Clinical Lead

NHS HIGHLAND

CLINICAL LEADS x 10 hours 

FOR PRIMARY & COMMUNITY CARE

Salary Scale: £92,667 - £104,468

Highland Health & Social Care Partnership delivers adult health and social care services to a large and sparsely populated area of Scotland. This remote and rural environment offers some of the most beautiful scenery and exceptional outdoor recreational opportunities. Delivering healthcare across remote and rural communities provides opportunities for new and innovative thinking around future health and care delivery.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 4 experienced GPs to form a team of 6 part-time Clinical Leads across Highland HHSCP.  The sessional requirement for the post will be 2.5 sessions (10 hours per week). The post holders will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for a dedicated portfolio of work.  Portfolios will be developed in the following areas:

• Education & Training
• Climate & Sustainability
• Workforce Planning
• Clinical Governance

This post would suit aspiring GPs seeking to develop a portfolio career and to influence the development of community services across North Highland.

Post holders will understand and have an interest in the development of local services, and particularly in developing relationships with local clinicians and teams.

Opportunities exist to develop a portfolio career and combine this role with GP sessions across various GP practices in the Highlands. These include rural locations such as Tongue, Armadale, Scourie, Kinlochbervie and Durness on the North coast of Sutherland; Wick and Thurso in Caithness; and Alness and Invergordon in Easter Ross (a 30-minute drive north of Inverness).

A full, current driving licence is essential as the roles cover a large geographical area, although much of the work can be done remotely from home.

Informal enquiries should be directed to:

Claire Copeland - Deputy Medical Director, Claire.copeland@nhs.scot

Jill Mitchell, Head of Primary Care, Jill.mitchell2@nhs.scot

Closing Date for applications is: Midnight Wednesday 3rd December 2024

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.

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.