Overview

National Clinical Lead - Neonatal Nursing (Ref: 225544) for the Medical and Safety Directorate, Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) Perinatal Programme,Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Secondment until 31 March 2027 (1 day per week / 7.4 hours per week). Commensurate with existing salary. Edinburgh/Glasgow - hybrid working will apply for the foreseeable future.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise, clinical advice and visible leadership to the SPSP Perinatal programme and wider quality improvement collaboratives.
• Support teams participating in the collaborative to deliver evidence-based interventions for perinatal services, improving experience and outcomes for women, birthing people, babies and families across Scotland.
• Engage with clinical networks and identify connections and opportunities created by system-wide working.
• Collaborate with other national clinical leads, advisors, and professional groups across the UK and internationally to develop the programme and share learning.
• Offer leadership input to improvement projects that directly impact care in perinatal services.
• Lead and influence within perinatal services using strong interpersonal and networking skills, with experience of engaging diverse groups and multi-professional teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Educated to Masters level (or equivalent experience).
• Significant neonatal experience across the four pillars of practice: clinical practice, facilitating learning, leadership and evidence/research and development.
• Clinical leadership or management experience with a track record of leading improvement within perinatal services.
• Strong interpersonal, networking and influencing skills; ability to engage with diverse groups and wider multi-professional teams.
• Active involvement with clinical networks in the professional area and ability to identify connections and opportunities from system-wide working.

Programme and Collaboration

• Work with other national clinical leads, advisors, and professional groups and bodies across the UK and internationally to continually develop the SPSP Perinatal programme and share learning.
• Be involved in the SPSP Perinatal programme and provide leadership input to improvement that impacts experience and outcomes for women, birthing people, babies, and families across Scotland.

Location and Conditions

• Secondment until 31 March 2027 (1 day per week / 7.4 hours per week).
• Salary: Commensurate with existing salary.
• Location: Edinburgh/Glasgow – hybrid working will apply for the foreseeable future.

Application and Dates

• Closing Date: midnight on 21 September 2025.
• Interviews are anticipated to be held in-person on 6 October 2025 in Delta House, Glasgow.