Job Advert
Lead Nurse – Excellence in Care (Ref: 085346)
Secondment opportunity until March 2023 in the first instance
Remuneration will be commensurate with current salary
15 hours per week
Glasgow/Edinburgh - remote working will apply for the foreseeable future but travelling will be required
Healthcare Improvement Scotland is seeking to recruit a Lead Nurse within the NMAHP Directorate to support the delivery of the Excellence in Care Programme. Excellence in Care is a national approach which aims to ensure people have confidence they will receive a consistent standard and quality of care no matter where they receive treatment in NHS Scotland. A key component of Excellence in Care is the Care Assurance and Improvement Resource (CAIR), a central data repository and data visualisation system ‘dashboard’ that allows users to view and understand data, respond appropriately and plan improvement as required. The vision is that the CAIR Dashboard will inform quality of care reviews at national and local level, and drive quality improvement, as part of a Quality Management System Approach. The post holder will provide support for the redesign and continuous improvement of Excellence in Care.
We are looking for an experienced and credible Lead Nurse who is able to demonstrate experience of applying a range of improvement methods within different contexts and a track record of working with a wide range of stakeholders.
The focus will be on supporting the development, testing and spreading of a range of measures and approaches to drive safe, effective and person centred improvements in care. We are at a key stage in the implementation of our work plan which provides an opportunity to support the National Programme Team and Health Boards identify and utilise the learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic and move from the development to the implementation of Excellence in Care and the alignment of the programme with other Local and National Improvement Programmes and Initiatives.
So, if you are passionate about improving the quality of care for people using and working in health and care services, we want to hear from you.
If you require any further information or would like an informal chat about the post please contact:
Ben Watson, Senior Improvement Advisor ben.watson1@nhs.scot or 07815028734 or
Norma Dodds, EiC Lead Nurse, Norma.Dodds@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or 07814765093.
To find out more about our work please visit: https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/patient_safety/excellence_in_care.aspx
Closing date: Midnight 28th January 2022
Interviews will be held virtually via MS-Teams. It is anticipated interviews will take place week commencing 17th February 2022.