Job summary
The East of England Regional Maternity Team are recruiting a Regional Obstetric Lead, to support maternity services across the East of England. The post holder will work 2 days a week (4 PA's, flexible) as part of a dynamic & ambitious Regional Maternity Team to support the strategic and operational development and delivery of a coherent and effective maternity service approach across the East of England.
You will ensure activities are aligned to and support delivery of the Three year Delivery Plan; Regional clinical priorities; and the wider Local Maternity & Neonatal System plans in achieving safer and quality outcomes for women, birthing people, their babies and families. You will form strong professional relationships with the other regional obstetric leads and national specialty advisors as well as the National Clinical Director.
Main duties of the job
The portfolio of responsibility includes supporting the implementation of the maternity and neonatal programme on a regional level, quality improvement programmes, and safety champion. You will provide subject matter expertise for all aspects of obstetric clinical, governance, and workforce matters. You will provide obstetric leadership and have an opportunity to develop key working relationships and meetings. You will have the opportunity to influence national policy as well as provide national colleagues with your "on the ground" insight into the operational issues affecting maternity units within your region. You will support those units on the MSSP and work with the Maternity Improvement advisors for NHSE
About us
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Regional Obstetric Lead, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic & ambitious Regional Maternity Team to support maternity services across the East of England. The post-holder will support the strategic and operational development and delivery of a coherent and effective service approach across the East of England ensuring activities are aligned to and support delivery of the Three year Delivery Plan; Regional clinical priorities; and the wider Local Maternity & Neonatal System plans in achieving safer and quality outcomes for women, birthing people, their babies and families
The post-holder will have responsibility for clinical leadership, advice and engagement.
Key aspects of this role will be to:-
To provide professional clinical leadership and advice to the Regional Maternity Team; Local Maternity & Neonatal Systems; Providers; and partner organisations
To lead by example in building strong collaborative relationships at Provider, System, Regional and National level, with particular focus in supporting and developing the obstetric workforce
To develop a strong and robust clinical engagement strategy that is inclusive, empowering and reflects the integral contribution and involvement of obstetricians, obstetric physicians and the broader medical workforce in leading on and supporting the work of the Regional Maternity Team
To provide clinical leadership in the ongoing development of Maternal Medicine Networking; & Quality Improvement initiatives such as Sixty Supportive Steps to Safety
To communicate the Regional Maternity Teams focus on quality and outcomes from national through to local level, allowing the local networks to feed ideas and input back to NHS England / Improvement (as appropriate).
To provide obstetric and clinical leadership for improving and safeguarding quality and the development of an effective integrated multidisciplinary service for maternity care in East of England, by engaging and collaborating with Trust, ICB and Regional medical and obstetric leaders.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Regional Obstetric Lead, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic & ambitious Regional Maternity Team to support maternity services across the East of England. The post-holder will support the strategic and operational development and delivery of a coherent and effective service approach across the East of England ensuring activities are aligned to and support delivery of the Three year Delivery Plan; Regional clinical priorities; and the wider Local Maternity & Neonatal System plans in achieving safer and quality outcomes for women, birthing people, their babies and families
The post-holder will have responsibility for clinical leadership, advice and engagement.
Key aspects of this role will be to:-
To provide professional clinical leadership and advice to the Regional Maternity Team; Local Maternity & Neonatal Systems; Providers; and partner organisations
To lead by example in building strong collaborative relationships at Provider, System, Regional and National level, with particular focus in supporting and developing the obstetric workforce
To develop a strong and robust clinical engagement strategy that is inclusive, empowering and reflects the integral contribution and involvement of obstetricians, obstetric physicians and the broader medical workforce in leading on and supporting the work of the Regional Maternity Team
To provide clinical leadership in the ongoing development of Maternal Medicine Networking; & Quality Improvement initiatives such as Sixty Supportive Steps to Safety
To communicate the Regional Maternity Teams focus on quality and outcomes from national through to local level, allowing the local networks to feed ideas and input back to NHS England / Improvement (as appropriate).
To provide obstetric and clinical leadership for improving and safeguarding quality and the development of an effective integrated multidisciplinary service for maternity care in East of England, by engaging and collaborating with Trust, ICB and Regional medical and obstetric leaders.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in a clinical or scientific discipline or equivalent level of experience
- Post Graduate management qualification or equivalent level of experience
- Registered medical practitioner with current GMC registration
- Significant experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Knowledge and experience of working in formal clinical networks within the NHS
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in a clinical or scientific discipline or equivalent level of experience
- Post Graduate management qualification or equivalent level of experience
- Registered medical practitioner with current GMC registration
- Significant experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Knowledge and experience of working in formal clinical networks within the NHS
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.
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).
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.
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).
