Clinical Director

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Clinical Director – Women Services

Vacancy – 3 Year Tenure

2 PA / 8 hours per week

Responsibility Allowance – £10K per annum

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in this role.

The Clinical Director will work in a triumvirate with the Associate Director of Nursing/Associate Director of Midwifery and the Divisional Manager to lead the site-based services. As part of the triumvirate, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of these services against the goals and standards for quality, safety, activity, financial management and workforce. The Clinical Director will have a strong line of partnership working and collaboration with other senior leaders.

Main duties of the job

Our current Clinical Director has progressed to the role of Divisional Director which has created the above vacancy in our Women Services at Newham University Hospital, part of the Barts Health Group.

Applications are welcomed from current and potential clinical leads to consider whether you have the skills, drive and personality to carry out this exciting and challenging role.

Working for our organisation

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Divisional Director and the Medical Director would be keen to discuss this with you if you are interested. Applications from senior clinicians from all professional backgrounds (i.e. beyond medical) are welcome.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• A record of partnership working
• Works at a senior clinician level
• Experience of leadership and management
• Experience of clinical governance and of the measures to ensure patient safety
• Track record of innovation or transformation; interest in managing and developing staff

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working across specialties or site
• Establishing and sustaining effective strategic direction
• Track record of addressing poor performance
• Track record of achieving financial targets

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to lead continuous change and improvement in services, encouraging the use of new clinical and service technologies with a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Able to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear vision and sense of direction
• Ability to define and implement policy development at departmental level
• Communication skills, verbal and written; interpersonal skills, able to influence and motivate
• Able to prioritise and manage competing demands

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Interest or experience in quality improvement methodologies
• Management qualification
• Postgraduate qualification

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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