Job Summary
The role of the LMNS Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Lead will provide additional clinical input and support our ambition to reduce health inequalities across our Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS). The post will seek to achieve continuous improvement of clinical outcomes for pregnant persons and their babies and offer external specialist opinion and insight into maternity and neonatal serious incidents, themes, and trends.
The post holder will also support delivery of the three-year NHS Maternity and Neonatal Services Single Delivery plan for LLR.
The post holder will work closely with senior leaders on the LMNS Board with a view to delivering consistent outstanding maternity care across the LMNS.
The LMNS Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Lead will be a senior clinician within LLR and will be accountable to the LLR Integrated Care Board (ICB) /LMNS for the quality and safety of Maternity & Neonatal Services and will report to the ICB Strategic lead for women's and Maternity within the IM&T directorate but also have strong links with the nursing quality team and the Chief Nurse.
Main Duties of the Job
Will work collaboratively with the LMNS programme lead, providing the clinical leadership for the LMNS and deputising for the programme lead at key forums and meetings.
Specific areas of responsibility include: Provision of expert knowledge of maternity services and quality assurance processes locally, regionally and nationally. Proactive leadership to ensure oversight and improvements in the safety and quality of maternity services. Clinical Leadership of system-wide transformation and spread of innovation. Support the development of a culture of safety across the LMNS escalating areas of concern and good practice to the Integrated Clinical System (ICS) and the regional maternity transformation team. Support the implementation of the Perinatal Quality Surveillance model which will include the development of a quality assurance dashboard, facilitate external review of serious incidents within provider service, and share learning from serious incidents across the Maternity system.
About Us
You will be part of the Women's and Maternity Team. As a member of this small and dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to work across departments and systems to improve outcomes for mothers and babies, ultimately impacting the wider communities within our local population.
As the role of the ICB within the system continues to develop, so will this role, with opportunities to get involved in work that covers not only the ICB's portfolio but also that of UHL and LPT.
The ICB has an agile working policy, expecting individuals to work from the most appropriate place.
Integrated Care Boards are at the heart of a new way of working for the NHS, bringing together providers of NHS services with local authorities and other local partners to plan, co-ordinate and arrange health services as part of Integrated care Systems.
Person Specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential Educated to Masters' level in a relevant subject. Equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area. Membership of a relevant professional body. Registered Midwife and/or Nurse with experience in neonatal care. Evidence of continuing professional development. Desirable Further specialist qualification or significant experience in a specialist area such as financial management, statistical analysis or business management. Knowledge & Experience
Essential Significant experience in the provision of policy advice to senior stakeholders on a range of complex topics. Significant experience of managing a team to deliver outcomes. Experience working within a political environment including experience of working in the public sector. Experience interpreting national policy for implementation. Previous knowledge and experience of managing budgets for complex programmes of work, including financial processes, budget setting and monitoring. Demonstrates good strategic awareness of wider NHS issues and the implications of NHS drivers on Trust and Local Maternity & Neonatal System (LMNS) Services. Knowledge of ICB processes, policies and stakeholders (such as Internal Audit, HR and Procurement). Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this in engagement. Desirable Experience of working in an operational healthcare environment. Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles, techniques and tools such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project. Skills & Abilities
Essential Able to synthesise complex information on a range of topics, forming recommendations for senior stakeholders. Highly developed analytical skills including the ability to interrogate quantitative and qualitative data sources. Ability to think strategically and develop innovative and workable solutions to complex problems. Able to prioritise competing demands amongst a rapidly changing agenda. Ability to exercise good judgement, maintain discretion and use initiative. Highly developed presentation skills for effectively conveying complex concepts. Demonstrated evidence of planning and delivering programmes/projects on time and to budget. Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions in either project or service delivery. Ability to understand a range of complex information quickly and make decisions, particularly where opinions are divided or where there is no obvious solution. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Essential Commitment to equality of opportunity, focused on removing barriers to full participation. Fosters good working relationships and values diversity and difference. Upholds the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty. Mobility
Essential Car driver/owner or reasonable alternative due to travel required across Leicestershire, and other locations as required. Interpersonal Skills
Essential Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills. Ability to maintain positive relationships with Senior stakeholders at Director level. Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others. Works well with others, learns from the contribution of others. Build strong working relationships across the organisation and with external stakeholders. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
The role of the LMNS Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Lead will provide additional clinical input and support our ambition to reduce health inequalities across our Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS). The post will seek to achieve continuous improvement of clinical outcomes for pregnant persons and their babies and offer external specialist opinion and insight into maternity and neonatal serious incidents, themes, and trends.
