*This post is only open to current employees of NHS Scotland*
Service Level Agreement – Clinical Advisor (Short Stay Pathways)
Centre for Sustainable Delivery Unscheduled Care Programme
1 posts available – 1x session (4 hours) per week until November 2026 in the first instance.
Salary commensurate with existing salary point
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join and influence the National Unscheduled Care work in the Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD).
This Clinical Advisor post will support a priority piece of work around same day and <72 Length of Stay (LOS), to support the development of local delivery plans and adaption of the National Guiding principles. They will work in collaboration with the National Improvement Advisor to run an Operational Delivery Network for short stay pathways.
The Scottish Government commissioned the establishment of CfSD in 2020. The Centre was created to design and drive transformational programmes to support ‘Redesign for Recovery’ through sustainable transformation, harnessing innovative and digital solutions and embedding best practice via national improvement programmes.
The Centre is commissioned by the Scottish Government to support NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships to deliver safe and effective care and improve outcomes for the people of Scotland. The Centre supports delivery of several wide-ranging and complex national programmes of work, of which the National Unscheduled Care Programme is one.
The National Unscheduled Care Programme facilitates the collaborative and whole system development and delivery of improvement programmes which reflect best practice in order to remove waits, delays and duplication and support the delivery of the Right Care in the Right Place. The underpinning objective of the programme is to improve the Unscheduled Care experience for patients and staff alike.
The programme consists of 5 portfolios of work looking at:
- Community Urgent Care
- Flow Navigation
- Hospital at Home/Virtual Capacity
- Front Door Systems and Processes
- Optimising Flow
Its purpose is to:
- Define, develop and embed best practice and optimal models, supporting Boards to deliver against their local improvement plans through the provision of high quality, action focused learning networks
- Undertake research and publish evidence based learning to establish the CfSD as an internationally recognised unit for system change
- Facilitate co-design and transformation through collaboration and partnership working – developing and maintaining networks of clinicians and senior leaders across different specialities and settings across health and social care, including primary, secondary and social care
- Support Boards across the country, through clinical leadership and a national team, to understand their most productive opportunities though data and analysis and drive the delivery of high quality services, reducing variation and promoting a best-in-class, once for Scotland approach.
The Role
The Clinical Advisor will:
- Work closely with the National Clinical Lead for Unscheduled Care to facilitate whole system clinical conversations and support our national portfolios. These will ultimately create a consensus around best practice and support Boards in the production of realistic, achievable plans that sustainably improve quality, safety and performance.
- Provide clinical expertise, connect with and support to the national improvement team to fully understand, capture best practice, and contribute to the development of the programme’s strategic priorities in order to achieve key objectives
- Provide improvement expertise to support the national team to use best practice when engaging clinicians and managers at a Board level. Use this expertise to ensure robust quality planning has occurred with appropriate change methods and measurement plans that project impact for those working at a strategic level. These plans will be consistent with the principles of Realistic Medicine and Value Based Healthcare.
- Provide support and leadership for the Specialty Delivery Groups in their portfolio areas which bring together key stakeholders across the Country to define and sustainably deliver change, learning and innovation.
Key Requirements
- Clinicians with experience of practice in urgent care who possess the skills and credibility to underpin their leadership role
- Expertise in improvement methodology, theory and practice, with track record of leading and achieving significant change in clinical pathways and practice in health and/or social care in line with the principles of Realistic Medicine and Value Based Healthcare
- Practical experience of collating an evidence base to support change, a demonstrable understanding of data collection and the ability to assimilate and present this in an engaging manner
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders to negotiate and progress change and transformation
- Ability to work across the whole health and care system in an inclusive, engaging and supportive way
NHS Golden Jubilee is open to considering flexible working options for this role.
This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
As a disability confident leader we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term health condition covered by the Equality Act 2010 and need support for any stage of the recruitment process please refer to the job pack for more information.
NHS Golden Jubilee encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Job Pack.
Certificate of Sponsorship
In line with the current UK Immigration Rules, this post does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship to support a Skilled Worker Visa or a Health & Care Worker Visa. Overseas nationals should review alternative immigration options before applying for this role. Further information: www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration. Visas and immigration - GOV.UK
