Induction
National Induction will give a broad overview of the context of health and social care in Scotland, the Blueprint for Good Governance and creating the conditions for effective health system quality planning, assurance and improvement.
NHS Scotland Induction Approach
The Induction Approach sets out a standard approach to induction, which can then be tailored locally to meet the different needs of Boards and individual Non-Executive Directors.
For Chairs, it serves as a guide to what the Board should be providing new non-Executive Directors and for Non-Executive Directors, what they can expect from their induction programme.
For further information please contact your local Board Secretary.
Local Induction
Your NHS Board will have a Local Induction process and guidance available for Non-Executive Members. This should be made available to you by your Board Secretary along with the Local Induction document.
The Local Induction will give you key information on your organisational structure, key contacts, committees and background to your Board, including any mandatory training that may be required.
Public Appointment Induction
The Public Appointments team at the Scottish Government provide an On Board induction workshop for newly appointed board members within their first 6 months. This workshop builds on the induction process you receive in your local board. The workshops highlight Scottish Ministers' expectations and provides the opportunity to network with other newly appointed board members.
Each workshop features speakers including a Scottish Minister, a representative from the office of the Ethical Standards Commissioner, and a representative from Audit Scotland.
To sign up or for more information, contact your Board Secretary or the Scottish Governments Public Bodies Unit.
The module “Board Induction” is designed to support the induction of public body Board members on the topics of membership and governance. This is intended to complement existing learning and development conducted by public bodies.
The Governance Hub is an interactive online learning portal designed to deliver clear consistent training and messages. The Hub also consists of online peer to peer forums which will provide a new secure means of sharing, learning, good practice and networking amongst Board members.
National Induction
National induction complements and extends your local induction. New Non-Executive Board members will be provided with information on orientation, policy and governance alongside quality, culture and values which will allow an insight into the role of a Non-Executive Board Member.
From appointment, you will be provided with two sets of slides to work through. These will include the main national policy priorities, sources of support, reference material and helpful videos from colleagues.
We recommend you familiarise yourself with our eLearning website and work through any eLearning modules that would benefit you in your role. After this, we invite you to our National Induction drop-in session if you have any questions on the material provided.
Our question and answer drop in sessions will take place on Teams on:
- Tuesday 30th April 2024 at 10am - 11am
- Tuesday 30th July 2024 at 10am - 11am
- Wednesday 30th October 2024 at 10am - 11am
- Thursday 30th January 2025 at 10am - 11am
To book onto these online sessions, email board.development@nes.scot.nhs.uk