National Clinical Lead (Ref: 201750) National Hub for Reviewing and Learning from the Deaths of Children and Young People Secondment until March 2026 0.2 Whole Time Equivalent - 8 Hours per Week Commensurate with existing salary Healthcare Improvement Scotland supports healthcare providers to deliver high quality, evidence-based, safe, effective and person-centred care; and provides public assurance about the quality and safety of that care.
Visible, active clinical engagement is central to the success of our work and will support the delivery of clinically effective care to patients.
A system has been established for reviewing and learning from the circumstances surrounding the death of all children and young people in Scotland, based on a National Hub.
The programme uses a multidisciplinary approach, focused on using evidence to deliver change, and ultimately aim to reduce deaths and harm to children and young people.
The National Hub aims to ensure that deaths are reviewed through a high quality and consistent review process and that learning is shared to help reduce preventable deaths.
The National Clinical Lead will provide clinical assurance, visible clinical leadership and improvement expertise and build the organisation's clinical capability and capacity to improve the quality of health care and inform the content and aims of the National Hub.
Candidates must be registered medical practitioners with current GMC registration and have extensive knowledge of strategically managing services for children and young people and providing strong clinical leadership at regional or national programme level.
You will also have experience and advanced training in improvement science to drive reliable, sustainable improvement and promote spread and sustainability.
Your clinical background will be complimented by excellent interpersonal skills.
Individuals wishing to pursue this opportunity as a secondment must seek the support of their line manager.
For an informal discussion about this post please contact Alison Rennie, Clinical Lead on ****** or Nanisa Feilden, Senior Reviewer on ****** Closing Date: 1st December 2024 at Midnight Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 9th December .