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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.
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AS A DEPUTY MEDICAL DIRECTOR (COMMUNITY)
10 PAs plus 2 EPAs responsibility allowance
Yearly Salary £87,534 - £116,313 pro rata
JOB REFERENCE: 113354
This is an exciting opportunity to take up a key medical leadership position across the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership. Are you ready for a new challenge in a fabulous location working alongside our committed teams and local communities to achieve excellence?
The Deputy Medical Director position provides professional leadership and facilitates partnership working across community services spanning community health and care, mental health and primary care. The successful candidate will be able to evidence excellent communication skills and a commitment to working with communities to achieve the best outcomes for our population.
You would be responsible for developing and enabling the delivery of the overall clinical vision, strategy, clinical quality and clinical governance by providing professional leadership in relation to redesign of the delivery of services and Board Objectives.
You would be working within a new senior leadership team to ensure the successful delivery of financial, operational, quality and safety targets and for leading, managing and developing the community services workforce across NHS Highland.
This role requires you to be a visible and credible leader in providing support for Clinical Directors and clinical leads, medical colleagues in primary care, community hospital and mental health services, and relevant professional colleagues in optometry and dental services.
You will be clinically qualified and appropriately registered with evidence of relevant CCT with experience of working in a community health setting.
Interested applicants should ideally have experience as a Clinical Director or Associate Medical Director and will be looking for a development opportunity, working at a senior level within an NHS Health Board.
If you would like to find out more about this role before applying, please contact Louise Bussell, Chief Officer,louise.bussell2@nhs.scot/07966275461 or Boyd Peters, Medical Director Boyd.Peters@nhs.scot for a confidential discussion.
Please quote reference in the subject line of your email – Deputy Medical Director Post
For a Candidate Information Pack and further application information please visit: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
Closing date for returning applications: 28/08/2022