Senior Policy Manager

The Chief Nursing Officer Directorate (CNOD) provides the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and Scottish Ministers with high-quality policy and professional practice advice on Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP), Healthcare Science (HCS), Professional Healthcare Regulation, as well as Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

The post holder will sit in NMAHP and HCS education team which comprises both policy and professional colleagues. You will focus on a number of key policy areas including Nursing and Midwifery undergraduate and post graduate education and training and student support. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders including Universities, NHS Education Scotland, Scottish Funding Council, Student Awards Agency Scotland, Health Boards, colleagues across the SG and others to ensure we continue to attract, recruit and retain students so we have the future health workforce supply we need.