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A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a National Clinical Lead for the Centre for Sustainable Delivery’s Unscheduled Care Programme. The ideal applicant will be a credible clinical leader, knowledgeable, experienced in Unscheduled Care, and will be able to demonstrate these qualities in their work to date. This role will provide professional expertise, supporting the development, design and delivery of work of the CfSD in improving the quality, timeliness and safety of Unscheduled Care across NHS Scotland.
The Centre is commissioned by the Scottish Government to support NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships to deliver safe and effective care and improve outcomes for the people of Scotland. The Centre supports delivery of several wide-ranging and complex national programmes of work, of which the National Unscheduled Care Programme is one.
The National Unscheduled Care Programme facilitates the collaborative and whole system development and delivery of improvement programmes which reflect best practice and support the delivery of the Right Care in the Right Place. The underpinning objective of the programme is to improve the Unscheduled Care experience for patients and staff alike.
The programme consists of 5 portfolios of work:
- Community Urgent Care
- Flow Navigation
- Hospital at Home/Virtual Capacity
- Front Door/Emergency Pathways
- Optimising Patient Flow
Its purpose is to:
- Design and drive national redesign and transformation programmes to enable a sustainable health and care system providing world class excellence in care experience and outcomes
- Undertake research and publish evidence based learning to establish the CfSD as an internationally recognised unit for system change
- Facilitate co-design and transformation through collaboration and partnership working – developing and maintaining networks of clinicians and senior leaders across different specialities and settings across health and social care, including primary, secondary and social care
- Support Boards across the country to understand their most productive opportunities though data and analysis and drive the delivery of high quality services, reducing variation and promoting a best-in-class, once for Scotland approach
The Clinical Lead will work in partnership with National Associate Directors and Associate Clinical Directors within the Centre for Sustainability to build on the work currently underway.
This role will support redesign that is underpinned by high quality, credible and internationally respected clinical advice. This would inform practise consistent with high professional standards aligned to the Realistic Medicine approach. The role will require someone who understands the challenges facing Unscheduled Care and who can act authoritatively as a change agent, displaying the highest professional standards. Experience of driving improvements in Unscheduled Care, and working with executive and senior managers across NHS Scotland is required.
For informal discussions, please contact:
For questions about the programme: Andrea Jamieson, National Associate Director for Unscheduled Care. Email andrea.jamieson@nhs.scot
For questions about the clinical lead role: Dr Rory McKenzie, Interim Deputy National Clinical Director. Email rory.mackenzie@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Closing date: 8th November 2023
This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
NHS Golden Jubilee encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Job Pack.