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Improvement Advisor (Ref: 250669)
£52,845 - £61,466 (Band 7)
Full time (36 hours per week)
Fixed-term contract/secondment until 31 May 2027
Edinburgh/Glasgow – hybrid working will apply for the foreseeable future (all roles require routine travel for in-person meetings, site visits, workshops and events)
Healthcare Improvement Scotland is the national improvement agency for health and social care in Scotland. We are seeking to recruit an improvement advisor to support the scoping, design and delivery of national improvement and implementation programmes.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated individual to work within the Medical and Safety Directorate’s Perinatal, Paediatric and Acute Adult Care portfolio.
The portfolio is a component of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) and delivers a range of programmes including;
- SPSP Adults in Hospital, which aims to improve outcomes and experience for adults in hospital.
- SPSP Paediatric, which engages with teams delivering paediatric inpatient care to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.
- SPSP Perinatal and the developing Acute Perinatal Improvement Programme, which aim to improve outcomes and experiences for women, birthing people, babies and families.
- Focus on Frailty, which aims to improve the experience of and access to person centred, coordinated health and social care services for people living with, or at risk of frailty.
The successful candidate will combine excellent improvement, communication, and analytical skills with a high degree of self-awareness, experience in managing relationships in a collaborative environment and effective project and programme management techniques. The ability to build relationships and motivate people and organisations to drive significant change is a key part of this role. Therefore, strong communication, interpersonal and team working skills are required.
The work will be innovative and complex and is focused on developing, testing, and spreading a range of approaches to drive safe, effective, and person-centred improvements. A key element of this role is engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to develop and deliver these complex programmes of work.
You will be accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and managing competing priorities. You will manage and prioritise your own work schedule and be flexible to support other programmes within the portfolio as needed.
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a national improvement initiative that has a direct impact on care and outcomes for individuals across Scotland. If you are a motivated individual with the skills and passion to improve the quality of care for people using and working in health and social care services, we want to hear from you.
If you require any further information or would like an informal chat about the post, please contact Jo Thomson, Senior Improvement Advisor Jo.Thomson2@nhs.scot or Jen Baillie, Senior Improvement Advisor jennifer.baillie5@nhs.scot.
It is anticipated that interviews will be held in Edinburgh on Wednesday 19 August.
Closing Date: Tuesday 04 August 2026 at midnight
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on Wednesday 19 August 2026