Development Office - Specialist Children’s Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Directorate provides clinical services for children and young people who have severe, enduring and complex mental health, disability and neurodevelopmental profiles.

Fixed Term, Full time
Base location:
Templeton Business Centre
Shift Pattern:
Monday – Friday 9‑5

Clinical Governance

• In conjunction with Directorate Lead for digital and Service Manager deliver on developing and rolling out SharePoint across SCS to ensure effective provision and access to consistent information.
• To support the clinical governance agenda by developing landing pages that ensure all relevant clinical information is available across teams.

Project Management

• To provide project management support for initiatives identified by the Directorate and General Manager by following approved project management techniques.

Engagement

• Support development of resources that can be made available for users of our services.
• To train trainers in SharePoint and other systems to ensure ability to maintain SharePoint and other systems beyond length of project time.

Training

• In conjunction with Service Managers train and co‑ordinate the implementation of training activities to support best practice across the Directorate.

Service Improvement

• To develop, support and maintain relationships with colleagues across all teams and support service developments across SCS.
• In conjunction with Directorate Digital Lead develop additional projects to meet the digital transformation across SCS. Communication.
• Act as representative for the Directorate by attending relevant training and meetings and disseminating appropriate information to relevant multi-disciplinary teams.
• Establish and maintain new and innovative ways of communication and digital innovation.

• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal and organisational skills are essential.
• Sound knowledge of digital packages.
• Self‑starter with enthusiasm and ability to meet strict timescales.
• Technical skills – Database and analytical skills.
• Good understanding of health services.
• Self‑motivator.
• Good networking skills.
• Ability to take notes of meetings.
• Postholder should be able to demonstrate work with digital packages and ability to develop these to apply in new contexts. Postholder will have a high level of interpersonal skills with an interest in children’s services. Postholder will be flexible and able to operate to a high standard.
• Relevant NHS experience.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal and organisational skills are essential.

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays.
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme.
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e‑learning and classroom‑based courses.
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays.
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services.
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies.

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

Gillian Farren / Nicola Scott, Head of Tier 4
nicolascott5t / gillian.farren2t –

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