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Primary Care Clinical Informatician – GP
Salary – circa £91,474 - £121,548
(Please note this will be on a Consultant Salary grade, however, will not be aligned to Consultant Terms & Conditions)
x4 part time roles available
- Permanent
- Fixed Term for 24 months
About the Organisation:
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.
The Post:
The core purpose of the Digital & Security organisation is the provision of world class Digital and Security expertise, solutions and services to our customers, which include NSS, NHS Boards, Scottish Government and the wider Public Sector in Scotland
The National Clinical Informatics Service for Scotland (NCISS) is involved in Clinical Safety Assurance of Health IT; Software as a Medical Device; Health & Care Analytics; Clinical Terminologies; Digital Health & Care Solutions; Clinical Data & Information; Research & Innovation; and Training & Events.
Primary Care Informatics is a subsidiary of NCISS. Primary Care Informaticians (GPs) assist with cohort generation (ie for vaccination programmes), provide GP informatics advice to national groups and Scottish Government, provide input to clinical safety cases (ie GPIT), and impact national rollout of GP In-Hours Practice Activity Data dashboards and QI.
The Candidate:
Applications are invited from individuals who have an active clinical registration and knowledge of clinical safety approaches in the context of IT solutions.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Candidates must be Registered as a medical practitioner licensed to practice in the UK, included in the GP register of the GMC.
Location and Working Pattern:
any NSS Location/ Flexible
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact: Jacqueline O’Flynn (Head of Service, National Clinical Safety Assurance Service) at jacqueline.oflynn@nhs.scot for an informal discussion about the post.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is 1st March 2023
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies