Clinical Director
Fixed Term Appointment – 6 months
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 – Anaesthetics, Critical Care, Peri-operative medicine
The Acute Services Team
Associate Medical Directors Chris Cairns, Santosh Salunke, Tom French
Director of Acute Services Garry Fraser
Head of Service for Planned Care Marie Gardiner
Deputy Medical Director Karen Adamson
Chief Nurse Ronan Ging
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
The Clinical Director will have up to three 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 5th January 2026
Interested candidates should discuss with Dr Chris Cairns.
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.