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.
An exciting career development opportunity has arisen for a committed, highly motivated individual to join our team.
The applicant will provide advice, support and facilitation to staff across NHS Tayside to assure and improve the quality and safety of services. Supporting key patient safety improvement activities, you will work closely with a range of staff within NHS Tayside including Acute Services, Mental Health Services and Health & Social Care Partnerships and be involved in a variety of projects to meet national, regional and local priorities.
The successful applicant should have good knowledge of national and local patient safety priorities; possess excellent verbal, negotiation and written communication skills and have a proven ability to implement change to systems and processes. Knowledge of quality assurance, quality improvement, risk management, presenting skills and facilitation technique is desirable.
The post may require travel across NHS Tayside.
Hours of work are 30 hours per week. Days/times negotiable.
Informal enquiries to: Morag MacRae, Patient Safety Development Manager (morag.macrae@nhs.scot ), Deirdre Cameron, Patient Safety Improvement Advisor (Deirdre.cameron@nhs.scot ) or Alison Davie, Patient Safety Improvement Advisor (alison.davie2@nhs.scot)
You will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland throughout your employment.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Please note that this post is not eligible for sponsorship
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