Associate Director of Quality

Do you want an exciting challenge in this newly established role with NHS Highland?

This role will play an essential part in establishing a strategy for quality and clinical governance and provide leadership to improve the quality of services and clinical governance across all of our integrated health and social care system. You will play a key part in ensuring that the organisation is best placed to provide the best healthcare outcome for our communities in Highland and Argyll and Bute. This will include a systematic approach to clinical governance and organising for quality at all levels of the organisation.

We are realistic about our challenges, and are tackling these as a team of talented, professional, innovative and creative people who are committed to doing their very best for those who rely on us for their most personal needs. We are based firmly in our communities and working closely with colleagues in primary and secondary care, third and independent sector, strengthening and building relationships every day.

You would work closely with a range of people across NHS Highland and our partners to provide strong and effective leadership advice and direct support to the NHS Highland Board and services in areas of clinical governance, quality planning, quality improvement, patient safety, innovation, information, value, and sustainability.

We are looking for a senior leader, who is motivated, ambitious, committed and innovative and has a proven track record in quality and quality improvement as well as clinical and care governance, values-based leadership, operational management and transformational change. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to make a career defining impact, taking a leadership role in our culture journey, supporting our workforce to thrive and transforming the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Informal enquiries to Louise Bussell, Nurse Director; email: or Boyd Peters, Medical Director; email:
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.