Senior Improvement Advisor (Ref: 242628)
£65,125 - £70,303 (Band 8A)
Permanent
Full time (36 hours per week)
Edinburgh or Glasgow – hybrid working will apply for the foreseeable future
Healthcare Improvement Scotland is seeking to recruit a Senior Improvement Advisor in the Transformational Change – Mental Health Unit TCMH which is part of the Community Engagement and Transformational Change Directorate CETC.
The CETC Directorate leads an extensive range of improvement programmes, collaborates with local, national and international networks, and aspires to be leaders in both thinking and practice in quality improvement and change methodology.
Current Programmes
* Scottish Patient Safety Programme Mental Health and Core Standards
* Mental Health Renewal (Complex Mental Health)
* Mental Health Responsive Support (Delayed Discharges and “Coming Home”)
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and positive individual to credibly lead in the design and delivery of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme Mental Health and Core Standards programme. Experience of working in mental health, or associated health or care sector would be useful.
You will be able to demonstrate expertise in improvement science and applying a range of improvement and change methods within different contexts. Additionally you will possess a track record of working with a wide range of stakeholders in a health and social care setting. As a natural communicator, you will relish the opportunity to network effectively and motivate people to achieve change.
If you have the skills and are passionate about improving quality of care for people in an area of complexity around mental health within health and care, we want to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact Rachel King, Unit Head for Transformational Change Mental Health or Diana Hekerem, Associate Director for Transformational Change via his.transformationalchangementalhealth@nhs.scot
Closing Date: Sunday 03 May 2026 at midnight
It is anticipated that interviews will be held in-person in early May
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