Chair of the NCS Advisory Board
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Job Summary
This role offers the chance to shape the future of social care and community health in Scotland. As Chair of the National Care Service Advisory Board youll help drive improvements that put people at the heart of care ensuring services are:
- high quality
- person-centred
- grounded in human rights
Youll lead a diverse board that includes people with experience of giving and receiving social care as well as senior leaders from health and social care.
Together youll advise Scottish ministers council leaders health boards and integration authorities on how to improve outcomes for people.
An EZ Read guide on how to apply can be accessed here
The NCS Advisory Board has been established to provide strategic advice to:
- Scottish ministers
- Council leaders
- Integration authorities
- Health boards
The boards purpose is to:
- Strengthen national support and oversight of social care support social work and community health services.
- Drive improvements in these services.
- Make sure people with experience of giving or receiving care help set priorities for improvement.
- Improve transparency in how health and care services are delivered.
You can find more information about the current interim National Care Service (NCS) Advisory Board on the Scottish Government website.
Were looking for a Chair who understands how health and social care work together and the challenges the sector faces.
You might have this understanding throughexperience as an unpaid carer by using care services or by providing or leading the delivery of care services.
The Chair will encourage collaborative leadership across the board and make sure all members can take part fully and meaningfully.
As Chair you will:
- Lead the Advisory Board in giving strategic advice to Scottish ministers council leaders integration authorities and health boards.
- Chair meetings and support inclusive well-informed decisions.
- Represent the board at external meetings with ministers politicians stakeholders and the public.
- Build relationships across the health and social care sector.
Youll be expected to uphold the Principles of Public Life in Scotland. You can read more about these on the Standards Commission for Scotland website.
Responsibilities
Person specification
The person specification includes 4 essential criteria.
Essential criteria
- Personal experience: Experience of accessing care acting as an unpaid carer or representing those with such experience. This may also include professional experience within the integrated health and social care system.
- Leadership: Ability to lead a board with a focus on relationship-building and empathy in order to make strategic decisions together.
- Collaboration: Ability to work in equal partnership with stakeholders and people with lived experience to shape decisions about care services in Scotland.
- Decision-making: Ability to guide collaboration with others to reach shared decisions informed by an understanding of the integrated social care system.
At the application stage youll be asked to provide evidence against criterion 1 (personal experience) and criterion 2 (leadership).
You must provide evidence of how you meet all four essential criteria by the end of the interview.
Before you start your application please download the applicant information pack.
You may also wish to look at the EZ Read version of this text.
When youre ready select the Apply link at the top of the advert.
As part of the online application process youll need to upload evidence showing how you meet the following criteria:
- Personal experience
- Leadership
Your application should be no more than 500 words per criterion (1000 in total).
Please provide a tailored CV of no more than 500 words. You dont need to include everything just focus on the roles positions or activities that are most relevant to this role. You may include:
- Dates related to your personal professional or volunteering experience.
- Information about any organisations mentioned.
- Details of your roles and relevant experience.
All 4 essential criteria will be tested at during the interview and assessment exercise.
Qualifications
Remuneration and time commitment
Remuneration is 260.00 per day. 1 day per week (7.5 hours). This is inclusive of board meetings.
Remuneration is non-pensionable. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Completed applications must be submitted by 05 December 2025 (23:55).
If you would benefit from recruitment adjustments to apply for this role you can find out more in the applicant information pack.
Equality statement
Scottish ministers value the benefits of diverse experience and representation. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and the recruitment adjustments we offer to support anyone who needs them on the Scottish Government website.
Help with your application
If you have any issues with your application contact the NCS Support Team at
Apply before 05 December 2025 (23:55)
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Time Management
- Diplomatic Skills
- Risk Management
- Influencing Skills
- Organizational Skill
- Accounting & Finance
- Strategy Management
- People Management
- Industril Knowledge
- Communication
- Negotiation Skills
- Strategic Thinking Skills
- Leadership Skill
- Problem Solving Skills
- Regulatory&Governance
