Job summary
BPAS are an independent healthcare charity which, for
more than 55 years, has been advocating and caring for women and couples who
decide to end a pregnancy. We are the
leading specialist of abortion advice and treatment in the UK, supporting over
100,000 women a year in over 50 healthcare clinics nationwide.
Over the last 12 months we have gone through
significant organisational change and are putting in place a new leadership
structure, supported by a Senior Operational Team. This role is a key member of the Executive
Leadership Team.
BPAS vision is for a society in which women are
trusted to make their own reproductive choices with access to the information
and services needed to exercise those choices.
The Chief Clinical Officer is an integral part of the Leadership Team,
sharing the collective responsibility, as a member of the C-Suite, for the key issues facing BPAS.
This
role has responsibility for clinical services encompassing nursing, midwifery,
medical and surgical services across BPAS. You will be a values driven leader who can inspire staff and trustees,
as well as wider stakeholders, fostering a culture driven by our collective
purpose.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Chief Clinical Officer is
central to BPAS commitment to delivering safe, effective, and compassionate
care. As a key member of our C-suite, your responsibilities will include
shaping and driving our clinical strategy to ensure it aligns with our vision
and mission.
You will oversee the delivery of nursing, midwifery, medical, and
surgical services, ensuring they meet the highest standards of patient safety
and quality. Additionally, you will be instrumental in guiding our organisation
through one of its most transformative periods, working closely with trustees,
C-suite and Senior Operating Team members to improve effectiveness, foster
continuous learning, and enhance our impact.
We are seeking a Chief Clinical Officer with a
strong clinical background and proven experience at a senior leadership level.
You will bring expertise in clinical governance, patient safety, and
operational performance, coupled with a deep understanding of healthcare
planning and regulation. Your ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, navigate
complex challenges, and inspire others is critical. A formal management or
leadership qualification, along with experience in a board-level role, is
essential.
Above all, we are looking for a leader who is
deeply aligned with our values and mission, and who is committed to advancing
our work in reproductive healthcare.
About us
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.
Working with us:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits:
- Life assurance cover at 3 times salary
- 34 days annual leave per year
- A defined contribution pension scheme.
- You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.
BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information of the role requirements is outlined within the candidate briefing pack which is available to download.
Indicative Timetable:
Closing date for applications:9am - Friday 4th October 2024
Preliminary Interviews (In Leamington Spa): WC 21st October 2024
Final Interviews (In Leamington Spa):WC 28th October 2024
Please apply directly through our website -https://www.bpas.org/about-bpas/work-with-us/executive-opportunities/
All applications should be sent to recruitment@bpas.org and must quote reference CCO and include the below:
- A Curriculum Vitae (CV) with education and professional qualifications and full employment history. Please include daytime and evening telephone contact numbers and e-mail addresses.
- A supporting statement that should outline your motivation for applying, what you believe you can bring to the role, and how your skills and experience align with the role description and candidate profile.
- Responses to the applications questions within the candidate pack.
Please note: applications should not be submitted directly through NHS and you should follow the process outlined above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information of the role requirements is outlined within the candidate briefing pack which is available to download.
Indicative Timetable:
Closing date for applications:9am - Friday 4th October 2024
Preliminary Interviews (In Leamington Spa): WC 21st October 2024
Final Interviews (In Leamington Spa):WC 28th October 2024
Please apply directly through our website -https://www.bpas.org/about-bpas/work-with-us/executive-opportunities/
All applications should be sent to recruitment@bpas.org and must quote reference CCO and include the below:
- A Curriculum Vitae (CV) with education and professional qualifications and full employment history. Please include daytime and evening telephone contact numbers and e-mail addresses.
- A supporting statement that should outline your motivation for applying, what you believe you can bring to the role, and how your skills and experience align with the role description and candidate profile.
- Responses to the applications questions within the candidate pack.
Please note: applications should not be submitted directly through NHS and you should follow the process outlined above.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC/NMC registration and evidence of revalidation.
- Formal management/leadership training or significant experience gained within a healthcare setting at a senior level.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- An understanding of healthcare planning process and key national reproductive healthcare issues
- Knowledge of the clinical requirements in delivering NHS funded and contracted services
- A detailed knowledge of the regulatory requirements, validation and revalidation of clinical workforces
- Highly effective communication skills must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients, both written and verbally
- Detailed understanding of approaches to clinical and process improvement
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within BPAS and within external organisations.
- Able to demonstrate sound financial management skills and understand business centred approach to healthcare provision.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet competing priorities.
- Able to take 'tough' decisions and calculated risks and see required action through.
- Demonstrates strong commitment to action to achieve equality and diversity in the workforce and for the community.
- Well-developed IT literacy
- Ability to share vision and engender ownership in others.
- Exhibits a drive, energy and enthusiasm and resilience to drive through and achieve end results and improvements.
General
Essential
- Able to travel to other sites, and work additional hours as necessary
- Able to participate in the on call rota outside of core working hours
- Commitment to a womans right to choose abortion
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of setting clear objectives with teams, encouraging personal development and addressing performance management issues
- Proven experience of operating at a board level within a comparable organisation
- Proven experience of leading a team of senior clinicians, including surgeons, anaesthetists, doctors and midwives and ensuring effective communication from floor to board
- Proven experience and ability in managing operational performance with tight financial constraints demonstrating effective budget management.
- Experience of capacity planning and translating organisation strategy and vision into operational objectives.
- Evidence of successfully leading significant organisational change in developing new models of healthcare delivery
- Demonstrate experience of building, maintaining, and utilising successful relationships with all staff especially clinicians within complex organisations
Desirable
- Previous experience in abortion/gynae services
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Possesses a genuine passion for the organisation's charitable aims, mission, vision and values
- Able to lead with compassion and empathy whilst remaining clear on expectations and deliverables
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality
- Remains clam under pressure
- Possesses drive, enthusiasm and energy
- Builds professional and personal credibility to gain support
- Confidence in ability to deliver
- Ability to work under pressure
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and anti-racism
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC/NMC registration and evidence of revalidation.
- Formal management/leadership training or significant experience gained within a healthcare setting at a senior level.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- An understanding of healthcare planning process and key national reproductive healthcare issues
- Knowledge of the clinical requirements in delivering NHS funded and contracted services
- A detailed knowledge of the regulatory requirements, validation and revalidation of clinical workforces
- Highly effective communication skills must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients, both written and verbally
- Detailed understanding of approaches to clinical and process improvement
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within BPAS and within external organisations.
- Able to demonstrate sound financial management skills and understand business centred approach to healthcare provision.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet competing priorities.
- Able to take 'tough' decisions and calculated risks and see required action through.
- Demonstrates strong commitment to action to achieve equality and diversity in the workforce and for the community.
- Well-developed IT literacy
- Ability to share vision and engender ownership in others.
- Exhibits a drive, energy and enthusiasm and resilience to drive through and achieve end results and improvements.
General
Essential
- Able to travel to other sites, and work additional hours as necessary
- Able to participate in the on call rota outside of core working hours
- Commitment to a womans right to choose abortion
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of setting clear objectives with teams, encouraging personal development and addressing performance management issues
- Proven experience of operating at a board level within a comparable organisation
- Proven experience of leading a team of senior clinicians, including surgeons, anaesthetists, doctors and midwives and ensuring effective communication from floor to board
- Proven experience and ability in managing operational performance with tight financial constraints demonstrating effective budget management.
- Experience of capacity planning and translating organisation strategy and vision into operational objectives.
- Evidence of successfully leading significant organisational change in developing new models of healthcare delivery
- Demonstrate experience of building, maintaining, and utilising successful relationships with all staff especially clinicians within complex organisations
Desirable
- Previous experience in abortion/gynae services
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Possesses a genuine passion for the organisation's charitable aims, mission, vision and values
- Able to lead with compassion and empathy whilst remaining clear on expectations and deliverables
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality
- Remains clam under pressure
- Possesses drive, enthusiasm and energy
- Builds professional and personal credibility to gain support
- Confidence in ability to deliver
- Ability to work under pressure
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and anti-racism
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).