Overview

Shape the future of Work and Wellbeing at NHS Tayside

At NHS Tayside, we’re not just delivering services - we’re building the future of health and care for the communities we serve. Grounded in clinical leadership and system-wide collaboration, our mission is clear: to redesign services that are modern, world-class, and built to last. At the heart of this transformation is our commitment to safe, high-quality, and sustainable care - and to a workforce empowered to make a difference.

Serving a population of nearly half a million across Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross and North East Fife, and operating with a recurring revenue allocation of £1.2 billion, NHS Tayside is one of the largest health boards in Scotland.

We’re now looking for an extraordinary leader to step into the role of Director of People & Culture - someone who not only shares our ambition, but who is driven by purpose and guided by values. You’ll lead with integrity and compassion, fostering a culture where everyone feels respected, heard, and supported. Equity, diversity and inclusion won’t just be ideals - they’ll be the way we work.

As a member of the Chief Executive Team, you’ll share corporate accountability for leading health and care across Tayside and play a key role in delivering our strategic vision. You will lead our People & Culture programme, with strategic oversight across NHS Tayside and in collaboration with our three Health and Social Care Partnerships. You will be instrumental in the success of working in partnership with our staff side colleagues; upholding our Partnership Promise, and ensuring the creation of the right conditions for our people to thrive, aligned with the NHS Scotland Staff Governance Standard.

We’re seeking a dynamic, credible system leader with a legacy of delivering results across complex landscapes. You\'ll bring deep People & Culture expertise, emotional intelligence, and an appetite for innovation and system-wide reform. Political acuity and a strong public service ethic are essential—as is the ability to inspire confidence and drive lasting improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the People & Culture programme with strategic oversight across NHS Tayside and in collaboration with the three Health and Social Care Partnerships.
• Uphold the Partnership Promise and foster the right conditions for our staff to thrive, aligned with the NHS Scotland Staff Governance Standard.
• Collaborate with staff side colleagues to deliver system-wide improvements within a complex health and care environment.
• Represent and implement the board’s values and strategic aims in people and culture initiatives.

Qualifications

• Dynamic, credible system leader with a track record of delivering results across complex landscapes.
• Deep People & Culture expertise and high emotional intelligence.
• Appetite for innovation and system-wide reform; political acuity and strong public service ethic.
• Ability to inspire confidence and drive lasting improvement.

Further information & How to Apply

For further information about the role, about health and care in Tayside and how to apply, please click here.

For an informal conversation about the role, contact: Sarah Gracie, Eden Scott - sarag.gracie@edenscott.com or call 07999 421314.

All applications will be acknowledged and treated in the strictest of confidence.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.