Fixed term/Secondment Opportunity* for 12 months due to improvement in service delivery.

*Secondment Opportunity Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.

An exciting and innovative opportunities have arisen with Quality Improvement Team within NHS Forth Valley to support and drive forward our work within the Scottish Patient Safety Programmes for acute adult, paediatric and perinatal workstreams.

A key aspect of your role will be engaging with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders including members of the public to support improvement programmes and projects in teams and services across the Scottish Patient Safety Programmes: Acute Adult with a focus on Deteriorating Patient Workstream with a focus on Early Warning Score completion and scoping and preparation for possible E-Obs implementation; Paediatric, with a focus on Paediatric Early Warning Score and Perinatal workstream.

This is being offered as a fixed term or secondment opportunity working at band 7, with clinical expertise relevant to the role. It would be ideally suited to those within the NMAHP family.

The aim of the position is to support the successful candidates to have the opportunity to continue in their substantive role but also work with the QI team, to build their skills and expertise, and to share that QI and leadership learning throughout NHS Forth Valley. Throughout the position, there will be protected QI development/study time of 4 hours per month. There will also be an opportunity to participate in SPSP national networking and attend all SPSP networking events.

These areas of work require passionate and experienced individuals confident to lead and support improvement in a complex system. We are looking for well-motivated people, educated to degree level or equivalent with healthcare expertise at band 7 relevant to the workstream. You will need to demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills.

We are seeking individuals whose values are aligned with our NHS Forth Valley values.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Standard Police Act Disclosure Scotland Check.

For further information, or an informal discussion about these posts please contact:

Morven Dunn, Quality & Patient Safety Lead morven.dunn@nhs.scot

You will be required to achieve the mandatory Induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland and to comply with the Code of Conduct throughout your employment.

SPSP Acute Adult | Healthcare Improvement Scotland - Acute Adult (ihub.scot)

SPSP Paediatric programme | Healthcare Improvement Scotland - SPSP Paediatric (ihub.scot)

SPSP Perinatal programme | Healthcare Improvement Scotland - SPSP Perinatal (ihub.scot)

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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.