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FAQs about the Statewide Clinical Network Lead

Frequently asked questions about the steering committees of our Statewide Clinical Networks

Statewide Clinical Networks (SCN)

Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­works are groups of health pro­fes­sion­als, health ser­vice organ­i­sa­tions, con­sumers and car­ers who work col­lab­o­ra­tive­ly to achieve high qual­i­ty care in a par­tic­u­lar clin­i­cal area.

Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­work Steer­ing Committees

The Steer­ing Com­mit­tees pro­vide over­sight of the devel­op­ment, imple­men­ta­tion and eval­u­a­tion of the net­works’ activities.

Steer­ing Com­mit­tee mem­bers have a pas­sion for the clin­i­cal spe­cial­ty, can think strate­gi­cal­ly, are excel­lent com­mu­ni­ca­tors and have the abil­i­ty to influ­ence change in ser­vice delivery.

The Steer­ing Com­mit­tees are con­struct­ed to reflect a bal­ance of expe­ri­ence across met­ro­pol­i­tan and coun­try as well as from with­in and out of hos­pi­tal sec­tors. The Steer­ing Com­mit­tee are led by a Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­work Lead.

What is the Statewide Clinical Network Lead position comprised of?

The SCN Lead may be any health pro­fes­sion­al, includ­ing Allied and Sci­en­tif­ic Health, Nurs­ing, Mid­wifery and Med­ical fields. They can be either from the pub­lic or pri­vate health prac­tice domains, or both.

How is the SCN Lead's time used?

The SCN Lead will work close­ly with the clin­i­cal net­work steer­ing com­mit­tee, project staff and CEIH Exec­u­tive to plan, devel­op and imple­ment work to achieve the network’s improve­ment goals.

All SCN Leads will meet as a col­lec­tive group (Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­work Exec­u­tive Group) to dis­cuss work in their respec­tive Net­works, con­sid­er sys­tem wide issues and per­for­mance trends and agree pri­or­i­ties across the whole sys­tem for clin­i­cal ser­vice improvement. 

How many hours a week does the SCN Lead work? Are the hours on a set day each week, or is this flexible?

Each SCN Lead is appoint­ed on a the­o­ret­i­cal 0.2 full-time equiv­a­lent (FTE) basis. The SCN Lead must demon­strate how they will have ded­i­cat­ed free time for the role. The day and hours are flex­i­ble and will be nego­ti­at­ed once an offer of appoint­ment has been made. 

Appli­cants should note that some­times the SCN Lead will be required to attend meet­ings or events out­side the agreed work­ing hours. 

Does the SCN Lead chair the Statewide Clinical Network Steering Committee?

Yes, how­ev­er the SCN Lead can del­e­gate chair­ing duties to anoth­er mem­ber of the Steer­ing Com­mit­tee temporarily.

Can I apply if I live and work in a regional or rural area?

Yes, region­al and rur­al clin­i­cians can apply.

Is the SCN Lead paid?

SA Health Employ­ees: As with a num­ber of Clin­i­cal Net­works inter­state, SCN Leads will usu­al­ly not be paid in addi­tion to their cur­rent employ­ment if they work for SA Health. SA Health Clin­i­cians may use non-clin­i­cal time for the work, which may already occur for some clin­i­cians in teach­ing or research roles, for exam­ple. In some sit­u­a­tions the SCN Lead’s exist­ing posi­tion may be back-filled to a max­i­mum of 0.2 FTE.

Non SA Health Clin­i­cians and Con­sumers / Car­ers: Remu­ner­a­tion will be nego­ti­at­ed with the CEIH Exec­u­tive if they are a non SA Health clin­i­cian or a con­sumer, car­er or advocate. 

What is the SCN Lead’s period of tenure?

SCN Leads are ini­tial­ly appoint­ed for a peri­od of two years with the pos­si­bil­i­ty of a fur­ther exten­sion of up to 2 years.

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