Health Directorates is part of the Scottish Government. It is also Head Office of NHS Scotland and its role is to advise and assist Scottish Ministers in the development and implementation of their policies for every aspect of the NHS in . It liaises closely with the UK Government Health Department, especially in relation to reserved matters and their impact on NHS Scotland, and with the Health Departments of and . The is a member of the Health and Social Care Management Board and Head of the Directorate of the , Patients, Public and Health Professions. She reports directly to the Director General for Health and Social Care/ Chief Executive, NHS Scotland who in turn is accountable to the . The Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for professional nursing, midwifery and AHP issues across all Scottish Government policy. She has a team of Nursing Officers and a Chief Health Professions Officer who provide advice across the whole portfolio. The Deputy Director for Primary Care has lead responsibility for the delivery of high quality primary care services, in particular by the four independent contractor groupings GPs, – pharmacists, optometrists and dentists as well as out of hours, NHS 24 and the Scottish – Ambulance Service. He reports to the Director of Primary and Community Care. 6. KEY RESULT Provide professional leadership around the Allied Health Professions (AHPs) contribution to Primary Care, including links with the quality agenda as set out in the Quality Strategy, the 20:20 vision and the AHP National Delivery Plan. Drive improvements in services for children and young people, people with long term conditions and older people. Develop integrated multi professional solutions to enhancing – care and enablement at home and where possible avoiding unnecessary admissions. Provide specialist professional clinical advice to the Chief Health Professions Officer, Deputy Director of Primary Care and Scottish Ministers on all matters relating to AHP practice in community, primary care and public health services. Participate in the development of wider policy relating to outcomes for service users and carers of primary and community care services and influence and contribute to performance management arrangements at a local level to ensure high quality services. Provide professional leadership to the NHS to the delivery of directorate policy and contribute to the development of the modernisation of the NHS. Develop engagement strategies which manage complex and sensitive relationships of stakeholders at board and senior officer level, patients and the public to the implementation of national policy. 7. ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEW OF WORK The post holder reports to the Chief Health Professions Officer and is responsible for providing expert clinical advice to maximising the professional AHP contribution to Primary and Community Care policy development.
Health Directorates is part of the Scottish Government. It is also Head Office of NHS Scotland and its role is to advise and assist Scottish Ministers in the development and implementation of their policies for every aspect of the NHS in . It liaises closely with the UK Government Health Department, especially in relation to reserved matters and their impact on NHS Scotland, and with the Health Departments of and . The is a member of the Health and Social Care Management Board and Head of the Directorate of the , Patients, Public and Health Professions. She reports directly to the Director General for Health and Social Care/ Chief Executive, NHS Scotland who in turn is accountable to the . The Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for professional nursing, midwifery and AHP issues across all Scottish Government policy. She has a team of Nursing Officers and a Chief Health Professions Officer who provide advice across the whole portfolio. The Deputy Director for Primary Care has lead responsibility for the delivery of high quality primary care services, in particular by the four independent contractor groupings – GPs, pharmacists, optometrists and dentists – as well as out of hours, NHS 24 and the Scottish Ambulance Service. He reports to the Director of Primary and Community Care. 6. KEY RESULT Provide professional leadership around the Allied Health Professions (AHPs) contribution to Primary Care, including links with the quality agenda as set out in the Quality Strategy, the 20:20 vision and the AHP National Delivery Plan. Drive improvements in services for children and young people, people with long term conditions and older people. Develop integrated multi – professional solutions to enhancing care and enablement at home and where possible avoiding unnecessary admissions. Provide specialist professional clinical advice to the Chief Health Professions Officer, Deputy Director of Primary Care and Scottish Ministers on all matters relating to AHP practice in community, primary care and public health services. Participate in the development of wider policy relating to outcomes for service users and carers of primary and community care services and influence and contribute to performance management arrangements at a local level to ensure high quality services. Provide professional leadership to the NHS to the delivery of directorate policy and contribute to the development of the modernisation of the NHS. Develop engagement strategies which manage complex and sensitive relationships of stakeholders at board and senior officer level, patients and the public to the implementation of national policy. 7. ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEW OF WORK The post holder reports to the Chief Health Professions Officer and is responsible for providing expert clinical advice to maximising the professional AHP contribution to Primary and Community Care policy development.
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