Clinical Director in Complex and Critical Care Services (LW)

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland invites expressions of interest for the role of Clinical Director for Community Care Services within Fife Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). This is a key leadership post reporting to the Associate Medical Director for Community and Primary Care and forming part of the integrated clinical leadership team for the Partnership.

The Clinical Director will provide professional and clinical leadership across Community Care Services, supporting safe and effective

Job description

You must be currently working in NHS Fife as a clinician either a Consultant or GP to apply for this post

We are seeking expressions of interest for the role of Clinical Director for Community Care Services within Fife HSCP. This is a key leadership post (2 PAs per week) reporting to the Associate Medical Director for Community and Primary Care and forming part of the integrated clinical leadership team for the Partnership.

The Clinical Director will provide professional and clinical leadership across Community Care Services, supporting safe and effective practice, robust clinical and care governance, service transformation, and development of collaborative working across portfolios and partner agencies. The role is a great opportunity to join our existing medical leadership team to influence and support medical workforce leadership, quality improvement, assurance of patient safety, and contributing to strategic planning and operational delivery across the HSCP.

A job description and person specification is attached for further detail.

If you are interested in the role or wish to discuss further, please contact Dr Aylene Kelman (Associate Medical Director) [e-mail] or Chris Conroy (Head of Service) [e-mail] directly to discuss application process.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

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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.