Medical Directors CDG3 - Women's, Children and Young People

Job summary

Medical Directors CDG 3 Heartland Hospital (University Hospital of Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust):

We are looking for experienced medical leaders for CDG3 for Medical Director roles who are interested as Medical Director for Women's or, Medical Director for Children's and Young People or someone who can lead as Medical Director for both (Women's and Children's and Young People).

The role includes providing leadership and direction to the hospitals, and to oversee the management of all resources and staff within the Clinical Delivery Group (CDG) of women's services across the three hospital sites of Heartlands, Solihull and Good Hope.

The Medical Director position involves becoming a member of the Hospital CDG senior leadership team, working in partnership with other CDG Medical Directors to deliver the safe and efficient functioning of women's services aligned to the corporate objectives and the accompanying clinical strategy.

Lead on the delivering of national maternity requirements/plans ensuring the vision, values and strategic themes of the UHB are integrated, and that delivery is focused on improving outcomes and experience for women using our services.

Has delegated accountability and responsibility from the Chief Medical officer/Board for ensuring professional leadership and governance of maternity services and ensure that delivery is focused on improving outcomes and experience for women using our services.

Main duties of the job

Please see 'Detailed Job Description' section below and attached for further information regarding these posts.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

• Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
• Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted: 18 December 2024

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 11167

Job locations: Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS

Job description Job responsibilities

Medical Director for Women's:

• Work with the Hospital Medical Director, Clinical Service leads, Director of Midwifery, Head of Midwives, Triumvirate colleagues to ensure the service meets all internal and external requirements relating to Maternity services in relation to national plans, MSSP, CQC, CNST, GMC, Health Education England, and MNSI etc.
• Work with the Clinical Service Leads, Midwifery colleagues to continue to develop an open and respectful culture where teams are confident and skilled in providing regular, constructive feedback, where issues can be raised and solved openly, leading to improvements for women, their families and for staff.
• Develop, lead and manage key quality metrics identifying areas for improvement and the mitigation of risk.
• Engage with teams to establish a learning culture that continually improves the outcomes and experience of women and their families.
• Actively establish and build a wide range of effective networks, contacts and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to inform and influence improvements in service delivery and outcomes.

Medical Director for Children and Young People:

• Work with the Hospital Medical Director, Clinical Service leads of Paediatrics, Clinical Service leads of Neonates, Clinical lead of Community Paediatrics, ED lead for Paediatrics, Safeguarding team, Triumvirate colleagues to ensure that service meets all internal and external service requirements relating to children and Young People.
• Full Integration of acute and community Paediatrics, SEND agenda, Safeguarding, working with Birmingham Children's hospital, CQC, GMC and Health Education England.
• The NHS Long Term Plan sets out a vision for the future of the NHS and new action in relation to children and young people aged 0-25. To deliver these, a Children and Young People Transformation programme was established, bringing together key partners and programmes responsible for the delivery of our Long Term Plan commitments.
• This role involves transformation and reducing health inequalities.

Medical Director for Women's and Children's & Young people:

• Someone who has experience to lead for both Women's and Children's and Young People.

Further details:

Base Hospital: Heartlands Hospital

Pay Band: Consultant Contract + Management Stipend

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Kiran.Patel2@uhb.nhs.uk, Chief Medical Officer, or Raj.Verma@uhb.nhs.uk, Hospital Medical Director at BHH. Informal discussion and visits are welcomed.

Please send expressions of interest in the form of a Curriculum Vitae and a supportive covering letter, to kiran.patel2@uhb.nhs.uk and Raj.Verma@uhb.nhs.uk by 15th January 2025.

Interview Date: Week commencing 20th January 2025 (TBC)

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Qualified Medical or Dental professional.
• GMC or GDC registered.
• Postgraduate qualifications or experience in either medical education or clinical governance.
• Unblemished registration with GMC.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Clinical background of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS

Employer's website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm