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Medical Director, NHS Borders
Based: Melrose
Salary Range: including allowances: £123,799 - £135,731 approx (Placing open to discussion based on existing salary)
In addition there are performance related equivalent discretionary points ranging from £3,204 - £25,632 and pay progression is subject to national direction
You will also be eligible for 3% of basic salary allowance for your participation on the Executive emergency on-call rota.
Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 10 March 2020
Assessment Centre: will take place on Wednesday 8 April 2020
Interviews: will take place on Thursday 9 April 2020
Do you have the ability to work with a Health Board which wants to face challenges proactively and with enthusiasm and energy?
Do you want to grow and stretch yourself as a leader within the wider Medical community?
If so this may be the job for you.
In line with health systems across Scotland and the UK, NHS Borders is rising to the challenge of adapting to meet the future needs of the Borders population within changing demographics, growing expectations, developing technologies and restricted resources. The Board and Executive Team is therefore facing a significant responsibility to provide the right leadership for the organisation through a significant service and workforce transformation process, which will also address the Board’s current financial deficit.
The Board has recently seen the start of a change to our senior leadership with a new Chair and Chief Executive. We are now in the process of recruiting new Directors in both the Finance and Workforce Directorates and the successful appointees will be joining a new and evolving Executive Team. This provides an opportunity to significantly influence and shape the way in which the future develops.
We are looking for an inspiring individual with a broad range of strategic and professional skills, with vision, drive and passion, and who is a strategic thinker with the ability to earn the confidence and respect necessary to bring about real change within the Board as well as influencing and shaping health strategy at regional and national level. You will be a senior medical professional with full GMC registration and inclusion on the Specialist register or General Practice register, a proven track record of medical management experience and demonstrable knowledge of clinical governance. Experience of working in a strategic capacity at a senior level within a complex organisation and knowledge of the Scottish Health Service is desirable.
Depending on personal clinical interests there may be an opportunity to combine the Medical Director role with continuation in part-time professional practice within the NHS, subject to agreement with the Chief Executive.