Development Manager – Specialist Children’s Services

Company: NHS Scotland
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Location: Glasgow
Job Description:

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

Working within Specialist Children’s Services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which encompasses Community Paediatrics, CAMHS & Acute Paediatrics, you will be committed to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families. You will work with a range of people and professions with the focus always being to deliver the very best care for children and young people. We are looking for someone with talent, enthusiasm, dedication and a skill set to help support our development across SCS. If you are digitally able, quick to learn and eager to support change and innovation we would welcome your application. You should be able to take initiative, communicate well, work as a team and manage projects across SCS in areas of administration and project development.

Duration, Location and Working Pattern

  • Location based in Templeton Business Centre
  • Fixed‑term contract, 12 months
  • Full‑time (37 hour per week)
  • Shift pattern: Monday–Friday, 09:00 – 17:00

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in the establishment and maintenance of service‑specific projects, reporting against frameworks and ensuring delivery against agreed timescales.
  • Provide concise, insightful analysis of performance information against a range of projects and targets.
  • Develop defined workstreams, take the lead, and ensure progress across SCS.
  • Research and refine individual areas of performance, targets and measures.
  • Advise on implications arising from analysis for target setting, action, performance risk, key and secondary measures, IT and information systems.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues across SCS and wider directorates recognising the collaboration required for system changes.
  • Provide expert advice to managers and clinicians from various services and geographical parts of the SCS wishing to develop and embed projects.

Qualifications

  • Educated to degree level.
  • Experience of service delivery in education, health or social work or statutory/voluntary settings.
  • Demonstration of a high level of numeracy, including degree level experience of analysing statistical data.
  • Ability to interpret and present highly complex information effectively using a variety of mediums.
  • Sound knowledge of NHS (and preferably also of its information sources).
  • Logical, structured, rational thinker.
  • Innovative and self‑motivated.
  • Ability to understand the possible contentious or sensitive nature of information and take effective steps to manage the delivery of such information.

What We Offer

  • A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays.
  • Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits.
  • Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme.
  • Development opportunities including study bursaries, e‑learning and classroom‑based courses.
  • Enhanced pay for working public holidays.
  • NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services.
  • Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies.

Equal Opportunities

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community and is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer and welcomes applications from across the Armed Forces Community. NHSGGC recognises the importance of work‑life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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Posted: July 13th, 2026