Project Lift | Live your potential

"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is the difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead."

The public sector in Scotland is a hugely rewarding environment in which to work.

Today’s Health and Social Care leaders face unprecedented challenges at the same time as being asked to deliver a transformational change to shift the balance of care to prevention and community based services.

There are high expectations of performance and quality of our leaders who must deliver an increasing degree of value for money in uncertain economic times. This can put leaders at all levels under extreme pressure.

To meet the challenges ahead of us head on, today’s leaders are being asked to deliver a different type of leadership tomorrow, particularly leadership that:

➢ Places people, colleagues patients and service users, at the heart of everything we do
➢ Is based in humility, curiosity, compassion, accountability, and a desire to serve Scotland
➢ is multidimensional and opens new pathways of thought and action for all
➢ is strategic in consideration of all future possibilities

Open to all aspiring leaders, from whatever background, at whatever grade. Developing you to live your potential.

We will ask those you work with to share their perspectives of you, and will want to know how you respond to those views.

We will be asking you about what motivates you, how you respond to difficulties, how you seek out the unknown, and how you see our future.

We are looking for those who can demonstrate exemplary teamwork, positivity, respect for others and the ability to inspire those around them.

We want to know how you feel about your life, present, past and future, and what you believe is your purpose and potential.

A single central focus of a digital platform and human expertise that will co-ordinate and oversee 4 key elements

Leadership Development

Creating an inventory of multi-professional development opportunities to established and potential leaders, offering tailored learning, mentoring, network support and stretch projects.

Performance Appraisal

Reviewing and supporting the current performance appraisal systems at senior and executive level, putting people at the centre of everything we do.

Talent Management

Providing a values based mechanism to identify those within our services that show the greatest potential to develop into our leaders of the future.

Values Based Recruitment

Making the NHS Scotland Values a vital component of appointments to our services, as well as ongoing appraisal and personal development.

Relationship based appraisal and mentoring, with some clever stuff along the way.

If you are someone in the NHS who is genuinely willing to develop yourself and those around you, and if you are passionate about improving outcomes for the people of Scotland, Project Lift will commit to helping you live your potential.