Consultant in Obstetrics and Associate Clinical Director

Job description

Job 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 Womens and Childrens 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 womens and childrens 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

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

Qualifications / Training

Essential

• 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

• 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

• 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 o
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Desirable

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

Research

Essential

• Understanding and interest in research.

Desirable

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

LRI/LGH Maternity

Leicester

LE1 5WW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)