Clinical Director – Labs and Diagnostics Fixed Term Appointment – 3yrs The Acute Services Team is seeking to recruit a Clinical Director for Labs and Diagnostics within the Ambulatory Care Team. Working with the Acute Services Management Team and fellow medical leaders, to provide clinical director leadership for Labs and Diagnostics. The Acute Services Team Associate Medical Directors Santosh Salunke Chris Cairns Head of Service for Ambulatory Care, Diagnostics and Theatres Marie Gardner Head of Service for Emergency Care & Inpatients Fiona Murray Head of Service Diagnostics Elizabeth Kilgour Head of Nursing Louise Boyle Deputy Medical Director Karen Adamson Interim Chief Nurse Louise Boyle Director of Acute Services Garry Fraser The Clinical Director will also be a member of a wider system Medical Leadership group. The Medical Leadership group 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 group will also have opportunities for learning and peer support. The Clinical Director role is an opportunity to improve the standards and quality of care both in radiology and labs, and across the wider whole system with the aim of improving patient care and outcomes. 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 eg via UKAS ISO 15189 Standards of Quality & Competence Taking responsibility for efficient and effective delivery of service performance targets within your areas Taking responsibility for high quality job planning Taking responsibility for Risk Management Working as a key team member with an understanding of the complexities of the wider organisation Each Clinical Director will have three sessions, one of which will be from SPA allocation and two from DCC 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 of 22 nd March 2026 Interview date to be confirmed Interested candidates should discuss with Dr Santosh Salunke and / or Ms Karen Adamson and / or Elizabeth Kilgour 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.