258942 (SNIS) Quality Improvement Facilitator - Assurance

Job reference:

258942

Salary:

Band 6 (£43,231 - - £52,679)

Job closing date:

23/09/2026

Job Type:

Administrative Services

Location:

Waverley Court

Employment type:

Permanent

Hours Per Week:

36

Job posted date:

09/09/2026

Employer (NHS Board):

NHS Lothian

Department:

• Quality Directorate
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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own.

• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool.

• VACANCY: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FACILITATOR (ASSURANCE)
• Improving Adverse Event Management and Risk Management Processes
• Salary: Agenda for Change - Band 6

Hours: Full-time, 36 hours per week over 5 days (Mon-Fri).

Base: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BG.

The successful candidates will also be required to travel and work across NHS Lothian sites. The post holder may occasionally work from home when the needs of the post permit.

Contract: Permanent

Interviews: Interviews will be held in-person, at our Waverley Court Office, Edinburgh.

Post Details:

Although this post follows our generic “Facilitator” job description, this post will have a specific remit to support services in implementing reliable, local processes to respond to and learn from adverse events when they occur and in embedding risk management processes to identify and manage risk using risk registers