The post holder will also support delivery of the three-year NHS Maternity and Neonatal Services Single Delivery plan for LLR.
The post holder will work closely with senior leaders on the LMNS Board with a view to delivering consistent outstanding maternity care across the LMNS.
The LMNS Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Lead will be a senior clinician within LLR and will be accountable to the LLR Integrated Care Board (ICB) /LMNS for the quality and safety of Maternity & Neonatal Services and will report to the ICB Strategic lead for women's and Maternity within the IM&T directorate but also have strong links with the nursing quality team and the Chief Nurse.
Main Duties of the Job
Will work collaboratively with the LMNS programme lead, providing the clinical leadership for the LMNS and deputising for the programme lead at key forums and meetings.
Specific areas of responsibility include: Provision of expert knowledge of maternity services and quality assurance processes locally, regionally and nationally. Proactive leadership to ensure oversight and improvements in the safety and quality of maternity services. Clinical Leadership of system-wide transformation and spread of innovation. Support the development of a culture of safety across the LMNS escalating areas of concern and good practice to the Integrated Clinical System (ICS) and the regional maternity transformation team. Support the implementation of the Perinatal Quality Surveillance model which will include the development of a quality assurance dashboard, facilitate external review of serious incidents within provider service, and share learning from serious incidents across the Maternity system.
About Us
You will be part of the Women's and Maternity Team. As a member of this small and dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to work across departments and systems to improve outcomes for mothers and babies, ultimately impacting the wider communities within our local population.
As the role of the ICB within the system continues to develop, so will this role, with opportunities to get involved in work that covers not only the ICB's portfolio but also that of UHL and LPT.
The ICB has an agile working policy, expecting individuals to work from the most appropriate place.
Integrated Care Boards are at the heart of a new way of working for the NHS, bringing together providers of NHS services with local authorities and other local partners to plan, co-ordinate and arrange health services as part of Integrated care Systems.
Person Specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential Educated to Masters' level in a relevant subject. Equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area. Membership of a relevant professional body. Registered Midwife and/or Nurse with experience in neonatal care. Evidence of continuing professional development. Desirable Further specialist qualification or significant experience in a specialist area such as financial management, statistical analysis or business management. Knowledge & Experience
Essential Significant experience in the provision of policy advice to senior stakeholders on a range of complex topics. Significant experience of managing a team to deliver outcomes. Experience working within a political environment including experience of working in the public sector. Experience interpreting national policy for implementation. Previous knowledge and experience of managing budgets for complex programmes of work, including financial processes, budget setting and monitoring. Demonstrates good strategic awareness of wider NHS issues and the implications of NHS drivers on Trust and Local Maternity & Neonatal System (LMNS) Services. Knowledge of ICB processes, policies and stakeholders (such as Internal Audit, HR and Procurement). Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this in engagement. Desirable Experience of working in an operational healthcare environment. Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles, techniques and tools such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project. Skills & Abilities
Essential Able to synthesise complex information on a range of topics, forming recommendations for senior stakeholders. Highly developed analytical skills including the ability to interrogate quantitative and qualitative data sources. Ability to think strategically and develop innovative and workable solutions to complex problems. Able to prioritise competing demands amongst a rapidly changing agenda. Ability to exercise good judgement, maintain discretion and use initiative. Highly developed presentation skills for effectively conveying complex concepts. Demonstrated evidence of planning and delivering programmes/projects on time and to budget. Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions in either project or service delivery. Ability to understand a range of complex information quickly and make decisions, particularly where opinions are divided or where there is no obvious solution. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Essential Commitment to equality of opportunity, focused on removing barriers to full participation. Fosters good working relationships and values diversity and difference. Upholds the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty. Mobility
Essential Car driver/owner or reasonable alternative due to travel required across Leicestershire, and other locations as required. Interpersonal Skills
Essential Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills. Ability to maintain positive relationships with Senior stakeholders at Director level. Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others. Works well with others, learns from the contribution of others. Build strong working relationships across the organisation and with external stakeholders. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
