and have extensive and demonstrable post registration experience of leadership and management of teams, with evidence of continued professional development relevant to the role. Knowledge and / or experience of delivering services with justice requirements would be advantageous, though not a requirement. Experience of service change management, quality improvement and development would be desirable.
As the role is covering a peripatetic and regional service a driving licence is required.
The requirement for female only applicants for this post is in compliance with Section 7 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
For an informal discussion please contact Debbie Ambridge, Service Manager on 07773 156287/0141 211 8175 or by email debbie.ambridge@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
As from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.
Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.
NHSGGC-NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
NHSGGC recognise the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and the tenure is listed as 'various', we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements and this will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
Relevant HR policies on our HR connect site.
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.
For application portal/log-in issues, please contact Jobtrain support hub in the first instance.
