Clinical Director Ageing and Health

Clinical Director

Fixed Term Appointment – 3yrs

Dear Colleagues,

Do you see opportunities to make things better and improve the quality of what we do, but don’t know how to make it happen?

If so then the opportunity you’ve been waiting for is here. The Acute Services Team is seeking to recruit to the following Clinical Director post to work with the Acute Services Management Team and Medical Leadership Team:

• Clinical Director – Ageing & Health

The Acute Services Team

Associate Medical Director: Karen Adamson

Director of Acute Services: Garry Fraser

Head of Service for Emergency Care & Inpatients: Fiona Murray

Deputy Medical Director: Juliette Murray

Chief Nurse: David Watson

The Clinical Director will also be a member of a wider system Medical Leadership Team led by the Medical Director. The Medical Leadership Team will meet regularly and influence decision making for NHS Forth Valley, undertake prioritisation, and assist in delivering the key strategic and operational priorities. The Medical Leadership Team will also have opportunities for learning and peer support.

The Clinical Director role is an opportunity to improve the quality of care for patients both in the Medical Directorate and across the wider whole system. The Clinical Director will, where required, be supported to further develop their leadership skills.

The Clinical Director role requires:

• Understanding what excellence looks like in your services, communicating that vision, and guiding improvement towards it, in conjunction with the wider management team.
• Understanding and working to the “Triple Aim” of improved health of the population, improved effectiveness of our treatments, and the importance of cost-effective and sustainable healthcare.
• Valuing and supporting your team to be resilient and engaged.
• Taking responsibility for effective clinical governance and quality improvement arrangements within your areas.
• Taking responsibility for efficient and effective delivery of service performance targets within your areas.
• Taking responsibility for high quality job planning.
• Working as a key team member with an understanding of the complexities of the wider organisation.

Each Clinical Director will have three sessions, one of which will be from SPA allocation and two from DCC sessions.

Applications in the form of a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and a written statement in support of your application should be submitted to fv.medicalworkforcerecruitment@nhs.scot by the closing date of Tuesday 13^th February 2024.

Interested candidates should discuss with Dr. Karen Adamson.