October 13, 2025

Scotland & Northern Ireland: Head of Services Scotland & Northern Ireland, closing date 26th October

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we’ve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression.

Hybrid with regular travel across Scotland, Northern Ireland and occasionally beyond.

Status: Permanent

Salary: Band 8b, £65,241 – £75,441, per annum, dependent on experience, plus 5% Scotland Fringe Allowance (if based in Scotland)

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 16:30, hybrid, 2 days in office, 3 days at home.

About the role:

To provide the highest quality strategic and operational leadership of Combat Stress in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The post holder will be the senior manager responsible for representing and promoting Combat Stress across both regions, building positive and productive relationships with statutory and third sector colleagues.

The Head of Services will be an experienced and forward thinking registered health or social care professional providing inclusive, compassionate and inspirational leadership.

The role will be accountable for:
• Supporting strategic alignment with all national initiatives.
• Meeting and ideally exceeding requirements of each Regulatory Body.
• Ensuring the highest quality performance in all areas of service activity.
• Nurturing a culture of continuous improvement, active learning and development.
• Informing and improving collaborative service design and delivery.
• Ensuring high levels of co-production.

To read more about the role 👉 Head of Services - Scotland & Northern Ireland | Combat Stress

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