Consultant in Obstetrics and Associate Clinical Director

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Leadership and Professional Oversight

• Provide visible, inclusive leadership across obstetric and perinatal services, fostering collaborative and psychologically safe ways of working.
• Act as a senior leader within the Women's and Children's CMG, contributing to strategic planning and service development.
• Work closely with the Clinical Director, Deputy Clinical Director, Head of Midwifery, Head of Operations and senior clinical leaders to align priorities and delivery.
• Support the identification, development and mentoring of future clinical and professional leaders.

Perinatal Assurance and Quality Oversight

• Provide senior-level assurance for the quality and safety of obstetric and perinatal services.
• Support assurance processes relating to:
  • Perinatal mortality and morbidity review
  • Learning from incidents, claims and complaints
  • MBRRACE-UK, HSIB/PSIRF and national maternity safety programmes
  • Quality dashboards, metrics and performance reporting
• Ensure learning from assurance activity is translated into sustainable service improvement.
• Provide assurance reporting to CMG and Trust-level governance forums as required.

Governance, Risk and Patient Safety

• Promote a culture where patient safety, learning and improvement are core to service delivery.
• Support robust governance systems for risk identification, escalation and mitigation.
• Contribute to preparation for internal and external assurance processes, including CQC inspections and regulatory reviews.
• Work with clinical and operational leaders to ensure compliance with national standards, guidance and best practice.

Operational Performance and Service Improvement

• Provide operational oversight of service performance against agreed objectives, including quality, safety, access, workforce and efficiency, working in partnership with clinical and operational leads.
• Contribute to the development, prioritisation and delivery of service improvement and transformation programmes, including agreed operational plans.
• Work collaboratively across CMG and Trust boundaries to support integrated pathways, system working and effective operational delivery

Communication and Engagement

• Establish and maintain effective communication networks across obstetric, midwifery, neonatal and wider women's and children's services.
• Articulate complex clinical, governance and strategic issues to a wide range of audiences.
• Promote Trust values and behaviours, modelling compassionate and inclusive leadership.

Education, Development and Research

• Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Support education, training and professional development opportunities across the service.
• Encourage engagement in audit, quality improvement and research activity aligned to service priorities.

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria

• MB BS or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
• Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC).
• Senior clinical or professional qualification with evidence of ongoing leadership and professional development.

Desirable criteria

• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.
• Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or equivalent.
• Formal leadership or management qualification or fellowship

Experience / Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Fully trained in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Clinical knowledge and expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence based practice •
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• IT skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word etc.
• Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas of interest.
• Delivery of good acute clinical care
• Experience working at senior level within Women's, Children's Maternity Neonates or perinatal services.
• Experience of clinical governance, quality assurance, patient safety, risk management and operational service leadership

Desirable criteria

• Experience contributing to CQC or other regulatory processes. Experience of perinatal mortality review, maternity safety programmes or system-level assurance.
• Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries. Understanding of NHS structures, priorities, performance management and regulatory frameworks.

Communication

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence, negotiate and build consensus.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex information from multiple sources. Ability to provide constructive challenge and independent assurance. Sound judgement balancing clinical, operational and reputational risk
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that is adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues

Desirable criteria

• Highly developed emotional intelligence •
• High standard of presentation both written and verbal • Demonstrable track record of successful change management • Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment • Mulitinguistic skills

Equality & Diversity

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs. All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate qualification or ATSM in medical education.
• Appraisal and assessment skills.

Research

Essential criteria

• Understanding and interest in research.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of recent research and development activity
• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the speciality

Additional Information

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

COVID 19 Risk Assessment

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid Vaccination Status

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.

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