About the Organisation:
In June 2025, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care introduced two key frameworks: the Population Health Framework and the Service Renewal Framework (SRF). The SRF sets out an ambitious vision to drive innovation and enable more integrated delivery across Scotland's health and care services. As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) will come together to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland in April 2026. The new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland. To learn more about the new organisation, please read the public consultation paper - A New National Delivery Organisation, available on the Scottish Government website

The Post:
NHSScotland Assure provides a complete range of clinical, infection prevention, construction, engineering, environmental and facilities services to a range of stakeholders including Health Boards, Scottish Government and the wider public sector. The Directorate provides specific services and expert advice across its portfolio of activity. Outputs include specialist services commissioning, screening, national contracting and logistics, outbreak response, clinical protocols, technical standards and guidance, compliance reviews.

NHSScotland Assure's core purpose is to deliver and co-ordinate a diverse range of effective expert advice and support services in relation to national infection prevention control, construction, equipping and technical matters which support and improve health and well-being services. Formed in 2021 it encompasses the previous services delivered by Health Facilities Scotland (HFS) and ARHAI Scotland, supplementing these with an integrated approach to improving quality in the healthcare environment and recognised as the Centre of Expertise across all related disciplines.

It plays a key national role in the development and publication of national operational policy, standards, strategy and technical guidance across a diverse range of areas including, Infection Prevention Control, Antimicrobial Resistance response, Property and Capital Planning, Engineering, Environment and Decontamination, Facilities Service, Equipping Services, Decontamination, Oxygen Therapy, Asset Management, Construction Procurement, Fire Safety, Healthcare Design services.

The successful candidates will support the delivery of an effective management and control mechanism for the creation, approval and delivery of change projects across NHSScotland Assure. They will manage the project plans, risks and resources (inc. third party contributions and other NHSS resources) to deliver outcomes to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget. They will provide Internal Consultancy & Quality Improvement services to NHS Scotland Assure.

There are four Project Manager positions available, sitting in two divisions of NHSScotland Assure:

Facilities (3 vacancies): The Project Managers will sit within the External Facilities Services Team, providing project management support to projects across the wider Facilities Services Division. This Division includes 3 key service areas:

• External Facilities Services provides technical and operational guidance to the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland bodies in relation to all aspects of healthcare facilities, supporting and improving health and well-being in patient facing services. This includes the promotion of new initiatives in the specialist areas of catering, domestic, laundry, portering and security services.
• NHSScotland Assure Estates and Facilities Services provides services to the wider organisation (NSS/Public Services Delivery Scotland), managing a wide range of buildings across Scotland and providing a safe and fit for purpose working environment for staff and services across the organisation. This service includes the delivery of property management and governance, estates and facilities services, and fleet services.
• Decontamination Services, which provides health boards with their decontamination services through providing engineering support, assistance with equipping health facilities, and advice and guidance. This service also provides the NHS Scotland Incident Reporting and investigation Centre.

Programme Management Office (1 vacancy): The Project Manager will sit within an established team of eight staff and will develop and deliver complex national projects that support achievement of national outcomes by NHS Boards and other stakeholders. The specific projects will be determined by the needs of the organisation at the time of appointment. Examples include business process reengineering, production of Guidance, and organisational Intelligence.

The Candidate:
Candidates will be educated to degree level, have formal project management training (such as APM™ PMQ, PRINCE2™ Practitioner, and/or MSP™), and be able to demonstrate continuing professional development. They will have a good knowledge of methodologies and techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects - and will be able to flex their approach depending on the needs of the project. They will have demonstrable experience of project management across the full project lifecycle and will be able to evidence how they have contributed to business change and quality improvement in a complex environment with multiple interdependencies.

The successful candidate will have line and work management experience and a proven ability to lead, manage and motivate teams - especially where they do not have direct line management responsibility. They will have experience of working with, and reporting to a wide range of stakeholders, and will have excellent communication and presentation skills to convey key messages and influence decision making. Being able to negotiate, challenge and influence in complex, and sometimes hostile or emotive environments is crucial.

We are seeking someone who is a self-starter, able to prioritise and work independently to meet conflicting demands. They will have strong planning and organisational skills and will be able to pre-empt and solve problems with flexibility and innovation.

Location and Working Pattern:
Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow.

Currently hybrid working

Work pattern: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week (36 hours per week from 1st April 2026)

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PSDS

Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits - HR Benefits Brochure.

Inclusion:
Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. PSDS has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSDS to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot

Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Abigail Cork, Head of Facilities at Abigail.Cork@nhs.scot

Closing date for completed applications is 9 March 2026

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies