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National Clinical Lead – Paediatrics
Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP)
Maternity and Children Quality Improvement Collaborative
Secondment until March 2024
2 sessions/8 hours per week
Commensurate with existing salary
Edinburgh or Glasgow – work will currently include a mix of in-person and remote working
Would you be interested in leading improvements in the quality and safety of paediatric care across Scotland?
An exciting opportunity exists for a senior clinician with extensive subject and improvement knowledge in the context of paediatric care to join the Improvement Hub (ihub) within Healthcare Improvement Scotland. The ihub provides improvement support to the health and social care system and NHS boards focused on supporting our health, social care and housing partners to deliver improved health and wellbeing outcomes for people in Scotland.
The post holder will provide subject matter and improvement expertise, clinical advice and visible leadership to the refreshed Paediatric Scottish Patient Safety Programme. The SPSP National Clinical Lead for Paediatrics will lead the reliable delivery of evidence-based interventions for paediatric services. They will build on the programme scoping to date embedding the Essentials of Safe Care throughout the work, and supporting the ongoing design of the programme with a focus on deterioration. The refreshed programme will aim to be applicable to all NHS Boards in Scotland.
Candidates should have knowledge and experience in developing and implementing improvements in paediatric care, and clinical experience in a senior medical role. Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills will be fundamental to success in this role. It is important for candidates to have an understanding and experience of quality improvement methods and an ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders. In addition, candidates will have knowledge and understanding of improvement initiatives in paediatric care and seek to integrate these to support local teams. They will liaise with other national clinical leads, advisors, and professional groups and bodies across the UK and internationally to continually develop the programme and share learning.
Visible, active engagement of teams across health and social care is central to the success of our work with professional leadership a key factor in ensuring improvements address service needs in order to support the delivery of safe effective and person centred care
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the Paediatric programme within SPSP, leading improvements that have a direct impact on care and outcomes for children and families across Scotland.
If you are interested in this post and would like more information, please contact
Jo Thomson, Senior Improvement Advisor (Joanne.Thomson4@nhs.scot ) or via MS Teams to arrange a conversation.
Closing Date: Sunday 29 May 2022 at 12 midnight
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on 5 July 2022 via MS Teams.