[ref. b35875020] NHS - Clinical Director (Quality Chair) Local Maternity and Neonatal System
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
Are you a passionate and experienced clinical leader looking to make a significant impact on maternity and neonatal services? Birmingham and Solihull Local Maternity and Neonatal System (BSOL LMNS) is seeking a Clinical Director (Quality Chair) to provide senior clinical leadership and support for the local implementation of the National Maternity Strategy.This role is pivotal in overseeing perinatal quality objectives and ensuring continuous improvement of clinical outcomes for pregnant women and their babies.
At BSOL LMNS, we believe in strong values and behaviours that engage, motivate, and inspire our staff. We are committed to providing equitable access to high-quality perinatal services and improving health outcomes for mothers, birthing people, and babies.Join us in making a difference in the lives of families across Birmingham and Solihull.
Main duties of the job- Provide expertise and specialist clinical leadership to the ICS on the care of pregnant women, birthing people, and newborns.
- Lead the BSOL maternity quality oversight processes and ensure timely reports on the quality and safety of maternity care.
- Advise the ICB on issues related to pregnancy, postnatal care, and reproductive health.
- Chair the ICS Maternity & Neonatal Risk & Quality Committee, setting agendas and providing senior clinical leadership.
- Oversee perinatal and maternal mortality and morbidity within the ICS, providing support to providers as necessary.
- Engage with provider leads to improve the quality of care and services.
- Represent BSOL LMNS at NHS E/I Regional and National meetings.
- Current NMC registration (for midwives) or substantive consultant registered with GMC.
- Proven knowledge of clinical governance and effective operational systems.
- Experience in quality and safety within maternity and neonatal services.
- Strong strategic awareness of NHS issues and their implications.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
- Commitment to delivering quality, safe, and patient-focused services.
For informal enquiries please talk to Matt Boazman, Chair of LMNS and Chief Executive of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Current NMC registration (midwives only) Employed or recently employed (recently retired) at substantive consultant registered with GMC. Experience in obstetrics and gynaecology or
- Satisfactory record of continuous professional development
- Employed or recently employed within Maternity and Neonatal Services
- General Management qualification or evidence of participation in management development opportunities / Master’s Level relevant Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Proven knowledge of clinical governance and effective operational systems, workforce planning, educational and specialist clinical knowledge Proven track record of quality and safety within maternity and neonatal services
- An understanding of workforce, recruitment and retention clinical / medical recruitment and training challenges
- Demonstrates good strategic awareness of wider NHS issues and the implication of NHS drivers on Trust and Local Maternity & Neonatal System services
- Proven track record of quality improvement programmes and understanding of health inequalities
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Extensive involvement in management / operational roles, including information governance, professional registrant issues or MHPS
- Considerable experience in clinical quality and safety leadership roles, including board sub committees
- Proven experience of clinical risk management, assurance and quality improvement
Personal attributes
Essential criteria- A clear commitment to delivering quality, safe and patient focused services
- Focused on delivering objectives and improvements to patient services
- Understands other functional perspectives, e.g., Finance, HR, and data interpretation
- Proven experience of taking a collaborative systems approach to health inequalities
Should any new information become available, you will be kept informed of this throughout your recruitment process.
As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with.This information will be treated in a confidential manner.