Job Advert
National Clinical Lead – Nursing (Ref: 116379)
Hospital at Home Programme
Commensurate with existing salary
(0.2 WTE/1 day per week)
Secondment to 31 March 2023
Edinburgh or Glasgow - remote working will apply for the foreseeable future. This is a national role, travel throughout Scotland may be required.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic clinician with experience of working in, or with, a Hospital at Home service to join Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
The Clinical Lead will: work as part of the multidisciplinary team to co-design, shape and deliver the national Hospital at Home Programme; ensure the programme is relevant, robust and fit for purpose; engage and support health and social care staff; liaise with the local, national and international stakeholders to share learning and best practice.
Candidates must be on the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) register with experience of working in a senior nursing role and as part of, or with, a hospital at home service. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills will be fundamental to success in this role, as well as the ability to build strong clinical networks. In addition, candidates will have knowledge and understanding of many improvement initiatives and seek to integrate these to support local teams to identify synergies and work effectively.
Visible, active engagement of clinical and professional staff across health and social care is crucial to ensuring services are designed to provide high quality care. Supporting and enabling staff to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care for individuals, their families and carers is a priority for Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Further information about the programme please visit the Hospital at Home webpage.
If you are interested in this post and would like more information please contact
Leanne Marshall-Wood, leanne.marshall-wood@nhs.scot.
As a secondment opportunity, interested candidates will need the support of their existing manager/NHS Board before applying for the post.
Closing date: 11 September 2022
Interviews are anticipated to take place 5 October 2022 using MS Teams.