National Clinical Lead for Focus on Dementia – Clinical Psychologist (REF: 058570)

 Secondment to 31 March 2023 (1 session per week – 4 hours)

 Commensurate with existing salary

 Edinburgh or Glasgow - remote working will apply for the foreseeable future

If being part of a team supporting improvements across dementia services interests you, then read on.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s Improvement Hub (ihub) is seeking to recruit a proactive, experienced and confident clinician with extensive subject and improvement knowledge in the context of dementia to join the ihub. The post holder will provide subject and improvement expertise, clinical assurance and visible clinical leadership to the Focus on Dementia portfolio (across the Hospitals, Post-diagnostic Support and Care Co-ordination programmes) to ensure that clinical engagement and strategic leadership is integral to the programme.

We are looking for applicants trained to doctoral level in Clinical Psychology and who have extensive demonstratable experience in practicing as a Clinical Psychologist within the field of dementia. Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills will be fundamental to success in this role to provide Clinical Psychology leadership to a complex national change programme.

Visible, active engagement of professional staff across health and social care is central to the success of our work with professional leadership a key factor in ensuring that services are designed to provide high quality care and outcomes and that people experience the right care and support whatever their needs. Making care safe, effective and person-centered for individuals, their families and carers is a priority for Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

If you are passionate about improving the quality of care for people using and working in dementia services, we want to hear from you.

If you require any further information or would like an informal chat about the post please contact Michelle Miller, Portfolio Lead on michelle.miller10@nhs.scot

To find out more about our work please visit https://ihub.scot/improvement-programmes/focus-on-dementia/

Closing Date: Sunday 18 July 2021 at midnight

It is anticipated that interviews will be held virtually via MS Teams on 30 July 2021