Job Advert
Associate Medical Director for Scheduled Care
Secondment – 1year
Dear Colleagues
Do you see opportunities to make things better and improve the quality of what we do, but don’t know how to make it happen?
If so then the opportunity you’ve been waiting for is here. The Acute Services Directorate is seeking to recruit an Associate Medical Director post to work with the Directorate Management Team and Medical Leadership Team.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a leadership triumvirate overseeing a defined portfolio of clinical services. The successful candidate will be flexible about how their portfolio is developed working closely with Heads of Service and Service Managers in Scheduled Care and Diagnostics services. There is also scope to work with colleagues in Primary Care and Social Care Partnership in integration.
The Directorate Management Team
Deputy Medical Director Mrs Juliette Murray
Director of Acute Services Mr Garry Fraser
Chief Nurse Mr David Watson
Head of Service, Scheduled Care Mrs Marie Gardiner
Head of Service, Diagnostics Mrs Elizabeth Kilgour
Head of Service, Emergency Care & Inpatients Ms Fiona Murray
Associate Medical Director Dr Karen Adamson
Associate Medical Director Mr Chris Cairns
Head of Nursing Mrs Louise Boyle
AHP Strategic Lead & Operational Service Manager Mrs Kirstie Stenhouse
The Associate Medical Director will also be members of a wider system Medical Leadership Team led by the Medical Director. The Medical Leadership Team will meet regularly and influence decision making for NHS Forth Valley, undertake prioritisation and assist in delivering the key strategic and operational priorities. The Medical Leadership Team will also have opportunities for learning and peer support.
The Associate Medical Director role is an opportunity to improve the quality of care for patients both in the Acute Services Directorate and across the wider whole system. The Associate Medical Director will, where required, be supported to further develop their leadership skills.
The Associate Medical Director will have five sessions, one of which will be from SPA allocation and four from DCC sessions.
Please submit a CV and written statement in support of your application to fv.medicalworkforcerecruitment@nhs.scot by 23:59 on 27th April.
Interview date to be confirmed.
Interested candidates should discuss with Mr Garry Fraser, Director of Acute Services and Juliette Murray, Deputy Medical Director on garry.fraser2@nhs.scot and juliette.murray@nhs.scot
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.