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National Strategic Lead for Primary Care, Health and Social Care Scotland
35 hrs per week (2yr fixed term)
NHS Band 9 (AfC)
Working closely with chief officers, local health and social care partnerships, Scottish Government, and primary care stakeholders, a new leadership opportunity has arisen to advise and guide national strategy on matters relating to primary care.
Health and Social Care Scotland is a national collaboration and is a network of health and social care leaders, including chief officers, representing health and social care partnerships in Scotland.
This key role will involve working with the Chief Officer Group and stakeholders to lead and guide, support and develop the approach to influencing and implementing primary care strategy and policy within health and social care partnerships, including the next iteration of the GP contract and Memorandum of Understanding and playing a leading role in strategic discussions on the future of primary care in Scotland.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated and innovative and have first-hand knowledge and understanding of health and social care integration in Scotland and primary care services in communities, and be highly experienced with a proven track record in the transformation of services and service redesign. You must have successfully led large multi-disciplinary teams and have significant experience in managing complex stakeholder relationships.
This post holder will have responsibility and authority to work on behalf of the Chief Officer Group and as part of a wider policy team supporting Health and Social Care Scotland. The post holder will work closely with colleagues, both nationally and locally, to ensure strategic alignment of policy and to drive the ambition and intent of health and social care integration.
Applicants must possess qualifications that support the essential core skills, knowledge and competencies for this post. The post will be based in Glasgow with option for flexible/remote working.
The post is hosted by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and funded by the Scottish Government for a fixed term of two years. The post is offered as a secondment opportunity and candidates must have approval from their current organisation before applying for this post.
Informal Contact
Judith Proctor, Chief Officer Edinburgh HSCP, Chair of Health and Social Care Scotland on email: judith.proctor@edinburgh.gov.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Pack
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 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.
(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.