We Are Hiring - Head of Access and Planned Care Transformation,Fixed Term 18 MonthsNHS Glasgow Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is the largest NHS Health Organisation in Scotland providing acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of 1.3 million plus providing specialist regional and national services to more than half of Scotland's population. The geographical area covered is diverse; encompassing 6 HSCPs and with an annual revenue budget of c £4.4 billion and a capital budget of £98m.Our transformation journey over the past number of years has been hugely progressive and you will be joining at a time as we set on our next phase of improvement ambitions in our Moving Forward Together strategy.NHSGGC is committed to ensuring constant development of its safe person centred care models by incorporating and recognising innovation and technological advancement are key components of a modern healthcare system.The Acute Division delivers a significant level of NHSGG&C healthcare. In order to ensure we can continue with our key inputs we require a Head of Planned Care Transformation.You will support the improvement in performance and delivery of patient access to planned care, leading transformation of services in the achievement of local and national Access targets.You will lead on a number of programmes to improve productivity and efficiency to maximise productive opportunities including in the delivery of outpatient services and our extensive theatre programme, seeking out best practice models and developing our whole system approach to service transformation and delivery.You will also assist with the development of our annual delivery plan whilst providing expertise and support to the Director of Access in the delivery of our commitments across all aspects of planned care.You will develop key relations with SGHD National Access team and colleagues from CfSD as part of your role to ensure continuous improvement in the delivery of planned care across Acute Services.If you are inspired by the challenges this opportunity presents and believe you have the relevant skills, experience and qualities we are seeking then we look forward to receiving your application which will be given careful consideration.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. Applications are welcome from UK, EEA and non-EEA candidates.If you would like to find out more about this role before applying, please contact Melanie McColgan, Director - Director of Access, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde email: melanie.mccolgan@nhs.scot for a confidential discussionThe recruitment process will include a pre interview assessment stage and a formal panel interview.We are an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising the valuable skills and experience of veterans and reservists.Please note: All application responses must reflect your own knowledge and experience. The use of AI or automated writing tools is strongly discouraged. Any application found to be in breach of this may be withdrawn.For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance.Find out more about NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde at
